The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Northern Rockies

Stop 13 · Days 551–552

Devils Tower

Devils Tower, WY

America's first national monument — a colossal, fluted stone tower rising from the plains, sacred to Native nations and famous from 'Close Encounters.'

Where to stay

  • A Hulett or Sundance motel

    Small towns near the tower.

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You gotta eat this

  • A Black Hills-edge burger

    Roadhouse fare near the tower.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 551Day 551 — The TowerFull day · 2h 30m planned
  2. 552Day 552 — South to the capitalDrive day · 4h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Landmarks & Monuments