Mt Rushmore Trip Planner (& Black Hills)

Published 2022-06-05
We're here to help you visit the Black Hills. Planning a trip to a GIANT place like the Black Hills can be daunting. There are 6 national park sights, Custer State Park, and hundreds of tourist attractions. In this video we tell you the most important things to know as you plan your trip.

šŸ’„ We have a mission to make your trip GREAT šŸ’„

We have a GREAT resource for you: šŸ‘‡
āš”ļøMake your trip less stressful by getting our must-have travel guides, complete with itinerary and audio. The purpose the guides are to make your trip planning much less stressful. Rest assured, our travel guides will get you to all the right places at the right times. Get yours here: wereintherockies.com/store/

Enjoy a FREEBIE: šŸ‘‡
āš”ļøNot sure how to plan a trip to the Black Hills? Sign up for a FREE email course on how to plan a trip to the Black Hills in 5-days. It includes: when to visit & how many days, where to stay + free quick start planner, best places to eat, road trip ideas + audio sample, and what to do (besides Mt. Rushmore). Sign up here: rockies.ck.page/c6adeedf5c

Other great RESOURCES: šŸ‘‡
āš”ļøBlack Hills Playlist: Ā Ā Ā ā€¢Ā MtĀ RushmoreĀ &Ā theĀ BlackĀ HillsĀ Ā 
āš”ļøBlack Hills Trip Planner Article: wereintherockies.com/mount-rushmore-the-black-hillā€¦
āš”ļøWhere to Eat at the Black Hills: wereintherockies.com/black-hills-food/
āš”ļøRoad trip to Yellowstone: wereintherockies.com/yellowstone/
āš”ļøRoad trip to Theodore Roosevelt: Ā Ā Ā ā€¢Ā TheĀ BestĀ ofĀ TheodoreĀ RooseveltĀ Nation...Ā Ā 


What to Pack for your trip: šŸ‘‡
Trekking Poles: amzn.to/3z50mO7
Minky Blanket: minkycouture-com.myshopify.com/?rfsn=5967191.acb06ā€¦. Use WEREINTHEROCKIES45 for 45% discount
Yeti: amzn.to/3mfPDZH
Super Sparrow Water Bottle: bit.ly/3MYMvxf
Cooler: amzn.to/3lUUoHK
Binoculars: www.amazon.com/dp/B07V3LDFCR?...
Scope: www.amazon.com/dp/B002CK6CH6?...
Camcorder: www.amazon.com/dp/B019UDIL80?...
For other gear, see: wereintherockies.com/gear/

Stay up to date on what weā€™re doing!
āš”ļøEmail list: rockies.ck.page/landing
āš”ļøInstagram: www.instagram.com/wereinthero...
āš”ļøSubscribe on YT: youtube.com/c/wereintherockies...

Credits:
All music is from Epidemic Sound: www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ooea2g
-----------------------------

Chapters:
0:52 Overview
2:46 Things to do/Mt. Rushmore
4:38 Custer State Park/Sylvan/ Black Elk Peak
6:45 Crazy Horse
8:30 Wind Cave and Jewel Cave
9:50 Deadwood
12:05 Spearfish Canyon/ Sturgis
13:50 Central Black Hills: Rapid City, President Walk, Story Book Island
15:10 Keystone: Bear Country, Reptile Gardens, Buffalo Coaster, Rush Mountain
18:00 Hill City: 1880 train, Dahl's Chainsaw Art
21:00 Other Activities: George Mickelson Bike Trail, Slingshot rental, lakes, chuckwagon dinners
24:00 Badlands/Waldrug
26:40 Devil's Tower
27:50 Hot Springs/ Mammoth Site
28:25 Theodore Roosevelt National Park
30:35 Getting there and getting around
33:15 Where to stay
35:45 Where to eat
39:28 When to visit
41:55 What to pack
45:50 Top picks and tips
51:00 Our

All Comments (21)
  • I highly recommend the guide they offer. It was very informative and easy to use. We stayed in Rapid City two nights and we able to do a lot of the activities in the guide. Favorite by far was Custer State Park. I recommend going by the visitor center there to see were the bison herd was last seen. The park ranger told us exactly how to find them, which was on one of the side roads.
  • We just went and it was beautiful!! My parents came to California for a week from Mexico on Vacation and we decided to go to South Dakota to go visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial since my parents have always wanted to see it in person. Just wanted to say thank you so much your video really helped us out a lot!! We had an amazing time even though we kept getting dirty looks for speaking Spanish and got told 3 times to speak English and one guy told us to either speak English or to get out of there country because we were on a patriotic memorial zone and to show some respect by speaking English šŸ™ we tried to explain that my parents do not live in the US they are just tourists so they do not know English so we all had to speak Spanish around them so we can communicate but he didnā€™t care. But that was ok we did not let that ruin our trip because there was a lot more friendlier people that were very nice to me and my parentsšŸ˜Š
  • @dennygay6154
    Wonderful. You guys do a really good job of not only detailing the different do's and don'ts, but you put a lot of necessary time into the video production which is appreciated. Keep it up .
  • @bchboy1206
    I am winding my trip down and heading back to North Georgia and after watching your videos I realized I missed some things, I will have to do this trip again! Thanks so much for the effort and enthusiasm you both bring!!!
  • @milespalero
    Yaay! We are visiting this Sept. Will definitely download your trip planner. Thank you for this!
  • @krispy1k
    Hi there! I stumbled across this video while searching for Sturgis videos since I am going to the Sturgis rally for the first time in 2023 (Yes. I will be one of those thousands of bikers during the time to avoid going, LOL). I just want to say what a great job you did in making this video. My group that I am going with has been to the rally before but I enjoy doing my own research and this video is very informative on the area. There may be a few days that I am on my own and this gives me plenty of ideas on what to do and where to go. Thank you for taking the time to help everyone to get the most enjoyment out of their vacations.
  • @de3535
    Thanks for the video! It has been 14 years since we have been to the black hills and are going this summer. This brought back so many memories and really helped us plan our trip.
  • @Brogrl
    Your guys videos were really informative for our short trip to the Black Hills, I always let the ads run in gratitude šŸ™ ā¤
  • You guys do a nice job. Also seem like great people. keep it up!
  • Thanks for the memories. My summers were spent in Spearfish Canyon 1949-1957... we were able to take all the backroads and were thrilled to find one that took us up the back of Rushmore right in front of Washington's nose...it is huge! All those towns were regular stops. Those were wonderful years and even better, there were no mosquitos in Spearfish Canyon...yea! Next time take in Cosmos mystery site. Kiddos love it. Can't say enough about the great times we had in the Black Hills of South Dakota and in Medora, North Dakota
  • lol yall are so LDS but it's adorable I'll be using a lot of tips from this video the first 2 weeks of September coming up thanks šŸ˜Š šŸ˜‚
  • Your videos are fun, informative, easy to follow.... downright awesome! We are doing our Black Hills/Devil's Tower/West Yellowstone RV Camping trip in late May-early June. We've never been and cannot wait! Thank you for helping us plan our bucket list camping trip!
  • @airstreamer
    Thanks for this. We will be there in June. šŸ˜Š
  • Glad I watched this. I saw some areas that my family would NOT want to see. Don't want to take time away from places we would enjoy, so many sites here were way too crowded for me. We're going this summer, 2023 for a few weeks crossing S.D. Wyoming, Montana.
  • You guys are just so sweet and nice I had to subscribe! Thanks for the infoā€¦ still dreaming of making a trip from Florida to see the Badlands/Black Hills and Yellowstone.
  • Wonderful informative video! We had to cancel our trip rving our west this year due to gas uncertainties. We hope we can come next summer! I missed Jefferson :/