One of my favorite places to visit. The Camp Old Indian trails also loop in near the bridge so it’s a great spot for a hike or challenging trail run. I head over here often with my dog. Weekday evenings are the best as people are typically not there after 5 pm.
Amazing way to take in the Badlands if you are in a road trip. I’ve been a few times but this past trip had a timeline to stick to so could only swing through. Loved this loop and getting a chance to stretch our legs while practicing social distancing.
By far one of my favorite stops when traveling in the Dakotas. The history and progress of this place over the years has been amazing. The statue itself is supposed to be about 3-4 times larger than Mount Rushmore when done. Highly recommend this site over Mount Rushmore as it’s also not as crowded.
I would recommend skipping this one. We wanted to take this as a little road trip break but when we arrived it felt a been spooky and the main entrance was gated off. There is a trail sign that promotes it as a hiking area so we decided to still try and hike up and ended at an abandoned parking lot. I’m all down for adventures but as we walked down the pathway to the cave that was pretty overgrown we saw a large cage and got a very odd feeling we were not supposed to be there and turned around to book it back to the car. Later we read that the caves had been closed down because of the bay population having some rare disease. Still no explanation for the human-sized cage, but OVERALL JUST SKIP THIS...k? :)