Gun museum Cody Wyoming

If you have any questions about the Black Hills send me a PM. There’s LOTS to do around here.

I didn’t care much for the wildlife loop in Custer, but it’s worth it to drive iron mountain & needles highways. Rushmore was worth it for $10 (go first thing in the AM), but not crazy horse. We walked the old part of Deadwood at night, it’s pretty cool, like a mini Fremont but the streets still active. I liked Devils Tower. Next time I’ll hit Cody for sure! There’s also the Delta 01 Minuteman site on the interstate just north of the Badlands. Air & Space museum in Rapid City…….my plans went out the window though. When you drive through you’ll see all kinds of other stuff you didn’t find in Blackhills searches….lol

Like MJM said a lot of the roads in Yellowstone are still closed in April. East entrance should open early May. The south entrance opens even later in May. Gardner to Cook City is open all year. This all depends on the weather. March and April are the snowiest month of the year for this area

Missed the April trip part. Bear tooth will still be closed.

Beartooth Hi-way doesn't open till late May but it is an awesome trip

To early for me places like Bear toothy pass might still be snowed shut

My favorite of that area.

Keep it coming lots of info to add to the planning. Sounds like we probably should move it to late May to reduce the possibility of snow issues. I was trying to go when my daughter finishes nursing school and before she starts working I figured I had about a month window to make it happen. Definitely sounds like later will be smarter.

Bring your shotgun and get a merriams in the Black Hills.

Yellowstone, Teton's, Badlands, Rushmore, Pompy's Pillar, Devil's Tower, Scott's Bluff, Little bighorn Battlefield, Chimney rock, Museum of the Fur Trade, Grand Canyon. Hoover Dam, Zion NP, Bryce Canyon, Bent's Fort, Mesa Verde. I have been to them all and there are still many more to see. There is so much to see, can't do it all in one trip.

A couple of notes: Rushmore was a seen it and go, no need to go in. For me Yellowstone was cool, saw old bull buffalo on the road, but there are only so many bubbling mud pots until they become boring. The Grand Canyon took my breath, couldn't talk, tears streaming. Nothing in my 70 yrs has ever affected me the same way. See everything you can see on the route you take and plan to go back again on a different route to see more. You don't want to have to go back the same route to see things you missed, the west is too vast.

boy my wife won't be happy with you but the boys will sure light up.

That time of year I would find something further south to go explore, or at least have it as a back up plan. Some of the worst snow storms of the year can happen in April in that area. Regular less of storms, acess is limited in many areas anyways.

Theodore Rosevelt National Park, Devils tower, Needles Highway, Bighorn National Forest, Cody and the Buffalo Bill Museum, Chief Joseph Highway and Beartooth Pass are all places I would try to hit. But many will depend on the weather!

Ive been there Too early...good plan to go later

Leave anyone at home that cannot function without continuous cell phone signal or isnt willing to walk more than 10 steps your trip will be much more enjoyable.

Contact the tourism board in Helena for a information package , the Little Big Horn Battlefield is interesting they're working on a new visitors center but still worth seeing .

Yellowtail Dam near Fort Smith is similar to the grand canyon but in Montana and has more water in it with fantastic trout fishing in the Big Horn River .

Bring good rain gear it can dump a ton of snow at any given time of year so be prepared .
The museum in Hardin Mt is the busiest in the state and well worth a stop to see it .

With the visitors guide you have a good idea of all that's possible to see so you can better plan your trip , Devils Tower in Wyoming is fun to see also .

Yellowstone is no more .


You can get the same experience by visiting a Walmart parking lot about noon, any given Sunday.



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I'm not sure how young your kids are but when my family made that trip when I was nine I really liked reptile gardens.https://www.reptilegardens.com/activities/main-exhibits/giant-tortoises/

Way too early.
Reconsider for a much better experience.