![]() We stretched the 10-hour drive over two days, and I’m very thankful we did. Kelsey: Notch Trail hike at Badlands National Park You could also get stuck in a buffalo jam, so it’s good to be prepared!ġ0:00 am Arrive at Wind Cave, purchased tickets for the next available tour (12:20 pm) ![]() Mileage-wise it’s not a lot, but it’s slow driving. ![]() Our kids were troopers (thank goodness for iPads). For us, that was on top of the fact that we had driven six hours the day before. I would not recommend entering Custer State Park without a full tank of gas and a cooler full of food. National Parks are experiencing a surge of visitors this year, but even on a normal year I would suggest arriving as early as possible (unfortunately you can’t buy tickets online). Wind Cave is not technically part of Custer State Park, but they are right next to each other. First we drove to the south end to Wind Cave National Park. I had heard from several people that they wished they’d had more time there, so I wanted to check it out sooner rather than later and make sure we could go back another day if we wanted to (which we did!). We were all exhausted from the day! DAY 3įor our first full day in South Dakota, we decided to head into Custer State Park. Finch only broke one snow globe in the gift shop, so we’ll call it a win.ħ:30 pm Back to the cabin for Finch’s bedtime It’s a “corny” little place (ha!), but it’s a great stopping point right on the way. A local farmer grows the corn and a team of 20ish workers change out the murals in late August and September. The outside is decorated every year with seven murals made out of 12 different colors of corn. The Corn Palace is a multi-purpose arena/facility that is used as a venue for concerts, sporting events, exhibits and other community events. Our first stop was at the World’s Only Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. We went right to bed - it was nice to have a familiar place to lay our heads on night one! DAY 2ġ0:30 am World’s Only Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD Thankfully we had all packed in one bag for the night so we didn’t have to unload everything. We stopped twice (once for dinner, once for the bathroom) and pulled into our lake home around 8:00 pm. The kids watched movies on their iPads, Rooney started writing in her travel journal and we saw six different license plates for our license plate game. Rooney prayed for our trip and we were all smiles! It only took 20 minutes to hit our first detour due to an accident. It was Finch’s birthday and Rooney had a soccer game, so we didn’t get on the road until about 3:45 pm. So, I wasn’t nervous about this first leg because our kids knew what to expect. It’s a four-hour drive from home and we do it often - in fact, we had just done it the weekend before. On the first day, we knew we just needed to get to Spirit Lake, Iowa.
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