Category: South Dakota

Needles Highway Views of the Granite Spires in the Black Hills

Sep 27 2022

Really Great Hikes to do When Driving The Needles Highway

by Travel the Parks

833 views

No Comments

If you visit Custer State Park in the Black hills and don’t take a ride on the Needles Highway, you are definitely missing out. I still...

Sep 18 2022

South Dakota

Hiking the Most Popular Waterfalls in Spearfish Canyon

by Travel the Parks

591 views

No Comments

Looking for an amazing hike? Try hiking trails along the Spearfish Canyon Scenic byway. It retraces the steps of legendry settlers. In the Black Hills...

Mount Rushmore with four presidential sculptures against a blue sky.

Aug 24 2022

National Monuments Memorials & Preserves, South Dakota

How to Have One Epic Day at Mount Rushmore National Memorial

by Travel the Parks

455 views

No Comments

As one of the nation’s most iconic memorials, in Keystone, South Dakota, The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a bucklist item for many. The carved...

Aug 21 2022

National Monuments Memorials & Preserves, South Dakota

An AMazing Jewel a Scenic Cave Tour in the Black Hills

by Travel the Parks

431 views

No Comments

Who likes caves? There is a mysterious labyrinth beneath the earth’s surface known as Jewel Cave National Monument. Established on February 7, 1908, this is...

Aug 06 2022

Fly Fishing Trips, South Dakota

Spectacular Fishing In The Best Black Hills Streams

by Travel the Parks

594 views

No Comments

The many narrow streams scattered in the Black Hills of South Dakota offer spectacular fly-fishing action. Some of the best fly-fishing in the country can...

Badlands National Park Multicolored Cliffs

Jul 23 2022

Badlands National Park, National Parks, South Dakota

One Day Ultimate Itinerary For Badlands National Park

by Travel the Parks

644 views

No Comments

Have a tight one day schedule for your Badlands visit? On our recent trip to South Dakota’s Black Hills, we knew that adding the Badlands...

Wind Cave National Park Bison on the Prairie grasslands

Jul 04 2022

National Parks, South Dakota, Wind Cave National Park

Powerful, Unexpected Day in Wind Cave National Park

by Travel the Parks

396 views

No Comments

As part of our Black Hills of South Dakota adventure, a day at Wind Cave National Park was an unanticipated surprise. Wind Cave is one...

Jun 15 2022

Badlands National Park, National Monuments Memorials & Preserves, National Parks, North Dakota, South Dakota, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Wind Cave National Park

Memories of a Lifetime: Exploring 8 Great Destinations in the Dakotas

by Travel the Parks

528 views

No Comments

Should you be thinking about going to the Dakota’s Great 8 for your summer road trip? Any American road trip itinerary for the Black Hills...

Jun 15 2022

National Monuments Memorials & Preserves, South Dakota

Hidden by Time – Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

by Travel the Parks

488 views

No Comments

Growing up, we had always been concerned about the possibility of a nuclear war. The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site provides a snapshot of time...

Hello, I'm Wendy, and I started Travel the Parks to document our journeys to the different National Parks across the country. We began sharing our vacations with family and friends. We have expanded it to cover all national park units, state parks, and other destinations we've visited. On our website, we post our travels, tips, and itineraries from all the parks we visit. We also share our love of fishing rivers, lakes and streams. We hope to travel throughout the year now that we have a travel trailer. Every National Park unit sign serves as our signature in a picture. Because of the blog, I hope to make trip planning easier for others.

National Parks travel

National Parks travel

Category: South Dakota

Really Great Hikes to do When Driving The Needles Highway

Hiking the Most Popular Waterfalls in Spearfish Canyon

How to Have One Epic Day at Mount Rushmore National Memorial

An AMazing Jewel a Scenic Cave Tour in the Black Hills

Spectacular Fishing In The Best Black Hills Streams

One Day Ultimate Itinerary For Badlands National Park

Powerful, Unexpected Day in Wind Cave National Park

Memories of a Lifetime: Exploring 8 Great Destinations in the Dakotas

Hidden by Time – Minuteman Missile National Historic Site