South Bound

Just south of Yellowstone National Park is Grand Teton National Park. After looking over the list of attractions at the later, we decided the only thing it had to offer that Yellowstone did not was the Tetons. So we basically did a drive by, spending one night in the campground at The Gros Ventre Campground at the southern end of the park.

Yellowstone

C &  L  On The Road left the Mt. Rushmore area on the morning of the third day heading west to a place called Yellowstone. Clara had never been there, it was high on her bucket list. I had been once as a teenager (yeah about 50 years ago) so I had some bucket left to fill on this one too.

Mt. Rushmore

From the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands, we drove to the Oreville Campground near Hill City South Dakota. This is a National Forest campground with no hook ups although there is water in the camp and pit toilets.

We had a thunder storm complete with hail one day and this is the only picture I got of the campground. If you would like more information, The official National Forest Service website is linked above.

The evening of our 1st day found us at the national monument called Mt. Rushmore.

Sunday Afternoon Entertainment

We left Badlands National Park on Sunday morning and drove about 50 miles to a popular motorcycle and four wheeler riding area in the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands. Having already picked a National Forest campground near Mt. Rushmore that had walk in sites available for Monday, Monday morning seemed the proper arrival time.

Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park is on the way to Mt. Rushmore from the east so, even though it really wasn't on anybody's bucket list, ( and that senior pass saved us the $15.00 entry fee ) we stopped to take a look.

South Dakota isn't Cool Either

Well you all know by now that the number one destination on this trip is Mt, Rushmore. So it should come as no surprise that we found ourselves in Kennebec SD. There is a sign along the road that posses the question you all may be asking "Where the heck is Kennebec?". The whole reason for our stop here was the Lake Byre Recreational Area.

Being Tourists

After leaving Pittsburg Mo. we did a short drive to a free campground just outside of Osborn Mo. The Pony Express Lake Conservation area is made up of 740 acres of old fields and over 1000 acres of grasslands.

Where is it cool?

We spent three and half days running hard (for us) seeking cooler weather. Those nights were spent at small truck stops in Georgia, Mississippi, and Missouri. It wasn't cool but it was time to slow down and rest.

Buck Hall

After spending four days in the primitive site at Honey Hill, we needed a place to dump the black tank and replenish our fresh water supply. Roughly 15 miles south of our location was another National Forest campground called Buck Hall Recreation Area.

Honey Hill

Google map of Francis Marion National
Forest

The Francis Marion National Forest is located about 30 miles north of Charleston South Carolina and located near the town of
McClellanville is a primitive campground named Honey Hill Recreation area (location is not the dot on the map). We made our base camp here for 4 days and 5 night which is the limit of our water supply and black tank capacity. Honey Hill makes a great base camp for exploring Charleston or the wildlife management areas to the north.