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South Dakota: Black Hills, Explore Custer State Park. Check out the Black Hills with Wilderness Inquiry and experience the adventure and variety that highlights the area's diverse resources and geologic features. Custer State Park is a place the entire family will enjoy. It is a kid-friendly vacation and also a great vacation with teenagers.

Definitely on the list of not-to-be-missed for a South Dakota family vacation is a visit to Mount Rushmore,  seconded only by checking out the vastness of the plains and bison, the coyote songs of the night, and glorious  plains sunsets. Searching the night sky for Cassiopeia and Canis Major is effortless, the star blanket is immense. Uniquely American and definitely inspiring, dawn in the Black Hills arrives with a symphony of sounds and delightful aromas.  

Wilderness Inquiry, based in Minneapolis but offering the world, continues to expand its family program. They offer several mini adventures within Minnesota, including the awesome Boundary Waters in a canoe and delightful headwaters of the Mississippi at Lake Itasca getaway. No surprise, South Dakota is on the family trip menu, pure fun. Yes, it can be done on your own but the folks at WI have the ability to make gathering and making new friends part of the vacation experience, definitely a value added. Bonus points: Their trips go where cell phones get no signal and TVs do not exist. Being unplugged with the kids makes all the difference in a vacation.   

Join Wilderness Inquiry on a family friendly adventure to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Custer State Park will serve as your base camp to explore the many scenic areas the edge of the west has to offer. Wildlife viewing is spectacular as Custer State Park is home to nearly 1,500 bison during the summer months. The park also provides habitat to elk, deer, pronghorns, mountain goats, and numerous other mammals. You and your group will also have the chance to visit nearby attractions like Mount Rushmore, Wind Cave, and Jewel Cave. This Black Hills experience is filled with adventure and variety that highlights the area's diverse resources and geologic features.  

Need to know. No previous outdoor experience is necessary to participate in WI family adventures. The trips require little effort and offer huge rewards. Gather the kids and even include grandpa and grandma, WI will take care of the rest.  The trip price is $345, and children 16 and under go for 1/2 price. No matter the age of your family, there's something there for everyone!

Wilderness Inquiry. 808 14th Ave SE Minneapolis, MN 55414. 1(612) 676–9400, toll-free 1-800-728-0719 or www.wildernessinquiry.org 

For fun, kid-friendly South Dakota Hotels check out Uptake.com. They search 5000 travel sites...so you don't have to!  

Content and images provided by Wilderness Inquiry. Images credited to R. Rossi and L. Sigurdsen. Copyright 2010.

 

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