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Northern Plains & Rockies Grand Loop

9days
19stops
2769km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Sioux Falls · Rapid City · Devils Tower · Bigfork · Cody · Jackson · Laramie · Denver — start in Nortonville, end in Kansas City.

DAY01

Nortonville → Sioux Falls

1353 km · 12h 40m driving · long drive · Overnight in Sioux Falls City Center
  1. 09:00
    Nortonville· start
  2. 1353 km · 12h 40m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Sioux Falls City Center· overnight
DAY02

Ben Reifel → Rapid City

450 km · 4h 3m driving · long drive · Overnight in Rapid City Downtown
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Ben Reifel· start
  2. 450 km · 4h 3m
  3. 12:00
    Rapid City Downtown· overnight
DAY03

Bear Country USA → Devils Tower

152 km · 1h 49m driving · Overnight in Devils Tower National Monument
  1. 09:00
    Bear Country USA· start
  2. 15 km · 14m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Mount Rushmore National Memorial
  4. 23 km · 19m
  5. 15:00
    Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
  6. 114 km · 1h 16m
  7. 17:00
    Devils Tower National Monument· overnight
DAY04

Gillette → Flathead Lake

97 km · 59m driving · long drive · Overnight in Flathead Lake
  1. 09:00
    Gillette· start
  2. 97 km · 59m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Flathead Lake· overnight
DAY05

Apgar → Cody

87 km · 1h 5m driving · long drive · Overnight in Cody
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Apgar· start
  2. 87 km · 1h 5m
  3. 12:00
    Cody· overnight
DAY06

Old Faithful → Jackson

312 km · 5h 45m driving · long drive · Overnight in Jackson Town Square
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Old Faithful· start
  2. 188 km · 3h 5m
  3. 12:00
    Jenny Lake
  4. 124 km · 2h 40m
  5. 15:00
    Jackson Town Square· overnight
DAY07

Laramie

Overnight in Laramie
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Laramie
DAY08

Garden of the Gods → Denver

318 km · 3h 5m driving · Overnight in Denver City Center
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Garden of the Gods· start
  2. 318 km · 3h 5m
  3. 12:00
    Denver City Center· overnight
DAY09

Kansas City

  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Kansas City Downtown
Heads Up
  • Day 1: 12h 40m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 2: 5h 21m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 4: 10h 37m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 5: 9h 14m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 6: 6h 32m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 7: 5h 55m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 9: 8h 32m driving — plan rest stops