Advice for areas in ND, SD, NE, CO requested!

[Hourless Life]

Hey y'all! #OB14045 here. We travel full-time and will be in the following areas:

Aug. 11-24: Theodore Roosevelt NP in Medora, ND
Aug. 25-Sept. 14: Rapid City, SD
Sept. 15-21: Western Nebraska
Sept. 22-Oct. 6: Golden, CO
Oct. 7-19: Denver, CO

We were hoping for any tips, important finds, must-see places, must eat, off-grid camping locations you've found, overlanding shops we should check out etc.

Any tips are appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Jeepsies AKA Eric

 

[Hourless Life]

Well, you've got Nebraska National Forest in Chadron, Carhenge(http://carhenge.com/ ) in Alliance should be a must do, then you can head east out of Alliance to Halsey National Forest. Theres also Fort Robinson which is west of Chadron by Crawford, Ne. Then you could head down to Kearney, Ne and check the Archway that goes over the interstate https://archway.org/

Hope this helps. Enjoy your trip.

Almost forgot about Happy Jack Chalk mine. https://visitnebraska.com/see_and_dos/happy-jack-peak-and-chalk-mine

Wow this is great Jonathan. Exactly the kind of stuff I'm looking for. I see you are a fellow Jeep owner. My Jeep is a JKU Rubicon Unlimited on a 2.5" Rock Krawler lift with 35 series tires. I see your lift is a little bigger than mine. Any of these areas that you suggested areas where my set up might need a little more umpf? If so let me know. Thanks brother!

Eric

 

[James Feldermann]

Needles Highway, Custer State Park and Spearfish Canyon when you are in Rapid City.

 

[Hourless Life]

Needles Highway, Custer State Park and Spearfish Canyon when you are in Rapid City.

Added to my list. Thanks!

 

[shortbus4x4]

Lunch at the Wurst Shop in Dickinson ND. Dinosaur museum in Dickinson too.

 

[Hourless Life]

Lunch at the Wurst Shop in Dickinson ND. Dinosaur museum in Dickinson too.

Dangit! We just sat down at Blue 42 as I read this. I’ll keep this in mind though in case we come back to Dickinson. Thanks!

Eric AKA Jeepsies

 

[Kdj]

Second Nebraska national forest. Its the largest man made forest in the world. Really different from surrounding sandhills. There a dinosaur dig near there also. Custer state park is a must see.

 

[Hourless Life]

Second Nebraska national forest. Its the largest man made forest in the world. Really different from surrounding sandhills. There a dinosaur dig near there also. Custer state park is a must see.

Thanks KDJ! We plan on spending a week at Custer! Didn't know about the man made forest though. We'll do some exploration if we can! Appreciate the tips for Nebraska!

Eric AKA Jeepsies

 

[Boort]

@Jeepsies
Sept. 15-21: Western Nebraska
Lake Mcconaughy / Lake Ogallala outside of Ogallala Neb. Camp on the beach allowed as of last summer bring recovery gear for Sand as it is deep and easy to get stuck in.

Sept. 22-Oct. 6: Golden, CO
Not much for Jeeps but Slee Offroad is in Golden. Great Team and lots of overland accessories in stock if you need odds and ends.
Golden Gate Canyon State Park,
The Peak to Peak hwy between Blackhawk Co and Estes Park
Lily Lake in S. RMNP
If still open for the season ... Lunch at the Bald Pate Inn across the street from Lily Lake
Old Fall River Road inside RMNP
Dinner at Dunraven
Check out one of the Denver area's 1st Friday events Details available at:
https://www.colorado.com/articles/inside-denvers-first-friday-art-nights
or https://www.colorado.com/articles/colorado-art-walks

Oct. 7-19: Denver, CO
Not much overlanding in Denver but the town does have some culture:
Should be lots of corn mazes / haunted houses around Denver and surrounding area this time of year.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science - Free Day Sunday, Sep 30, 2018 Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205
Denver Art Museum-Free Day - Saturday, Oct 6, 2018 Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204
Dinosaur Discovery Days- Dinosaur Ridge Saturday, Oct 13, 2018
Friday Night Bazaar https://www.denverbazaar.com/fridaynightbazaar/ or

Boort

 

[Hourless Life]

@Jeepsies
Sept. 15-21: Western Nebraska
Lake Mcconaughy / Lake Ogallala outside of Ogallala Neb. Camp on the beach allowed as of last summer bring recovery gear for Sand as it is deep and easy to get stuck in.

Sept. 22-Oct. 6: Golden, CO
Not much for Jeeps but Slee Offroad is in Golden. Great Team and lots of overland accessories in stock if you need odds and ends.
Golden Gate Canyon State Park,
The Peak to Peak hwy between Blackhawk Co and Estes Park
Lily Lake in S. RMNP
If still open for the season ... Lunch at the Bald Pate Inn across the street from Lily Lake
Old Fall River Road inside RMNP
Dinner at Dunraven
Check out one of the Denver area's 1st Friday events Details available at:
https://www.colorado.com/articles/inside-denvers-first-friday-art-nights
or https://www.colorado.com/articles/colorado-art-walks

Oct. 7-19: Denver, CO
Not much overlanding in Denver but the town does have some culture:
Should be lots of corn mazes / haunted houses around Denver and surrounding area this time of year.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science - Free Day Sunday, Sep 30, 2018 Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205
Denver Art Museum-Free Day - Saturday, Oct 6, 2018 Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204
Dinosaur Discovery Days- Dinosaur Ridge Saturday, Oct 13, 2018
Friday Night Bazaar https://www.denverbazaar.com/fridaynightbazaar/ or

Boort

Thanks for all the tips Boort so do you hire yourself out as a tour guide? LOL

You've got this down! Appreciate all the links and we'll be referring to this post when we get into those areas. We're actually staying in Golden when we go to Colorado, so great tips there.

Have you eaten at Woody's Pizza in Golden? Good stuff!

Appreciate you,

Eric AKA Jeepsies

 

[Boort]

Thanks for all the tips Boort so do you hire yourself out as a tour guide? LOL
You've got this down! Appreciate all the links and we'll be referring to this post when we get into those areas. We're actually staying in Golden when we go to Colorado, so great tips there.
Have you eaten at Woody's Pizza in Golden? Good stuff!
Appreciate you,
Eric AKA Jeepsies

@Jeepsies

You're welcome, Glad to point out fun things to do around the state. I have not been to that Woodys but when I worked in Westminster years ago we used to get lunch at one around 80th and Sheridan. That location is Closed now, or so I hear.

If you're staying in Golden I'll toss out a few more ideas:

• New Terrain bike Shop and Tap Room http://newterrainbrewing.com/taproom/ - Learned about this place from others here when we did a meet up there last year. Awesome food trucks and enjoyed a wicked flight of their brews.
• I'm told that if sipping Coffee and relaxing is your thing check out Higher Grounds near the campus. http://highergroundsgolden.com/ I can't speak for the coffee (prefer Tea, myself and that was really good for a coffee joint :D ) but the atmosphere was great for sitting around and talking photography last time I met some friends there.
  
• Like Knives? Spyderco HQ is a block or 2 south of Slee on Hwy 93 Often good deals to be had in the factory store.
• Bob's Atomic is THE place in golden for Burgers and Shakes http://www.bobsatomicburgers.com/

And since I got home I was able to look up the good place in Ogalalla Neb. Open Range Grill another place for a GREAT burger and Beer.

Boort