Driving Along Wildlife Loop Road
For a bit of nature and wildlife during your travels through South Dakota, you should take a trip along Wildlife Loop Road. This is a gorgeous stretch of road that winds its way through Custer State Park. While you are driving through this area, you get a phenomenal opportunity to experience wildlife and all of their surroundings firsthand. This could be a trip that your family would not soon forget.
Just imagine riding through Wildlife Loop Road looking around at all of the rolling hills and wide open grassland. It is quite a treat to be looking out of the car window and noticing many of the wildlife species that live in the park. At any given time, it is not uncommon for visitors to view animals such as birds, bighorn sheep, buffalo, deer, coyote, elk, antelope and prairie dog. You really want to make sure that you have your camera ready with lots of film on hand for this journey on Wildlife Loop Road. It would be a shame if you missed getting a shot of the buffalo crossing the road just a few hundred feet away from your vehicle. This would not be uncommon seeing how Wildlife Loop Road winds through the park that is known to be home to a buffalo herd that is one of the largest in the world.
A ride through Custer Park on Wildlife Loop Road is about 18 miles, which you can plan on taking you approximately 30 minutes from start to finish. There is a requirement of a South Dakota State Park Entrance License for all vehicles. You may want to give yourself a few extra minutes to obtain a temporary license to ride through Wildlife Loop Road if you do not already have one.
