RV rental Pierre, SD: Motorhome rentals, camper van rentals and more

The number of parks and recreation areas within driving distance of Pierre can be overwhelming, hardly a problem for those with time and a fueled-up Pierre campervan rental though. The mighty Missouri River that flows right alongside Pierre is home to many recreation areas that you can visit when you rent an RV. Tailrace, East Shore, West Shore, Oahe Mission, Chantier Creek, Okobojo Creek, and Okobojo Point are just a few of the available recreation areas along the riverside. Many of the state’s most legendary parks and natural areas can be found by driving west in your Pierre motorhome rental, like Custer State Park in the Black Hills. The park has rolling hills, wide-open prairies, beautiful forests, and some of the state’s largest herds of free-roaming bison. The museum on-site does a fabulous job of telling the history of gold miners, natives, pioneers, cowboys, and outlaws, a truly informative place to visit. Adjacent to the state park is the Black Hills National Forest, with elegant ponderosa pine forest and incredible geological features. The forest has some of the state’s tallest mountain peaks, and well over a million acres with lots of wild trails and biking paths. There are even thirty campgrounds to choose from when you bring your Pierre travel trailer rental to this land which is largely considered holy ground by the indigenous people native to the area. South Dakota also has a few national parks worth mentioning, like Wind Cave National Park and Badlands National Park, both of which can be found west of the state capital. Wind Cave National Park is known for having one of the densest cave systems in the world, as well as one of the longest. There are ponderosa pine forests and driving roads on the surface, but most of the park is found below the surface in subterranean caverns. Badlands National Park is an epic collection of eroded buttes, prairie lands, pinnacles, and other warped landscapes depicting a faraway Martian-like landscape on a distant planet. Not only does human habitation of the park date back over 10,000 years, but tons of fossils and other incredible pieces of natural history are found in the sprawling park each year. You can observe its natural landmarks, hunt for fossils, view wildlife, and camp with your Pierre motorhome rental when you visit South Dakota’s best-known national park.