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# Devils Tower Run

The pilgrimage west into Wyoming to the 867-ft volcanic monolith made famous by Close Encounters. Long straights and big skies.

Miles

110

Time

3 – 4 hrs one way

Difficulty

Easy

Starts at

Sturgis, SD

[Directions to Start](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Sturgis%2C%20SD%2057785&travelmode=driving) [Open Full Route in Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Sturgis%2C+SD&destination=Devils+Tower+National+Monument%2C+WY&travelmode=driving&waypoints=Sundance%2C+WY%7CHulett%2C+WY)

## The Route

Sturgis, SD → Devils Tower National Monument, WY

## What to Expect

I-90 west from Sturgis to Sundance, WY, then WY-24 north. Rolling grasslands, then the Tower rises out of nowhere. Prairie dog town at the base, easy 1.3-mile paved loop trail around it if you want to stretch.

## Ride Brief

### Skill Level

Easy but long. Interstate miles and open two-lane; wind and monotony are the real challenge, not the road itself.

### Fuel

Top off in Sundance (halfway). Hulett has one small pump. Ride ends 220 mi round trip — plan two fuel stops.

### Food Along the Way

Ponderosa Cafe in Hulett is the biker stop. Devils Tower Trading Post at the base has burgers and ice cream.

### Best Time to Ride

Leave Sturgis at 7am. Beat the heat, beat the tour buses, and have the Tower to yourself.

## Watch Out For

-   ! Sustained crosswinds on I-90 and WY-24 
-   ! Deer on WY-24 at dawn/dusk 
-   ! Long stretch of no cell service past Sundance 

## Eat · Gas · See

4 Stops 

[

Eat 

Ponderosa Cafe & Bar (Hulett, WY)

Biker-friendly stop 10 miles from the Tower

](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ponderosa%20Cafe%20%26%20Bar%20\(Hulett%2C%20WY\)%20Sturgis%2C%20SD)[

See 

Devils Tower Trading Post

At the base — food, patches, photos

](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Devils%20Tower%20Trading%20Post%20Sturgis%2C%20SD)[

Gas 

Sundance Loaf 'N Jug

Halfway fuel stop

](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Sundance%20Loaf%20'N%20Jug%20Sturgis%2C%20SD)[

See 

Aladdin General Store

1896 wooden storefront on the back-road route

](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Aladdin%20General%20Store%20Sturgis%2C%20SD)

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