Here's a sample itinerary for a pet-friendly drive from Sturgis (South Dakota) to Boulder with your dog or cat. If you're planning a road trip to Boulder, you can research locations to stop along the way. Make sure you check road conditions to double check the weather. Find the best dog parks, pet-friendly accommodations and hotels, restaurants, and attractions based on the most talked about places recommended by Trippy members and GoPetFriendly. Scroll down to see all the pet-friendly stops along the way.
10:00 am start in Sturgis (South Dakota)
drive for about 46 minutes
10:46 am Black Hills
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 11:46 am
drive for about 3 hours
2:42 pm Lusk
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 3:42 pm
drive for about 55 minutes
4:37 pm Fort Laramie National Historical Site
stay overnight and leave the next day around 11:00 am
day 1 driving ≈ 4.5 hours
11:00 am leave from Fort Laramie National Historical Site
drive for about 1.5 hours
12:37 pm Cheyenne
eat at Danielmark's Brewing Company
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 1:37 pm
drive for about 47 minutes
2:24 pm Fort Collins
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 3:24 pm
drive for about 1 hour
4:34 pm arrive in Boulder
stay at Quality Inn & Suites Boulder Creek
day 2 driving ≈ 3.5 hours
Black Hills (6 mentions)
Lusk
Fort Laramie National Historical Site
Fort Laramie National Historic Site (1 mention)
Cheyenne (14 answers)
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens (1 mention)
pet-friendly restaurants around Cheyenne:
Danielmark's Brewing Company
Shadows Pub & Grill
Chipotle Mexican Grill
questions about Cheyenne:
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What are some "must see" places in Cheyenne.
Fort Collins (24 answers)
Soft Gold Dog Park (1 mention)
Fort Collins Veterinary Emergency Hospital (1 mention)
pet-friendly restaurants around Fort Collins:
New Belgium Brewing Company
Odell Brewing
Snowbank Brewing
questions about Fort Collins:
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Best steak houses in Fort Collins?
Are you going straight to a hotel, or looking for a vacation rental or Airbnb?
The best resource on neighborhoods, areas, and hotels is the Trippy page on where to stay in Boulder.
If you're looking for a quick answer, you can check out Quality Inn & Suites Boulder Creek.
Here are some more pet-friendly hotels people talk about:
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Need some recommendations on somewhere to get food?
GoPetFriendly suggests Arabesque.
Here are some more restaurants people talk about:
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This section could be endless, so rather than trying to suggest every local activity or attraction, we'll leave it open-ended.
These are some of the places people talk about on GoPetFriendly:
Of course, Trippy is the perfect place to ask questions because there's an entire community of travelers talking to each other and sharing tips and advice. Trippy is where you can get answers personalized for your tastes, budgets, trip dates & more!
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Yes, even this step is optional, because if you're on vacation who wants the trip to end? It's okay, you can start planning your next trip!
Want to plan the trip back? Get the reverse directions for a Boulder to Sturgis (South Dakota) drive with pets, or go to the main page to plan a new road trip.
You can also compare the travel time if you're flying or driving by calculating the distance from Sturgis (South Dakota) to Boulder. Or get a full Sturgis (South Dakota) to Boulder flight plan.
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