Badlands National Park
Eroded spires & mixed-grass prairie
The Badlands are a maze of striped buttes and pinnacles rising out of South Dakota’s prairie, full of bison, bighorn, and fossils. Spring and fall are mild; summers are hot and stormy.
What to see
The top things to see in Badlands are Badlands Loop Road overlooks, Notch Trail, Door & Window trails, Roberts Prairie Dog Town. Start with sunset over the badlands loop if you only have one anchor, then use the rest of the list to shape a half-day or full-day route.
- Badlands Loop Road overlooks
- Notch Trail
- Door & Window trails
- Roberts Prairie Dog Town
- Fossil Exhibit Trail
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