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Want to visit the past and see saber-toothed cats? (Okay, fossils of them.) Or stay in the present and check out cute prairie dogs, impressive bison, wild horses and amazing bighorn sheep? How about both, when you visit the legendary South Dakota Badlands?
Hike the Castle Trail or Medicine Root Trail to explore this dramatic scenery up close and personal. Or take in as much as possible in a few hours when you drive the Badlands Loop Road.
You'll feel as if you're on another planet, surrounded by the startling rock formations. The fossil beds in this national park contain the largest group of mammal fossils yet discovered (don't touch them!).
Stay cozy at the Cedar Pass Campground, which offers cute cabins for stays of up to 2 weeks
Want to visit the past and see saber-toothed cats? (Okay, fossils of them.) Or stay in the present and check out cute prairie dogs, impressive bison, wild horses and amazing bighorn sheep? How about both, when you visit the legendary South Dakota Badlands?
Hike the Castle Trail or Medicine Root Trail to explore this dramatic scenery up close and personal. Or take in as much as possible in a few hours when you drive the Badlands Loop Road.
You'll feel as if you're on another planet, surrounded by the startling rock formations. The fossil beds in this national park contain the largest group of mammal fossils yet discovered (don't touch them!).
Stay cozy at the Cedar Pass Campground, which offers cute cabins for stays of up to 2 weeks. From April to October, pitch your tent or hook up your RV (electric hookups only) near the campground. You can also hike into the primitive Sage Creek Campground, available first-come, first-served.
Incredible silence, the smell of sagebrush in the air, and buffalo herds that mingle around the campground, make Sage Creek Campground worth the work to enjoy. It’s primitive in every sense of the word, with no electricity, no water, and pit toilets. It’s perfect for tents and small campers. You’ll find the nearest amenities more than an hour away Read more...
Some of the most formidable landscapes in the United States also make for some of the greatest adventures. Characterized as a “bad land" by settlers for it’s barren agricultural land, Badlands National Park encompasses stark, pink-hued buttes rising mystically from the surrounding grassland, a diverse wildlife ecosystem, archeological wonders, and Read more...
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Badlands National Park
Wild geological formations will blow your mind, surrounded by grasslands that stretch forever.
Want to visit the past and see saber-toothed cats? (Okay, fossils of them.) Or stay in the present and check out cute prairie dogs, impressive bison, wild horses and amazing bighorn sheep? How about both, when you visit the legendary South Dakota Badlands?
Hike the Castle Trail or Medicine Root Trail to explore this dramatic scenery up close and personal. Or take in as much as possible in a few hours when you drive the Badlands Loop Road.
You'll feel as if you're on another planet, surrounded by the startling rock formations. The fossil beds in this national park contain the largest group of mammal fossils yet discovered (don't touch them!).
Stay cozy at the Cedar Pass Campground, which offers cute cabins for stays of up to 2 weeks
Want to visit the past and see saber-toothed cats? (Okay, fossils of them.) Or stay in the present and check out cute prairie dogs, impressive bison, wild horses and amazing bighorn sheep? How about both, when you visit the legendary South Dakota Badlands?
Hike the Castle Trail or Medicine Root Trail to explore this dramatic scenery up close and personal. Or take in as much as possible in a few hours when you drive the Badlands Loop Road.
You'll feel as if you're on another planet, surrounded by the startling rock formations. The fossil beds in this national park contain the largest group of mammal fossils yet discovered (don't touch them!).
Stay cozy at the Cedar Pass Campground, which offers cute cabins for stays of up to 2 weeks. From April to October, pitch your tent or hook up your RV (electric hookups only) near the campground. You can also hike into the primitive Sage Creek Campground, available first-come, first-served.
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2 campgrounds in Badlands National Park
Incredible silence, the smell of sagebrush in the air, and buffalo herds that mingle around the campground, make Sage Creek Campground worth the work to enjoy. It’s primitive in every sense of the word, with no electricity, no water, and pit toilets. It’s perfect for tents and small campers. You’ll find the nearest amenities more than an hour away Read more...
Some of the most formidable landscapes in the United States also make for some of the greatest adventures. Characterized as a “bad land" by settlers for it’s barren agricultural land, Badlands National Park encompasses stark, pink-hued buttes rising mystically from the surrounding grassland, a diverse wildlife ecosystem, archeological wonders, and Read more...
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