May 31 2026
Badlands National Park protects one of the most otherworldly landscapes in the Great Plains: a maze of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, spires, ravines, colorful sedimentary layers, and open mixed-grass prairie stretching across roughly 244,000 acres of southwestern South Dakota. The formations seem almost dropped into the middle of the grasslands, where soft gray, tan, red, …
Sep 05 2024
Badlands National Park may be famous for its sharply eroded buttes, striped cliffs, pinnacles, and fossil beds, but much of the park is actually a vast mixed-grass prairie filled with wildlife. American bison graze across rolling grasslands, bighorn sheep balance on steep badlands formations, black-tailed prairie dogs build sprawling underground towns, and pronghorn move across …
Sep 05 2024
Notch Trail is one of the most adventurous and recognizable hikes in Badlands National Park. The short route winds through an eroded canyon, reaches a steep cable-and-log ladder, climbs onto a narrow ledge, and finishes at a natural opening known as the Notch, where hikers are rewarded with a broad view across the White River …
