United States South Dakota
Badlands National Park
Stark landscapes with eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires blend with protected mixed-grass prairie in this South Dakota park known for fossils.
- (605) 433-5361
- https://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm
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Badlands National Park: The Complete Guide for 2023
Read more...Badlands? Why would you name a national park bad-lands? Well, the Oglala Lakota People were the first to name this site. They originally called this area “mako sica,” which translates to “land bad.” When French fur trappers traveled through, they called the area “les mauvaises terres à traverser” or “bad lands to travel across.” Rugged […]