Expansive prairies, rugged rock formations, neverending views, and abundant wildlife. Welcome to Badlands National Park, encompassing more than 244,000 acres of desolate beauty in South Dakota. The ...

There are eight developed hiking trails in Badlands National Park and the rest of the park has an Open Hike Policy giving you access to all 244,000 acres. All of the developed trails in Badlands ...

In a place like Badlands National Park, you don't find a lot of lengthy South Dakota hiking trails. There's a good reason for that. In a spot as desolate (yet still stunningly beautiful) as the ...

During several days of hiking at Badlands National Park, our girls had been determined to spot a fossil, stopping to scan the ground constantly. They were looking for any differences in texture, ...

One month after the Badlands made national news as one of USA Today’s Most Treasured Views in America, Fox Nation host Abby Hornacek was spotted effortlessly climbing the park’s Notch Trail ladder on ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Badlands National Park says one of its rangers was hiking near a butte last month when they found a fossil. Officials say the leptauchenia was found in an area known as the ...