Badlands National


Park Conservancy
The rugged beauty and dramatic landscapes of the Badlands draws nearly one million visitors from around the world to western South Dakota every year. DONATE NOW Help Us Preserve Badlands National Park for Generations to Come
Badlands National Park

Show your support of the Badlands with a License Plate Sticker!

Show your love for the Badlands by sporting our exclusive license plate sticker! Your free will donation helps protect and preserve this natural treasure, and in return, you’ll receive a sticker to proudly display. While any donation amount is appreciated, we suggest a contribution of $20. Your generosity will go a long way in supporting our ongoing conservation efforts. 

To get your sticker, simply email us at info@bnpc.us or click the button below to make your request.

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Preserving and protecting the wild wonders of Badlands National Park to help the #badlandsthrive 🦬

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The Badlands Astronomy Festival was truly a night to remember! 🌌

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who helped bring this special event to life, including The Little Print Shop and Black Hills Adventure Tours for their generous support, South Dakota Tourism for funding through the TAP Grant, and our wonderful vendors, Amazin Graze and Ruby Dee Photography.A special thank you to our board members who volunteered throughout the event: Tourism Secretary Jim Hagan, our guest speaker; Jim Red Willow of the Oglala Sioux Parks and Recreation Authority, who shared Lakota Star Knowledge; JJ Kent for his Native flute performance; Kenny Putnam and Ross Johnson for sharing their music; and the City of Wall for its support.Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating the stories, culture and wonder of the night sky above Badlands National Park. ✨📸 Photos by @ruby.dee.photography ... See MoreSee Less

The Badlands Astronomy Festival was truly a night to remember! 🌌

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who helped bring this special event to life, including The Little Print Shop and Black Hills Adventure Tours for their generous support, South Dakota Tourism for funding through the TAP Grant, and our wonderful vendors, Amazin Graze and Ruby Dee Photography.

A special thank you to our board members who volunteered throughout the event: Tourism Secretary Jim Hagan, our guest speaker; Jim Red Willow of the Oglala Sioux Parks and Recreation Authority, who shared Lakota Star Knowledge; JJ Kent for his Native flute performance; Kenny Putnam and Ross Johnson for sharing their music; and the City of Wall for its support.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating the stories, culture and wonder of the night sky above Badlands National Park. ✨

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Congratulations!!!

Wish I could have been there. 👏👏👏

It was truly an amazing evening.

WhooHoo!

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On World Ranger Day, we celebrate and thank the dedicated park rangers who help make Badlands National Park a place of discovery, education, and inspiration.

From protecting natural and cultural resources to assisting visitors, leading programs, conducting research, and responding to emergencies, rangers play an essential role in preserving the Badlands for future generations.Thank you to the National Park Service rangers whose passion, knowledge, and commitment help connect people to this remarkable landscape every day. 🌄💚 ... See MoreSee Less

On World Ranger Day, we celebrate and thank the dedicated park rangers who help make Badlands National Park a place of discovery, education, and inspiration.
From protecting natural and cultural resources to assisting visitors, leading programs, conducting research, and responding to emergencies, rangers play an essential role in preserving the Badlands for future generations.
Thank you to the National Park Service rangers whose passion, knowledge, and commitment help connect people to this remarkable landscape every day. 🌄💚
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Badlands National Park grants visitors access to 244,000 acres of scenic landscapes, incredibly beautiful geological formations, and much more. The vast short grass prairies are home to a diverse array of wildlife, including the national mammal of the United States, the American bison and the endangered Black Footed ferret.

Photo by Bill Schreier Once a prehistoric ocean, Badlands National Park now contains one of the world’s richest fossil beds, preserved in layers of a grayish-black sedimentary rock called Pierre shale. Eventually the continental plates shifted, causing the land under the sea to rise and the water to retreat. Today, the colorful banding of the Badlands buttes is caused by fossilized soils; these soils tell researchers a great deal about the history of the Badlands.

Join Us Badlands National Park is a renowned American landmark. Preserving its ecological, cultural, and historical resources for future generations is paramount; Badlands National Park Conservancy was created for this purpose. Photo by Jim Blake