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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#allforparks is about protecting what makes places like the Badlands unforgettable, day and night 🌌

International Dark Sky Week is nearly over! Share your Badlands night sky photos and tag us for a chance to be featured!📸Photo from Travel South Dakota ... See MoreSee Less

#AllForParks is about protecting what makes places like the Badlands unforgettable, day and night 🌌
International Dark Sky Week is nearly over! Share your Badlands night sky photos and tag us for a chance to be featured!📸

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Our night skies are something to be proud of ✨

Join us in celebrating International Dark Sky Week (April 13–20), with Rapid City recognizing it on April 15.📸 Tag us in your Badlands night sky photos for a chance to be featured!Did you know 80% of Americans have never seen the Milky Way?Here in the Badlands, it’s part of the experience 🌌Even better, the Badlands are working toward an official Dark Sky designation, protecting this beauty for years to come.📸Photo from Travel South Dakota ... See MoreSee Less

Our night skies are something to be proud of ✨
 
Join us in celebrating International Dark Sky Week (April 13–20), with Rapid City recognizing it on April 15.

📸 Tag us in your Badlands night sky photos for a chance to be featured!

Did you know 80% of Americans have never seen the Milky Way?
Here in the Badlands, it’s part of the experience 🌌

Even better, the Badlands are working toward an official Dark Sky designation, protecting this beauty for years to come.

📸Photo from Travel South Dakota

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@followers Share your Badlands night sky photos for a chance to be featured! We'd love to see them!

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In celebration of International Dark Sky Week, the Badlands National Park Conservancy (BNPC) joins the library for a panel discussion to explore the future of dark sky conservation in the Badlands. 🌌

The panel will feature the Badlands National Park Superintendent Eric Veach, Michaela Lavender from the Wall Chamber of Commerce, Craig Howe the director of CAIRNS, and other voices from tourism and education. The discussion will explore:➡️ The park's pursuit of International Dark Sky Park designation➡️The role of dark skies in science, tourism, and rural economic development➡️The vision for a state-of-the-art public observatory in Badlands National Park➡️How local communities, tribal partners, businesses, and supporters can help protect and celebrate this extraordinary resource.📍Rapid City Public Library (Community Room)📆Tuesday, April 14🕑5:30–6:30 PMThis free event is open to the public! Come be part of the discussion!After the event, adjourn to Dakota Point Brewing to continue a casual conversation about the power of Dark Skies and enjoy some star gazing as the sun sets from the Dakota Point patio. Are you a local astronomy enthusiast with a telescope? We invite you to bring your telescopes to Dakota Point to share your passion and views of the night sky with our audience. ... See MoreSee Less

In celebration of International Dark Sky Week, the Badlands National Park Conservancy (BNPC) joins the library for a panel discussion to explore the future of dark sky conservation in the Badlands. 🌌

The panel will feature the Badlands National Park Superintendent Eric Veach, Michaela Lavender from the Wall Chamber of Commerce, Craig Howe the director of CAIRNS, and other voices from tourism and education. 
The discussion will explore:
➡️ The parks pursuit of International Dark Sky Park designation
➡️The role of dark skies in science, tourism, and rural economic development
➡️The vision for a state-of-the-art public observatory in Badlands National Park
➡️How local communities, tribal partners, businesses, and supporters can help protect and celebrate this extraordinary resource.

📍Rapid City Public Library (Community Room)
📆Tuesday, April 14
🕑5:30–6:30 PM
This free event is open to the public! Come be part of the discussion!

After the event, adjourn to Dakota Point Brewing  to continue a casual conversation about the power of Dark Skies and enjoy some star gazing as the sun sets from the Dakota Point patio. Are you a local astronomy enthusiast with a telescope? We invite you to bring your telescopes to Dakota Point to share your passion and views of the night sky with our audience.

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I'll be there, I have a special invitation.

Sorry to miss this. We are serving dinner at the Cornerstone Mission during that time.

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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