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.
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"With temperatures slowly climbing and springtime in the air, flowers and foliage around the great Mount Rushmore State are beginning to bloom, meaning we can soon get out to enjoy all of their wondrous colors. Not sure where to start? Begin with the best National Park to visit in South Dakota with plentiful flowers: Badlands National Park." ... See MoreSee Less
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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.
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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.
The remote nature
of the Badlands conceals more than just fossils; in the Cold War era, thousands of missiles were hidden in plain sight for over 30 years, and hundreds still remain today. The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is an iconic American landmark, and is a powerful Cold War remembrance.
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Badlands National Park
and Minuteman Mission National Historic Site are renowned American landmarks. Preserving their ecological, cultural, and historical resources for future generations is paramount; Badlands National Park Conservancy was created for this purpose.
Photo by JIm Blake
"With temperatures slowly climbing and springtime in the air, flowers and foliage around the great Mount Rushmore State are beginning to bloom, meaning we can soon get out to enjoy all of their wondrous colors. Not sure where to start? Begin with the best National Park to visit in South Dakota with plentiful flowers: Badlands National Park." ... See MoreSee Less
This National Park In South Dakota Will Be In Full Bloom Soon And It’s An Extraordinary Sight To See
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"Located in southwest SoDak, Badlands National Park is arguably one of the most unique in America, thanks to both its one-of-a-kind landscape and native wildlife." Check out this awesome article about visiting Badlands National Park from only in your state! ... See MoreSee Less
Walk Through 244,000 Acres Of Rock Formations At South Dakota's Badlands National Park
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