Badlands South Dakota Attractions

Badlands National Park is a national park of the United States in southwestern South Dakota. The park protects 242,756 acres of sharply eroded buttes and pinnacles, along with the largest undisturbed mixed grass prairie in the United States. The National Park Service manages the park, with the South Unit being co-managed with the Oglala Lakota tr…
Badlands National Park is a national park of the United States in southwestern South Dakota. The park protects 242,756 acres of sharply eroded buttes and pinnacles, along with the largest undisturbed mixed grass prairie in the United States. The National Park Service manages the park, with the South Unit being co-managed with the Oglala Lakota tribe.
  • Location: South Dakota, United States
  • Established: January 25, 1939 as a National Monument · November 10, 1978 as a National Park
  • Nearest city: Rapid City, South Dakota
  • Area: 242,756 acres (982.40 km²)
  • Visitors: 1,006,809 (in 2022)
  • Governing body: National Park Service

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