Badlands National Park
National park · SD, USA
Badlands National Park in SD, USA. Operated by National Park Service.
About
Entrance / day-use fee applies.
This park's official page lists: Store / concessions.
This park's official page lists: Visitor center.
At the park
- Camping
- Caves & caverns
- Wildlife & bird watching
- Hiking trails
Shows and experiences
- Historic sites & museum
Events
- Evening Prairie Walk
- Evening Ranger Program
- Fossil Talk
- Geology Walk
- Night Sky Program
Before you go
- Getting there
- Badlands National Park is located 75 miles east of Rapid City, South Dakota. Physical Addresses for GPS* Park Headquarters: 25216 Ben Reifel Road, Interior, SD 57750. Northeast Entrance (I-90, Exit 131): 21020 SD Hwy 240, Interior, SD 57750. Pinnacles Entrance (I-90, Exit 110): 24240 Hwy 240, Wall, SD 57790. Interior Entrance: 20640 SD Hwy 377, Interior, SD 57750.
- Weather & when to go
- The Badlands weather is variable and unpredictable with temperature extremes ranging from 116° F to -40° F. Summers are hot and dry with occasional violent thunderstorms. Hailstorms and occasional tornadoes can descend on the Badlands with sudden fury. Winters are typically cold with 12 to 24 inches of total snowfall.
History
- Opened
- 1939
- Park opened