I believe the Notch Trail is the best hike in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. This epic fun trail has a ladder climb, ...

The National Park Service recently issued a prospectus seeking bids for management of Cedar Pass Lodge, the only lodging ...

The closest major airport to Badlands National Park is in Rapid City, South Dakota. From there, visitors can drive for about an hour to the North Unit of the park. The Ben Reifel Visitor Center on the ...

A "Homecooking" sign, perched on the side of a gravel road in southwestern South Dakota ... buttes draw 900,000 people a year to Badlands National Park, the heart of the landscape.

Jewel Cave National Monument is also in South Dakota. We loved visiting both Wind Cave and Badlands National Park. Both parks ...

Thrilled at this brief sighting, Joe spent the next three days in South Dakota's Badlands National Park trying for another. 'Sometimes I spent more than six hours searching for it, only to get just a ...

Located on the Great Plains and home to Badlands National Park, Mount Rushmore, Wind Cave National Park, and nine Native American tribes, South Dakota attracts visitors who are thrilled by the ...

With a vast expanse of natural splendor, South Dakota is rich in history ... About 60 miles southeast of Rapid City sits Badlands National Park, known as the "Land of Stone and Light." ...

No stories about South Dakota would be complete without mention of the Badlands. The 243,000 acre Badlands National Park includes lands considered sacred by the Oglala Sioux people where they ...