Scenic drive
Badlands Loop Road & Big Badlands Overlook
Interior, South Dakota
A 30-mile loop of overlooks over striped, eroded badlands.
- Price
- Park entry fee
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
The main road through Badlands National Park, with pull-outs overlooking layered buttes. Short boardwalk trails like Door and Window give close views. Light is best at sunrise and sunset.
Good to know
- Sunrise at Pinnacles overlook
- Watch for bighorn sheep
- Best time
- Sunrise or sunset
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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