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Badlands National Park

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Designation: National Park
State: SD
Entrance fee: Private vehicle: $30.00; Motorcycle: $25.00; Per person: $15.00; Park annual pass: $55.00NPS data as of 2026-08-25
Camping: 2 campgrounds listed by NPS · 96 reservable sites

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Designation Date: 01/25/1939
The rugged beauty of the Badlands draws visitors from around the world. These striking geologic deposits contain one of the world’s richest fossil beds. Ancient horses and rhinos once roamed here. The park’s 244,000 acres protect an expanse of mixed-grass prairie where bison, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs, and black-footed ferrets live today.

Badlands National Park