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Badlands Overlook

South Dakota • 2,460' elevation

Paved Access

"Alien Landscape on Earth"

2,460'Elevation
Sunrise/SunsetBest Time
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What You'll See

Badlands FormationsMixed-Grass PrairiePinnaclesSpires

About This Overlook

Badlands National Park features some of the world's richest fossil beds and dramatically eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires. The landscape was formed over millions of years by deposition and erosion, revealing colorful layers of sediment. Native Americans called it 'mako sica' meaning bad land.

Facilities

ParkingViewing Platform

Location

Image: NPS Photo