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Badlands National Park

South Dakota

Rows of eroded, striped clay buttes and pinnacles under a pale sky
Photo: Martin Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0

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About the park

Striped buttes, spires and mixed-grass prairie in southwestern South Dakota, rich in ancient mammal fossils and grazed by bison and bighorn sheep.

Full name
Badlands National Park
State
South Dakota
Established
November 10, 1978
Area
242,756 acres (982.4 km²)
Coordinates
43.75° N, 102.50° W
Official site
Badlands on nps.gov (opens in a new tab)