If you want to experience the west you need to go through the Badlands National Park. Bring your camera and lots of film cause you won't beleive your eyes. You will be amazed and in aw of have far this goes on. It is just breath taking. Try to imagine the folks from the east coast coming across this in... more

We LOVED the Badlands. It was beyond our imagination. The kids (5 & 3) loved climbing around all the rock formations and I loved taking in the gorgeous and unique landscape. The red and yellow rock is beautiful. We had a lot of fun watching the prairie dogs going about their business. We could have spent all day there. more

This is a really interesting National Park. The grassland in certain areas is mixed in which I had not expected. We didn't do long hikes as a family of four with a 9 & 11 yr old as it get's freaky and the signs warn you can get lost as it all looks the same. We did a few short... more

Allow half a day to drive thru and wander a bit. Very strange place full of rock formations of a variety of kinds, prairies, prairie dogs, mule deer... We went in September, so the temps were nice. Might get a bit hot in the summer :) Make sure to reserve a tour of the Minuteman Missile site while there. It... more

All I can say is, Wow! We allotted about 2 1/2 hours to enjoy the scenery of the park, and we could have easily staying for 6 hours. The place is magnificent, and there are great places for kids to climb and explore. The highlight was the prarie dog colony (which is west of the main entrance), and the experience... more

Went to Badlands and drove thru Loop Rd the views was breathtaking. Went because of the old westerns talking about the badlands and I can see why they was apart of the movies lour. If you are into scenic drives I highly recommend more

It was touted as a natural springs area. When we got here, we found out it was a water park with a slide and pool. We were so disappointed. The Mammoth Site was very interesting, though. It was the saving grace. The only Mexican Restaurant was closed. Does that tell you anything? The KOA we stopped at was very expensive... more

To be honest, we don't prefer desolate vistas, but we wanted to see Badlands because of it's uniqueness and we were in the area. Scenic views were the main attraction, but there were hardly any vehicles stopping at the vista points along the scenic highway. At the Eastern end of the Park where there are lots of hiking trails, more... more

I took my wife here in September 08.I'dbeen here 30yrs ago and it's still haunting.Such diverse landscape.Every turn in the road offered a photo opp.It's differcult to photograph this,you really should see it.We took Rt 240 from Wall.Befoe you venture in,stop at Wall Drug for your "free ice water" and browse the shops.Your sure to find something interesting(see the T-Rex).Enjoy... more