Expansive prairies, rugged rock formations, never-ending views, and abundant wildlife. Welcome to Badlands National Park, encompassing more than 244,000 acres of desolate beauty in South Dakota. The ...

You can marvel at the wonders of the world in a fully illustrated coffee table book; you can study geography and geology to gain an understanding of why landscapes are as they are; you can read tales ...

In a place like Badlands National Park, you don't find a lot of lengthy South Dakota hiking trails. There's a good reason for that. In a spot as desolate (yet still stunningly beautiful) as the ...

Eight months into the job, Badlands National Park superintendent Paige Baker has faced a variety of challenges and responsibilities that come with heading South Dakota's biggest national park. Some of ...

A hiker in Badlands National Park discovered a Leptauchenia fossil, a type of creature that paleontologists describe as “monkey-faced little sheep and llama-like animals.” Unsplash via Zachary ...

We North Dakotans are so fortunate to be the home of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Just for a moment, imagine North Dakota without it. My purpose, in this column, is to address two myths about the ...