Unlike some of the more well-known national parks in the West, this one feels like a well-kept secret. There are no endless ...

There are only eight developed hiking trails in Badlands National Park but the entire 244,000 acres of the park are open to hikers. All of the developed trails in Badlands National Park start from ...

South Dakota's rugged landscape and (relatively) flat terrain make it an ideal destination for a one-of-a-kind road trip through the much-romanticized American West. And South Dakota's scenic driving ...

Researchers have discovered a new genus of prehistoric deer that they believe existed some 32 million years ago in an area around what is now southwestern South Dakota. The deer would not have ...

Paleontological monitoring at Badlands National Park is extremely complex. The monitoring program has steadily evolved from its formalization in 1994 with the hiring of the first park paleontologist.

Badlands National Park officials in South Dakota have confirmed from testing Friday that the plague killed a large group of prairie dogs, which are rodents the size of rabbits. The plague hadn’t been ...

An abandoned campsite filled with trash and leftover supplies was found in Badlands National Park. Park officials emphasized that abandoning campsites causes ecological harm and is illegal. Responders ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The plague has been confirmed in prairie dogs in the Badlands National Park, Buffalo Gap National Grassland, and the greater Conata-Badlands ecosystem, according to the ...