In fact, the White River Badlands were proclaimed a national monument in 1939 and elevated to a national park in 1978, mainly to protect the fossil beds from nonscientific collectors. Researchers ...

Though it’s short, this trail is strenuous because you have to climb up the Badlands Wall to view the White River Valley below. So the first few trails I shared are short trails that are all ...

Badlands National Park is a vast wilderness of jagged buttes ... There are far fewer visitors — but also fewer services. The White River Visitor Center is located 20 miles south of the tiny town of ...