An abandoned campsite found in a wilderness area inside Badlands National Park elicited a simple response from officials: "Do not do this." There were "large quantities of food, soaked sleeping bags ...

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 ...

Don't let the name fool you. There's nothing bad about Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Spanning 244,000 acres, Badlands' striking buttes, canyons and prairies are home to "many resilient ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — An abandoned campsite discovered at the Badlands Wilderness Area prompted the Badlands National Park to advise visitors of the ecological harm leaving behind waste can cause ...

National Geographic selected the North Dakota Badlands as one of its ‘BEST OF THE WORLD, WHERE TO GO’ in 2026.

All at once, we noticed the teeth — a whole row of them, big, gray and pointed. During several days of hiking at Badlands National Park, our girls had been determined to spot a fossil, stopping to ...

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) – An abandoned campsite discovered at the Badlands Wilderness Area prompted the Badlands National Park to advise people of the ecological harm leaving behind waste can cause.