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 ...

This epic trail leads to incredible views of the Badlands Wall, a wooden cable latter up the side of a cliff, and epic views of the White River Valley! Distance: 1.5 miles out and back round trip ...

This epic fun trail has a ladder climb, walking along a cliff edge, a spectacular view of the Badlands Wall, and epic views of the White River Valley! It is no wonder that the notch trail is the ...

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 ...