Badlands National Park

A vista across Badlands National Park in South Dakota, site of the black-footed ferret celebration. Thirty years ago, the black-footed ferret was thought to be extinct, a casualty of the war this country has waged against prairie dogs for more than a century. (Black-footed ferrets are completely dependent on prairie dogs for survival: they live in prairie dog burrows and eat prairie dogs, and we’ve lost over 95 percent of prairie dogs and their colonies due to plowing of the prairie...Read Full Story

BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK South Dakota Established in 1939 to preserve the unusual examples of erosion by wind and water as well as the remains of prehistoric animals. Sent by Jodi from South Dakota, USA. This is from Wikipedia : Badlands National Park , in southwest South Dakota, United States preserves 244,000 acres (98,740 ha) of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires blended with the largest protected mixed grass prairie in the United States. The Badlands Wilderness protects 64,144...Read Full Story

Read More:- Badlands National Park Badlands National Park , Marilyn Jones has been a journalist for more than 30 years and is currently a freelance feature writer specializing in travel. Her articles have appeared in major newspapers including the Boston Globe, Akron Beacon Journal and Chicago Sun-Times as well as regional travel magazines. I’m not a geologist or a paleontologist and I don’t hike or camp. But when I drove into Badlands National Park I was hooked on the rugged other-planet...Read Full Story

Has your family decided where you want to go on your summer vacation?  You are not alone, most families have not yet decided where they want to go.  It can be a very time consuming activity to find that perfect vacation escape, so check out the choices for your South Dakota Tourism .  You will discover various options and it may not be a simple decision! However, if you are careful and take the time to do some planning, it should make your summer vacation fun and one of those “family...Read Full Story

Black Hills Camping - Your Guide to Public Campgrounds in Western South Dakota and Northeastern Wyoming ( Paperback ) By Marc Smith Buy new : $16.95 First tagged by WyomingBound "WyomingBound" Customer tags: sturgis (2), devils tower (2), custer state park (2), badlands national park (2), camping (2), campgrounds (2), south dakota (2), black hills national forest , bear butte , wyoming , rapid city , wind cave national park Review & Description The Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, and...Read Full Story