Contact Information
P.O. Box 6
Interior, SD 57750
605-433-5361
The Badlands are a work of art still in progress. Water and wind continue to sculpt the pliant soil into sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires that resemble medieval castles made of sand. It's in the golden light of sunrise or sunset that the artistry is on full display, when the duff-colored soils glow in shades of red, pink, and purple.Hikers, backpackers, cyclists, and casual wanderers can explore this Byzantine labyrinth of shifting sands and experience the vast expanse of azure sky and forbidding land that greeted - and ultimately defeated - the earliest settlers. Each panorama offers a glimpse into millions of years of geologic history, paleontology, and the inevitability of a changing earth.
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