Expansive prairies, rugged rock formations, neverending views, and abundant wildlife. Welcome to Badlands National Park, encompassing more than 244,000 acres of desolate beauty in South Dakota. The ...

Badlands National Park is full of geological oddities, but the 1.5-mile-round-trip Notch Trail is one of the best treks in the South Dakota park. There’s something distinctly eerie about the Badlands.

A hike in North Dakota's Badlands led to a staggering discovery. A dad and some budding paleontologists unearthed very rare bones from the dinosaur age. It was an unlikely prehistoric discovery.