NATIONAL & STATE PARKS

....they speak to your soul.

State Parks -

State Parks -

Great Faces -- Great Camping Places.

State Parks and Recreation Areas -

Department of Game, Fish & Parks.

Badlands National Park -

Badlands National Park -

Spires, pinnacles, buttes, and gorges form 244,000 acres of eerie, haunting topography.

Badlands National Park Information Page -

Welcome to the Badlands National Park Information Page. It is our intent to provide information that will be timely and of assistance in planning a trip, vacation or obtaining data about this park.

Badlands National Park, South Dakota -

Courtesy of GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Hiking, Scenic Driving and more.

Geology of Badlands National Park -

A 65 million-year-old layer of black rock called the Pierre Shale formed on the bottom of an ancient sea and is the oldest formation in the Badlands. Next come the layers of the Eocene and Oligocene epochs. These hold fossil bones of land mammals. Countless animals lived and died on these plains, their flesh and bones consumed by predators and scavengers.

Black Hills National Forest -

Black Hills National Forest -

Imagine yourself unwinding in a sea of green ..where pine-covered mountains stretch to the horizon, granite spires peek above the treetops, and alpine streams shimmer in the sunlight. Call 605.673.2251. Visit our Web site.

Custer State Park -

Custer State Park -

In South Dakota's Beautiful Black Hills.

Devils Tower -

Devils Tower -

Mother Nature began creating this wonder 60 million years ago. Located across the Wyoming border, it is a volcanic intrusion that fractured into columns as it cooled underground. Over the years, erosion exposed the core. For further information call 307.467.5283. Visit our Web site.

Jewel Cave National Monument -

Jewel Cave National Monument -

Sparkling calcite crystals cover its walls, and rare formations lie hidden in its labyrinths. Jewel Cave, the world's third-longest, is part of a Black Hills cave system dating back 60 million years. For information call 605.673.2288. Visit our Web site.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial -

Mount Rushmore National Memorial -

....that great American treasure, keeps getting better. Gutzon Borglum's masterpiece was completed in 1941. There is a parking fee. For information call 605.574.2523 or visit our Web site.

Wild Cave National Park -

Wild Cave National Park -

One of the world's longest and most complex caves and 28,295 acres of mixed-grass prairie ponderosa pine forest, and associated wildlife are the main features of the park. The cave is well known for its outstanding display of boxwork, an unusual cave formation composed of thin calcite fins resembling honeycombs. The park's mixed grass prairie is one of the few remaining and is home to native wildlife such as bison, elk, pronghorn, mule deer, coyotes, and prairie dogs.