Bighorn Sheep at Dusk near Pinnacles Overlook - Badlands National Park

Much of the wildlife at Badlands National Park is crepuscular or active at dawn and dusk. While we saw a few animals during the late morning to afternoon part of the day, we saw many more within an hour of sunrise or sunset. We passed several Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) on our drive to the Pinnacles Overlook to watch the sun set during our August 2017 visit to South Dakota.

Roadside grazing

Looking for greener grass

Not the viewpoint I was expecting

 

What are you looking at?

An entrance fee of $20 admits all the passengers of a single vehicle for seven consecutive days to Badlands National Park. A fee of $10 applies to motorcyclists. Other entrance fee options include a Badlands National Park Annual Pass for $40, an Every Kid in a Park 4th Grade Pass for free, and a variety of America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes providing access to most national park, national forest, and BLM fee areas

• Annual Pass for $80
• Military Pass for free
• Lifetime Senior Pass for $80 or $20 annually for those age 62 and older
• Access Pass for free for visitors with a permanent disability

The park website is https://www.nps.gov/badl.