Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Morning Wildlife along Badlands Loop Road - Badlands National Park


Leaving the Big Badlands Overlook after sunrise, we headed west for an early morning drive through the park on the Badlands Loop Road (SD-240). The number and variety of wild animals we saw more than made up for the muted sunrise. We visited in August 2017.

Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)

Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Another view of the coyote

More Bighorn Sheep

A ridge walking Bighorn Sheep

Bighorn sheep grazing

Another Mule Deer

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.

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