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.
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| Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) |
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| Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) |
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| Coyote (Canis latrans) |
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| Another view of the coyote |
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| More Bighorn Sheep |
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| A ridge walking Bighorn Sheep |
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| Bighorn sheep grazing |
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| 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
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