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Monday, January 10, 2022

Prairie Dog Town on Old East Entrance Trail - Theodore Roosevelt National Park


After turning around at the Badlands Overlook on Scenic Loop Drive, we stopped at the Old East Entrance trailhead. The trail leads through a large prairie dog town, so instead of walking to the entrance station, we stopped and spent quite a while watching the antics of the prairie dogs.

Trailhead information

Approaching the prairie dog town

Interstate 94

Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) on alert

Neighbors come out to see for themselves

Foraging

Still eating

Prairie dog town

An unnamed tributary of Sheep Creek provides water for the line of trees

Desolate territory

The base of the buttes is the edge of the prairie dog town

Savoring a gourmet meal?

Found a morsel

Another lookout


Butte on the way back to the trailhead

An entry fee of $30 per vehicle, $25 per motorcycle, or $15 per person is valid for seven consecutive days at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Other fee payment options include the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes including the Annual Pass ($80), Senior Pass ($80 for a lifetime), Access Pass (free with a documented disability), and Military Annual Pass (free for active-duty personnel). Also available is a Theodore Roosevelt National Park Annual Park Pass for $55.

The Theodore Roosevelt National Park website is https://www.nps.gov/thro/index.htm.

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