An abandoned campsite found in a wilderness area inside Badlands National Park elicited a simple response from officials: "Do not do this." There were "large quantities of food, soaked sleeping bags ...

Summer means high season for our nation’s National Parks, but that also means tourists behaving badly in these natural wonders. And just as Yellowstone officials were chastising a visitor for boldly ...

In a place like Badlands National Park, you don't find a lot of lengthy South Dakota hiking trails. There's a good reason for that. In a spot as desolate (yet still stunningly beautiful) as the ...

A hiker in Badlands National Park discovered a Leptauchenia fossil, a type of creature that paleontologists describe as “monkey-faced little sheep and llama-like animals.” Unsplash via Zachary ...

The Sage Creek Campground in Badlands National Park is one of two front country campgrounds in the park. I personally would consider Sage Creek to be much more of a primitive camping experience ...

BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK - Badlands National Park has donated 152 buffalo to Native American tribes as part of an ongoing effort to keep the park herd at a population the park's habitat can support.

INTERIOR, S.D. | Staff at Badlands National Park will be holding two meetings in western South Dakota on the park's proposed bison management plan. The public scoping meetings will examine ...

In 1883, future President Theodore Roosevelt came to the Badlands of North Dakota to hunt bison, and the rugged beauty shaped his views of the natural world that would lead to policies that would ...

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An abandoned campsite filled with trash and leftover supplies was found in Badlands National Park. Park officials emphasized that abandoning campsites causes ecological harm and is illegal. Responders ...