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Badlands National Park
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Consists of 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires blended with the largest, protected mixed grass prairie in the United States

John's Comments This drive-thru park shows one, multi-layers of sandstone/shale where normally grass fields would be. Makes for great pictures but after viewing 2-3 stopovers, that was enough for me. The rock (sand/shale) formations are quite different than the surrounding countryside and the colors in the rocks are very striking. The Badland National Park has a park road that goes thru the middle of it that allows for easy viewing from your vehicle. The area has also at least a dozen stops along the way, that allow one to get out of the vehicle, take a very short walk, and see the Badlands close up.
John`s Recollections - 2009

Large area with a sense of sameness caused less enthusiasm on my part, but since this was our first National Park visit the purchase of the yearly pass saved hundreds for the remainder of our journey. Colors are mainly grey intermixed at times with shades of green and yellow to highlight time periods.


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The 5 Sunburst and Chairmans Award Winning Days Inn is located within walking distance of the world famous Wall Drug Store and 7 miles to the entrance of the scenic Badlands National Park. Our location also provides easy access to I-90.
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