SD-Badlands+National+Park


 * =Birding in South Dakota=

Pennington County
=Badlands National Park= Interstate 90 (I-90) is located directly north of the park and provides access to the SE-240 Badlands Loop Road. For those traveling west on I-90, take Exit 131 (Interior) and follow the signs directing vehicles south approximately three miles to the Northeast Entrance. For those traveling east on I-90, take Exit 110 at Wall, South Dakota. Follow signs directing vehicles south approximately seven miles to the Pinnacles Entrance.

SD-44 provides an alternate, scenic access to the park and intersects SD-377 in the town of Interior. Follow SD-377 two miles north to the Interior Entrance. Badlands National Park web site Badlands National Park map media type="custom" key="26898450"

Badlands National Park
Coordinates: 43.7537, -101.937 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Badlands NP - West Headquarters
Coordinates: 43.88075, -102.238 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Badlands NP--Sage Creek Rim Rd.
Coordinates: 43.90512, -102.309 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips on Birding Badlands National Park
Walk the Shelf Trail near the Visitor Center and around the grounds behind the Visitor Center, keeping a keen eye out for White-throated Swifts and Merlin flying high above. You may even see migrating Sandhill Cranes. Drive the main road through the park and consider visiting Sage Creek Wilderness Area. Long-eared Owls can be found in Juniper draws. Look for Burrowing Owls at Roberts Prairie Dog Town, along with Bald and Golden Eagles. Also drive Conata Basin Rd. for grassland species: Horned Lark, Lark Bunting, Ferruginous Hawk, Northern Harrier, American Kestrel, Common Nighthawk, and some large Bank Swallow colonies. From Black Hills, Badlands, and Lakes Birding Trail brochure

About Badlands National Park
This 244,000-acre national park offers steep sedimentary cliffs, dramatically eroded spires, plateaus, prairie, cedar and deciduous shrubby draws.



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