From the South Dakota grassland prairie, rain, wind, and frost have carved the steep canyons, sharp ridges, gullies, spires, and knobs in the wall of Badlands National Park. Extending hundreds of miles through the dry plains, it is a huge natural barrier wall. The animals that once called the park home are memorialized by their fossils found throughout the park.

Visit the Badlands National Park Forum to ask questions about the park.