Badlands National Park Tour

Get to know one of the most unique national parks in America with this self-guided audio tour of the Badlands, which shows you the best overlooks and trails, details the area’s wild history, and much more.

Featuring riveting stories, a phenomenal narrator, and easy automatic audio, this app puts exploration in the palm of your hand!

Self-Guided Badlands National Park Tour:
Discover the strange clay hills of the Badlands, a national park that’s sure to leave a lasting impression. Drive along the Badlands Wall and find out how this imposing feature formed. Stand atop Big Badlands Overlook and survey the breathtaking views. This Badlands tour features breathtaking sights, unexpected history, and an experience you won’t soon forget.

At the Ancient Hunters Overlook, uncover the history of the Lakota tribe in the Badlands. Then revisit the struggle between settlers and Lakota at Homesteaders Overlook as you take in views of a spot where a historic Badlands homestead once stood. Hike the Notch Trail, Door Trail, and Castle Trail, considered the best hiking trails in the Badlands.

Plus, unearth the prehistoric past buried beneath the Badlands. Hear the story of the Big Pig Dig, stroll the Fossil Exhibit Trail, and learn what prehistoric beasts roamed the Badlands before they were the Badlands. And spot contemporary wildlife, like the bison of the Badlands, who roam free and wild.

TOUR STORIES:
■ The Badlands Wall
■ Erosion
■ Hay Butte Overlook
■ Badlands Wilderness Overlook
■ Roberts Prairie Dog Town
■ Pinnacles Overlook
■ Ancient Hunters Overlook
■ Nomadland
■ Bison and Pronghorns
■ Yellow Mounds Overlook
■ Conata Basin Overlook
■ Homestead Overlook
■ Homesteaders and the Lakota
■ Burns Basin Overlook
■ Prairie Wind Overlook
■ Panorama Point
■ Bigfoot Pass Overlook
■ White River Valley Overlook
■ Birds of the Badlands
■ Fossil Exhibit Trail
■ The Big Pig Dig
■ Clastic Dikes
■ Saddle Pass Trail
■ Shrinking Grassland
■ Ben Reifel Visitor Center
■ Cliff Shelf Trail
■ Notch, Castle, & Door Trails
■ Wonderland National Park
■ Big Badlands Overlook

HOW IT WORKS:
As you travel, audio stories play automatically based on your location. Simply go to the starting point of the tour and begin following the given route. Each story begins playing on its own, usually just before you reach a point of interest.

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