Self Guided Badlands National Park Loop Road Audio Driving Tour

Start your Badlands adventure at one of America’s most famous roadside attractions. Known for free ice water, five-cent coffee, Western shops, souvenirs, restaurants, and quirky photo ops, Wall Drug has welcomed travelers since 1931.

A quiet wilderness viewpoint overlooking remote Badlands terrain where bison, bighorn sheep, and prairie dogs roam through open grasslands and rugged formations.

Look out across more than 64,000 acres of roadless backcountry once used as refuge by Lakota people and later as a military training area.

Watch hundreds of black-tailed prairie dogs pop in and out of their burrows, chirp warnings, and interact in one of the park’s most entertaining wildlife stops.

Discover evidence of thousands of years of human history, including ancient hunting sites where people processed bison and other animals long before the park existed.

See bright yellow and gold hills formed from ancient fossilized soil. These colorful layers reveal millions of years of climate change, erosion, and geological history.

Step onto the boardwalk and experience one of the largest remaining stretches of native mixed-grass prairie in North America.

tors to the tragic journey that led to Wounded Knee.

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One of the park’s most iconic views, featuring jagged formations, colorful layers, and postcard-perfect sunrise scenery.

End your tour with a powerful look at Cold War history, nuclear missile technology, and the people who operated hidden launch sites beneath the prairie.