Road Trip

Dakotas & Badlands

Wide-open prairies, painted canyons, and bison herds across the northern Great Plains.

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5Days
3Parks
500Miles
May, June, SeptemberBest Months

The Itinerary

1Layered badlands formations behind fields of green grass under cloudy and billowing clouds.

Badlands National Park

SD · 2 days

Busy

Badlands Loop Road · Notch Trail · Door Trail

2a bison cow and calf on the prairie

Wind Cave National Park

SD · 1 day

Busy

Wind Cave Tour · Elk Mountain Trail · Bison Herds

3A colorfully striped butte in the foreground overlooks a dark green badlands landscape

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

ND · 2 days

Busy

Scenic Loop Drive · Painted Canyon · Wind Canyon Trail