Roberts Prairie Dog Town
Take Badlands Loop Road to the gravel Sage Creek Rim Road to find Roberts Prairie Dog Town.
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Roberts Prairie Dog Town Details
Take Badlands Loop Road to the gravel Sage Creek Rim Road to find Roberts Prairie Dog Town, the country's largest community of black-tailed prairie dogs. This former homestead has been taken over by prairie dogs, who dig their tunnels all over the former farmland. Wait for them to pop their heads up, and these friendly rodents may even saunter over for a close-up look at you.
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Deer Haven
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Pinnacles Entrance
Pinnacles Entrance is the northern most entrance to Badlands National Park and is located seven miles south of Wall, SD on Highway 240
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Pinnacles Overlook
You'll find Pinnacles Overlook on Badlands Loop Road, nine miles south of the town of Wall.
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Badlands Wilderness Area
In 1976, Congress designated 64,114 acres of wilderness in Badlands National Park.
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Sage Creek Campground
Camping is free at the primitive Sage Creek Campground.
