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The Badlands

The Badlands, United States

Photo: U.S. Bureau of Land Management · Public domain

Striped rock formations eroded into spires and canyons across a prairie that otherwise runs flat to the horizon, bison herds roaming the same grassland Lakota hunting parties once did, and a night sky dark enough to see the Milky Way without trying.

The best time to visit The Badlands is May–Jun, Sep, when typical daytime highs reach about 16°C (61°F).

Best time to go
May–Jun, Sep
Budget on the ground
$ · budget-friendly
Nearest airport
RAP

Good for

landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing sunshine and salt water moving about and doing things

In season

Typical daytime highs

Mar–May13°C55°F
Jun–Aug29°C84°F
Sep–Nov16°C61°F
Dec–Feb3°C37°F

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