One of my most beloved places in the world is Badlands National Park in South Dakota. With its moon-like geography and ...

In a place like Badlands National Park, you don't find a lot of lengthy South Dakota hiking trails. There's a good reason for that. In a spot as desolate (yet still stunningly beautiful) as the ...

Day trippers ready to move beyond Death Valley’s greatest hits should consider less popular tracts like the park’s sand dunes ...

Twice a month from July to September, hikers can take part in a brand new guided walk with the Centennial Wilderness Hike in Badlands National Park. The five-hour hike, added to the calendar as a way ...

Expansive prairies, rugged rock formations, never-ending views, and abundant wildlife. Welcome to Badlands National Park, encompassing more than 244,000 acres of desolate beauty in South Dakota. The ...

Rugged terrain, roaming wildlife, and a new presidential library place western North Dakota on the radar as one of 2026's ...

BEND, Ore. — I got off work early on Friday feeling excited. My husband, Robin, was off too, and we had big plans — which are basically what we call any plans that involve us spending time alone ...

The Oregon Badlands is the strangest wilderness in Oregon, with no mountains, lakes or streams. This desert landscape east of Bend was buried by a basalt lava flow about 10,000 years ago. As more lava ...