- Camping! Yes – Sage Creek Campground is $0
- Fossil Hunting – Badlands has an active fossil lab, and they even encourage you to help report fossils around the park! (Make sure that you follow their directions)
- Hiking – of course! AND Badlands National Park is one of the only parks that I’ve been to that you can explore OFF TRAIL. This is honestly so fun – it feels like you are a real explorer. Here’s my rating on hikes inside Badlands National Park!
- Stargazing – Badlands is an International Dark Sky Park – with the dark skies and low light pollution contributing to AMAZING stars.
- Spot wildlife! In the Badlands we saw Bison, Prairie Dogs (so cute!), Mountain Goats, and even a Coyote!
- Visit the Ben Reifel Visitor Center and Fossil Lab – it’s like a mini, and FREE museum. There are a lot of exhibits that are very well done and you can learn a LOT about the history and geography of the park. The Fossil Lab is an active lab – so you can actually see scientists at work uncovering the fossils!
- Badlands Bingo – for some unforgettable experiences…I’ve created the CUUUUTEST bingo cards that you can print and use on your trip. Inside my Badlands Itinerary.
We spent 2 days and 3 nights in the Badlands – all in for around $180 …and if you wanna go even cheaper…I got you.
In my Budget Badlands Itinerary – I show you how you can go to the Badlands for as little as $55!