When the snow began to fly in mid-October, I was pretty excited to put on my snowshoes. I made one trip out to Todd Lake from Dutchman Flat before the snow all melted away, not to be seen again until ...

BISMARCK — Badlands Conservation Alliance is hosting an outing to western North Dakota on Saturday, April 25, to celebrate Earth Day. The group will hike a few miles round-trip to the highest natural ...

Badlands National Park is urging backcountry hikers to plan ahead as April heats up, including bringing at least a gallon of water per person per day and a map or GPS.

Drive two and a half hours southeast of Yellowstone National Park and you’ll find a different kind of wild. Wind blows sand across dry stream beds, and gnarled, candy-striped hoodoos jut out of ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Badlands National Park says one of its rangers was hiking near a butte last month when they found a fossil. Officials say the leptauchenia was found in an area known as the ...

I've been lucky enough to spend a large portion of my life exploring the many nature trails in South Dakota. I've spent hot ...