Located in southwestern South Dakota, Badlands National Park consists
of 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires blended
with the largest, protected mixed grass prairie in the United States.
Badlands National Park contains the world's richest
Oligocene epoch fossil beds, dating 23 to 35 million years old. Scientists
can
study the evolution of mammal species such as the horse, sheep, rhinoceros
and pig in the Badlands formations. Click here to find out more ...
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 as a refuge
and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. The refuge
serves as an important staging area for migrating Canada geese, other
waterfowl, sandhill cranes, shorebirds, and neotropical
migrants. Providing critical wintering habitat for the high plains trumpeter
swan population is a primary goal. The refuge provides a variety of habitats
for resident and migrant wildlife. Click here to find out more ...
We're surrounded on three sides
by the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian Reservations. Experience their
heritage with pow-wows, sun dances and the history of Wounded Knee.
The park preserves a turn-of-the-century working cattle ranch. The ranch
house, outbuildings and visitor center contain displays devoted to the
extraordinary careers of Arthur and Eve Bowring and ranching in the sandhills.
Arthur was a state legislator, and Eve was the first Nebraska woman to
enter Congress. Click here to find out more ...
BHB&L Association is a major creator of Black Hills travel publications.
Among our titles are: South Dakota Vacation Guide, Exploring the Black
Hills and Badlands (summer/autumn magazine), Romancing the Snow (winter
magazine), and nearly 2.7 million maps annually. Click here to find out
more ...
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 as a refuge
and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. The refuge
serves as an important staging area for migrating Canada geese, other
waterfowl, sandhill cranes, shorebirds, and neotropical
migrants. Providing critical wintering habitat for the high plains trumpeter
swan population is a primary goal. The refuge provides a variety of habitats
for resident and migrant wildlife. 
The park preserves a turn-of-the-century working cattle ranch. The ranch
house, outbuildings and visitor center contain displays devoted to the
extraordinary careers of Arthur and Eve Bowring and ranching in the sandhills.
Arthur was a state legislator, and Eve was the first Nebraska woman to
enter Congress. 