My youngest daughter and I went to the Badlands on a girls weekend her junior year of high school. We camped, survived a hailstorm, made cocoa, and watched a billion stars come out together. You can’t put a price on the memories we made. It’s astounding that the Federal government considers the national parks a “non-essential” service to its citizens.
Sincerely,
Badlands National Park
This park's sharply textured rock formations share a 244,000-acre landscape with the largest protected mixed-grass prairie in the United States.
State(s): South Dakota
Established: 1929
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Greetings from Badlands National Park
My wife Jamie and I love packing up our 3 pups and our girls and going camping. This is our visit to Badlands NP. I was so nervous to take our pride flag out but did it anyway and I am so happy I did. We want to show our…
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