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Badlands National Park is a treasure trove of fossils, including these small, spherical, fossil dung beetle balls. Yup, that's right, fossilized dung beetle balls around 30 million years old, during a time when the landscape was a semi-tropical grassland with open forests.
Badlands National Park is one of several National Park System units located within the boundaries of South Dakota. Stunning scenery may be viewed all along the road, and you should stop at all the view areas for different perspectives of this 244,000-acre park.
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Here’s the definitive guide to National Park System campgrounds where RVers can park their rigs.
Our app is packed with RVing- specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 national parks.
You’ll also find stories about RVing in the parks, tips helpful if you’ve just recently become an RVer, and useful planning suggestions.
