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Badlands Overview

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Fast Facts

Nearest City Interior, SD
Last Site Visit July 2008
Annual Visitation 886,654 in 2007 (view all years)
Creation Date November 10, 1978
Total Area 244,300 acres
Entrance Fee $15 per car per week
Lowest Elevation 2,400 feet, Cedar Pass Area
Highest Elevation 3,247 feet, at Pinnacles Entrance
Highest Average Temperature 88°F, in July-August
Lowest Average Temperature 7°F, in January
Record High Temperature 114°F, in 1980
Record Low Temperature -45°F, in 1989
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Area Weather Information


Park Evolution

1929: Badlands National Monument created
1978: Redesignated Badlands National Park

Phone Numbers & Addresses

Mailing Address

Badlands National Park
25216 Ben Reifel Road
P.O. Box 6
Interior, SD 57750

Park Headquarters

(605) 433-5361
(605) 433-5404 (Fax)

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