Sage Creek Sage Creek BADLI NORTH UNIT Red Shinto TOWERING MOUNTAINS and glassy lakes Churning rivers and dense forests Lush prairies and baking deserts The open spaces and natural wonders of the United States once seemed as limitless as they were diverse But as human expansion and development increased in the 1800s forests and prairies were replaced by settlements and agricultural lands Waterways were diverted wildlife was overhunted and the earth was scarred by mining Fortunately many Americans fought to preserve some of the country's vanishing wilderness In 1872 Yellowstone National Park was established becoming the first true PINE SHIRT TAL To Oglala Unpaved road may be impassable when wetu Wilderness area Trail 8 Ranger station Restrooms E self guiding trail A Campground
Sage Creek Basin overlook Pinnacles Entrance Overlook Ancient Hunters overlook Exit 127 Pinnacles Overlook ANDS NATIONAL PARK Conata Basin Overlook Exit 131 Cactus Flat Homestead overlook edicine Root Northeast Entran Big Badlands Overloo White Rive Valley Overloo Ben Reifel Visitor Cen Park Headquarter EN FALO Interior Entrance BADLANDS wi national park in the world and paving the way for future preservation efforts In 1901 Theodore Roosevelt became U S president He once stated There o can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country and during er pas Lodge his presidency Roosevelt signed five national parks into existence The National Park Service NPS was created in 1916 to manage the growing number of U S parks Badlands National Park in western South Dakota was added to the list in 1978 and its otherworldly rock formations troves of fossils compelling human history and timeless prairie vistas have fascinated visitors ever since PALMER CREEK Indian Rese
