Badlands National Park Tour

Welcome to the self-guided driving tour of Badlands National Park in South Dakota!

Featuring riveting stories, a phenomenal narrator, and easy automatic audio, this app puts exploration in the palm of your hand!

Self-Guided Badlands National Park Tour:
Discover the strange clay hills of the Badlands, a national park that’s sure to leave a lasting impression. Drive along the Badlands Wall and find out how this imposing feature formed. Stand atop Big Badlands Overlook and survey the breathtaking views. This Badlands tour features breathtaking sights, unexpected history, and an experience you won’t soon forget.

At the Ancient Hunters Overlook, uncover the history of the Lakota tribe in the Badlands. Then revisit the struggle between settlers and Lakota at Homesteaders Overlook as you take in views of a spot where a historic Badlands homestead once stood. Hike the Notch Trail, Door Trail, and Castle Trail, considered the best hiking trails in the Badlands.

Plus, unearth the prehistoric past buried beneath the Badlands. Hear the story of the Big Pig Dig, stroll the Fossil Exhibit Trail, and learn what prehistoric beasts roamed the Badlands before they were the Badlands. And spot contemporary wildlife, like the bison of the Badlands, who roam free and wild.

This tour makes it easy to have a good time in the Badlands!


TOUR STORIES:
■ The Badlands Wall
■ Erosion
■ Hay Butte Overlook
■ Badlands Wilderness Overlook
■ Roberts Prairie Dog Town
■ Pinnacles Overlook
■ Ancient Hunters Overlook
■ Nomadland
■ Bison and Pronghorns
■ Yellow Mounds Overlook
■ Conata Basin Overlook
■ Homestead Overlook
■ Homesteaders and the Lakota
■ Burns Basin Overlook
■ Prehistoric Monsters
■ Prairie Wind Overlook
■ Panorama Point
■ Bigfoot Pass Overlook
■ White River Valley Overlook
■ Birds of the Badlands
■ Fossil Exhibit Trail
■ The Big Pig Dig
■ Clastic Dikes
■ Saddle Pass Trail
■ Shrinking Grassland
■ Ben Reifel Visitor Center
■ Cliff Shelf Trail
■ Notch, Castle, & Door Trails
■ Wonderland National Park
■ Big Badlands Overlook


HOW IT WORKS:
As you travel, audio stories play automatically based on your location. Simply go to the starting point of the tour and begin following the given route. Each story begins playing on its own, usually just before you reach a point of interest.

TOUR FEATURES:


▶ Freedom of travel
No scheduled tour times, no crowded buses, and no rush to keep moving past stops that interest you. You have total freedom to skip ahead, linger, and take as many photos as you’d like.


▶ Automatic play
No muss, no fuss. Just follow the app’s built-in route to all the must-visit spots — the audio stories about everything you see will play automatically!

▶ Works offline
Download the tour in advance and then use it seamlessly, even in areas with no service!

▶ Lifetime purchase
No monthly subscription. No time limits. No usage limits. Enjoy this tour as many times as you like.

▶ Incredible stories
Immerse yourself in the history, culture, and secrets of this famous site with the help of a top-tier narrator and fascinating stories written by experts.

▶ Award-winning app
Featured on Thrillist and WBZ, this easy-to-use app won the Laurel Award for Technology from the Newport Mansions, who use the app for over a million tours per year.

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FREE DEMO:
Check out the totally free demo to get an idea of what this tour is all about. If you like it, purchase the tour to access all the stories.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
Download the tour ahead of time over data or WiFi for full offline use.

Be sure your phone battery is fully charged or take an external battery pack. Continued use of the GPS can drain your battery.

Allow the tour to access location services and GPS tracking features to play stories automatically during the tour.