An online travel guide named the 60 campsites with the best views across the U.S., including one in South Dakota.

Much of this volcanic ash comes from the Great Basin, a geographic area within which the states of Utah and Nevada lie today.

The closest major airport to Badlands National Park is in Rapid City, South Dakota. From there, visitors can drive for about an hour to the North Unit of the park. The Ben Reifel Visitor Center on the ...

While South Dakota and Utah's badlands might be better known, New Mexico's colorful rock formations and remote badland ...

A "Homecooking" sign, perched on the side of a gravel road in southwestern South Dakota, stops me ... buttes draw 900,000 people a year to Badlands National Park, the heart of the landscape.

In the Black Hills of South Dakota, consider stopping at a small, artsy town that has unique attractions and murals the whole ...

Retired National Park Service superintendents visited South Dakota Searchlight to express their concerns about Trump's mass ...

When an epidemic of plague struck prairie dogs within South Dakota’s greater Conata-Badlands ecosystem last spring, U.S. Fish ...

Another honor for Hocking Hills State Park. It ranks among the "The 50 Most Beautiful Places in America" according to Condé Nast Traveler. Here's why.

Today, agriculture generates much of the state’s economic activity. South Dakota also has a growing tourism industry, with Mount Rushmore and the Badlands National Park among visitor favorites.