Place
Conata Basin Overlook
Quick Facts
Location:
Wall, SD
Significance:
With dramatic views, this lookout provides a complete geologic section of the park, with every layer present.
Amenities
4 listed
Accessible Sites, Parking - Auto, Parking - Bus/RV, Scenic View/Photo Spot
Conata Basin Overlook has some incredible views of the park’s paleosols. Paleosols are ancient soils that often take on bright colors in the rock record. At Conata Basin Overlook, one can see two of the park’s most vibrant paleosols: the Yellow Mounds and the Interior Paleosol.