Sage Creek Basin Overlook

Badlands National Park preserves the largest remaining mixed-grass prairie in the United States.

NPS Photo / Serena Rosales

Quick Facts

Location:

Wall, SD

Significance:

This overlook offers an excellent view of the mixed-grass prairie as it melts into Badlands buttes in the distance.

Amenities

2 listed

Parking - Auto, Scenic View/Photo Spot

The Sage Creek Basin Overlook provides a view into a pristine mixed grass prairie. Here, Badlands formations have eroded away almost entirely, revealing an underlying terrain more suitable for grasslands soil development. Trails are visible throughout this area, but they are not developed or maintained by the park. These are game trails made by bison.