A view of the rolling badlands, including several buttes and a large slide of yellowish rock.

Coal Vein: A Guided Nature Trail

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

  • 30 - 60 minutes
  • 17 tour stops

Take a self-guided stroll through the badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and learn about the constantly changing geology of this unique landscape.

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