United States of America South Dakota

Badlands Loop Road

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49.1 km
Length
+472 m
Ascent
−554 m
Descent
985 m
Highest point
1
Hairpins
9.0%
Max gradient
1h 05min
Drive time (approx.)
Badlands Loop Road map
49.1 km · 1 hairpin · 985 m

Elevation profile

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What does Badlands Loop Road look like?

SD 240 Badlands
TCN7JM · CC BY-SA 3.0
Badlands National Park - panoramio - Idawriter
Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0
South Dakota SR 240 & Big Foot Pass Road aerial 01
Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0
South Dakota SR 240 & Big Foot Pass Road aerial 01A
Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Badlands National Park - panoramio
Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0
SD240 Badland Loop westbound
Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0
Badlands National Park - Interior, SD
Redditaddict69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Differentially eroded siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (White River Group, Tertiary; White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA) 23
James St. John · CC BY 2.0

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Start
Wall
43.98694, -102.23908
Finish
Jackson County
43.74995, -101.93169

Along the road

Fuel

3
Conoco 0.0 km · 870 m
Exxon 0.0 km · 870 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 0.0 km.

Parking

57
Fossil Exhibit Trail parking 39.7 km · 812 m
56 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 49.1 km.

EV chargers

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 0.0 km.

Viewpoints

20
Pinnacles Overlook 11.4 km · 981 m
Ancient Hunters Overlook 12.4 km · 931 m
Yellow Mounds Overlook 16.6 km · 824 m
Conata Basin Overlook 17.6 km · 855 m
Homestead Overlook 20.4 km · 882 m
Burns Basin Overlook 24.8 km · 836 m
Prairie Wind Overlook 29.6 km · 812 m
Prairie Wind Overlook 29.6 km · 812 m
Panorama Point 32.3 km · 830 m
Bigfoot Pass Overlook 34.7 km · 815 m
White River Valley Overlook 36.1 km · 821 m
9 unnamed places along the road, from 10.0 km to 49.1 km.

Toilets

6
6 unnamed places along the road, from 11.4 km to 47.5 km.