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This 7 mi unpaved (but well-maintained) road heads west from the Pinnacles Entrance, for an option to extend your loop. Allow about 30 minutes.
The main facility in the North Unit, with exhibits on wildlife, geology and paleontology. The Badlands Natural History Association operates a shop with educational materials for sale. Bus and RV parking is available.
Features the brightly-colored yellow rock layer, one of the oldest layers in the park.
A view of the marginal White River Valley farmlands that homesteaders tried to make work in the late 1800s.