Badlands National Park Travel Guide: 24 Hours & 17+ Stops

[@randysteed1400]

The unidentified animal is a prong-horned antelope. Cool place to visit. Thanks for the great content.

[@ThroughMyLens]

Good to know, thank you!

[@petermgruhn]

We "studied" them in m'be fourth grade. Even though that was like 45 years ago still totally obvious. May also be written as "pronghorn".

[@cagal1066]

​@@ThroughMyLens pronghorns are the second fastest land animal. North America used to have our own type of cheetah & it's thought that this is why the pronghorn are so fast!

[@kennypalermo9071]

@@ThroughMyLens Have you heard about the shooting at Apalachee High School?

[@luannculhane8878]

I think the morning is the best time to visit. The colors come alive with the morning sun. I am sorry you couldn't visit on a sunny day. Yes, you saw a pronghorn antelope. As you drive across the west, keep your eyes open. They are everywhere!

[@MeanderThisWay]

I think the rain made it look even more beautiful ☔️☔️☔️ The Bison were amazing!!! 🤩

[@dianapostlewaite424]

My husband and I visited Badlands, the Black Hills/Mt. Rushmore, Custer State Park, and Theodore Roosevelt Nation Park in the summer of 2018. What an amazing trip! Badlands was awes-inspiring, for sure! I loved your video and commentary on a truly amazing place.

[@RacersUnited]

What a beautiful shot with the rainbow

[@sarahmcbride4518]

Josh, you make the best travel videos...! They're super inspiring and enjoyable to watch. Love your family. Kudos to Pops for climbing that ladder! Lol. 😅 Love that guy. ❤❤❤

[@jonathantitus2629]

One of our favorite parks--and underrated at that. We enjoyed a stay at the Lodge, so we got to see it in both afternoon/evening and early morning light. We loved the fry bread too!

[@DyanK614]

Went on a tour of Yellowstone and Grand Teton 2 years ago- it started in Rapid City(which I had never heard of- I’m Canadian) and included Badlands- its beauty and other worldliness blew me away. So glad I saw it. This video brought back lots of memories! Thanks!

[@athogan1]

I’m a big traveler but I injured myself in the spring and couldn’t travel this summer. I discovered your videos and I love them! It’s a great way to satisfy my wanderlust…I worked a few years in the Dakotas and so glad you made it out there! One of my favorite parts of the country. Thanks to you and Pops for taking us along on your adventures!

[@violetbf3773]

I’m glad Pops was able to go up and down the ladder. Great video, Josh. It looks like a great place to visit 🙌🏽

[@ThroughMyLens]

Me too, I didn't think he would do it haha

[@TheECSH]

Never clicked faster! I lived and worked there for a while. My heart of hearts!

[@TalesFromAbroad-SJ]

Great video! Badlands National Park looks absolutly stunning, especially with all the different trails and wildlife you got to see. The Notch Trail and Yellow Mounds Overlook were definite highlights. Watching the bison roam was amazing too! Can’t wait for the South Dakota road trip video - thanks for sharing!

[@johnchedsey1306]

Badlands is easily one of my favorite parks. The timing of your video upload is perfect since I'll be there in about a week and a half! (But not at sunset). I always get a tshirt at park visitor centers. I always got concert shirts whenever I saw a band, so this to me is essentially the same thing.

[@ashleylitebrite6971]

Yes, same here. We always get magnets or postcards. Badlands is beautiful! Can't wait to go myself.

[@ThroughMyLens]

So cool you collect magnets as well!

[@kathimeadows7869]

Love the badlands. Great job Pops on doing the ladder!

[@mamaebbie7326]

Our family looks forward to your videos. They are always SO good. Special thank you for pointing out accessible hikes. It is so helpful for advance trip planning.

[@martyc7029]

Great video! I love how you are always positive about everything you discuss. You are always fun to watch and see how you respond to the amazing beauty in our parks.

[@ThroughMyLens]

Thanks I appreciate that, I always try to be as positive as possible

[@jennifermarie93]

We returned to Badlands for our fourth time in July. It’s always amazing! Great video! You saw a lot of wildlife!

[@ThroughMyLens]

So cool! I bet it was hot then though

[@maryberrie1]

Im with Pops! When we were there, we were in a crazy thunderstorm and as fast as it came through it cleared out. I thought the rain really made all the colors pop.

[@adventureswithmarkandsonoko]

Always a pleasure watching your videos! My wife and I spend most of our travel time between national parks in the US and traveling around Japan. Cheers!

[@rhondaz356]

This was so cool. I've heard about this park, but never saw any video about it. This was so interesting, and phenomenal. Thanks so very much, Josh and Pops. I really enjoyed this video, including the wildlife. That rainbow was the perfect addition.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌈

[@ThroughMyLens]

Thanks so much for watching and glad I could introduce the park to you!

[@sunshinenani1662]

Love watching where your travels take you! You enable me to see the world! Thank you!

[@cherylpage7415]

Hahahaaa its a pronghorn/antelope ❤❤ enjoy ... this was a wonderful tour. I love love love the Badlands....also Theodore Roosevelt Park is wonderful... Bison and wild horses ❤❤

[@popshiking]

I love the colors you pulled out in this video! So dramatic and the rainbow was the icing on the cake!

[@ThroughMyLens]

Thanks pops!

[@BrendaHaltom-cs6ck]

Wonderful Badlands experience! So many animals and wonderful colors of the rocks! I love rain! Glad it rained! Wish we could have seen a beautiful sunset though!❤️😀🇺🇸🌏

[@carlapires7732]

Not sure why but those initial landscapes of rocky formation reminded me of Cappadocia, Turkey. Actually, I do think cloudy or rainy skies tend to enhance the natural beauty of the scenery rather than overshadow them (& it also helps you enjoy it more to your self for much less people around!). Wherever you go, far away or close by, you get something amazing to see. Thank you for putting in the effort & sharing it with us!

[@ThroughMyLens]

That is a good comparison! I have never been but it does look like photos I have seen

[@JP-dz7zu]

Notch trail is very unique and one of the coolest trails in the parks system

[@sandiandgregh]

What an epic day for you both. Great to see the animals and the rainbow. Incredible.

[@prowrestlingisart6742]

Always magnets and postcards! Easy to pack and take up no room. Possibly a shirt too.

[@johnrandazzo7158]

We enjoy ALL of your videos! We watched your recent "live" as well. :o) We too, get magnets from each National Park we've visited. So easy to pack, not expensive and make a great memory display. We have 25 so far. Adventure awaits!

[@daphne8406]

Wow, your pops is 90? He looks darn good! And fit too for making it up that steep ladder! 💪 May we all be able enjoy going out in nature no matter our age! ☺️

[@sdtimeless]

It’s unlikely he’s 90 and it was a joke. 😂 He looks more like in his 60’s

[@Nursense2024]

He’s not 90!

[@adventuresofMomDadGirlWhiteDog]

We absolutely loved the Badlands! We had one of our favorite boondocking spots there. Thanks for letting us reminisce over our memories through your adventures. 🥰

[@laurastewart3486]

You both should put out some merch. I think I would really buy a "Pops" hikes t-shirt.😏

[@cindywestlake6278]

Me too!!

[@ellinorglorioso2247]

LOVE, Luv, love the badlands! will visit soon.

[@joansidor5191]

Terrific video. Top notch. Thanks. Joan

[@quirkydrivenlife]

Wonderful video! Another place added to my very long list of places I need to go 😂👍🏻❤

[@ThroughMyLens]

So awesome! My list keeps getting longer too haha

[@adventurebrewingwithcurtis]

Agree Badlands truly surprised me. It was more then I expected.

[@arty13701]

This is crazy timing. I’m literally thinking about doing this this week!!!

[@beaubows]

New video, woop woop!! 🎉🙌🏽

[@ThroughMyLens]

Yep!

[@conniewojahn6445]

Gorgeous! Love the colors. The "sunset" was great. Thank you.

[@kellyjohnson3617]

Badlands is so awesome. And yep you got to see the pronghorn antelope that are everywhere out there. They are so beautiful and run like the wind. My mom had a goat who mated with an antelope and it was my mom’s favorite farm animal they had when they lived in SD outside of Sturgis.

[@kayleebeare]

Yes! I get magnets as well, along with postcards that I write what I did that day on them then put them in my post card photo album. Cool way to remember what trails I did in the park and what else I did that day. Also buy a patch from each park. Been wanting to see the Badlands for a while, thanks for sharing with us. And go pops! Took on that ladder like a champ.

[@Maneerat.boucaud]

Beautiful rainbow 🌈 in Badlands..lucky to you 👍 Love your video 💕

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Nice to see so many wheelchair accessible trails.

[@marybethmccloy6447]

This brought back a lot of memories of our trip to Badlands. We loved the fry bread too. May was a great time for you to visit, even in the rain. It was so hot when we were there in late June.

[@ThroughMyLens]

Yea I can't imagine how hot it would be in the summer!

[@annette3488]

Great video! I loved Badlands and was not expecting to do so! Those are pronghorns we saw them too when there! I get magnets everywhere we go! Refrigerator is almost full!😂

[@ThroughMyLens]

So cool you saw them as well! Yea my fridge it full to the brim haha

[@crazylarry1959]

I MISSED YOUR VIDEO JUST VIEWED SPECTACULAR SCENERY NATURE AT ITS BEST .POPS YOU ARE AMAZING FOR CLIMBING THE LADDER ,FUNNY HOW YOU WONT GO IN A CAVE BUT YOU'LL HANG OFF A MOUNTAIN.JOSH YOUR NARRATION IS EXCELLENT ESPECIALLY THE BANTER BETWEEN THE POP AND THE SON .I LOVE BOTH CHANNELS LARRY FROM LONG ISLAND

[@barbarashepheard9735]

Well done Pops, good to get up that ladder.

[@markgubbins1958]

The Pronghorn Antelope is the 2nd fastest land animal in the world, and can reach speeds up to 60 mph. I live in eastern South Dakota and have made many trips to the Badlands. My favorite spots are the yellow mounds and the Castle trail. Great video !!!!!

[@NicoleHikesalot]

Awesome to see you guys explore Badlands! Yes, that was a Pronghorn out there! Great video!

[@LindaSolis-b9s]

Wow! I drove through the badlands many years ago on a road trip, but didn't stop. That ladder trail looks challenging. I'll stick to the accessible ones. Thanks for the video. 🙂

[@ThroughMyLens]

Fair enough, lots of trails for all hiking levels at the park

[@kristinakahila8914]

Beautiful well done video. Thank you.

[@daviotkelly1267]

That bison was really looking like 'You got something to say?'😂 great video

[@ThroughMyLens]

haha I know right??

[@dilligaf2818]

So great to see your Bison in the wild

[@Rab1dllama]

Others beat me to telling you the mystery animal was a pronghorn. I saw so many of them when I was there and in Custer State Park. Didn’t see as many bison as you did, but I camped a couple nights at Sage Creek and woke up to a couple of them walking around the campground.

[@cindywestlake6278]

Yes!! That's a pronghorn! We absolutely LOVE Badlands!! I must have missed your South Dakota video somehow, I am gonna search for that now! I buy magnets everywhere I go😊

[@1958zed]

I think you just added another destination to my bucket list.

[@ThroughMyLens]

You will love South Dakota, wait till you see the full road trip video, it is such a cool state

[@ruready2rock856]

I always try to get a magnet and a mug from everywhere I Go. Especially magnets. I love the Badlands. South Dakota was my favorite part of our last trip across country.

[@Chiara-j1w]

This is a pronghorn antelope. We saw our first one in this park too. I love watching your videos with all the interesting and awesome content. It is really helpful for plannig our trips to the states. Thank you!!

[@apk4pres]

Great job on the ladder and the ledge, Pops! We collect the lapel pins and stick them to a big, canvas map that has all the National Parks and state capitals printed on it. We’re slowly filling the blanks.

[@miriammitchell9677]

Hey! TML!!! Y’all are just too much👊🏽 Love it! Thanks for letting me see the world through your eyes. Always great context🚶🏾‍♀️‍➡️

[@ThroughMyLens]

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@ItsBalakA]

Very excited for your south dakota road trip video!

[@ThroughMyLens]

I can't wait to share it, still editing haha

[@ashleywolfe6520]

Love all your videos! We were there last year, so much fun!

[@kflorence2219]

Love your videos as always!

[@ThroughMyLens]

Glad you like them!

[@piano3lf]

I collect postcards! I love putting them up around a world map on my wall, and they're usually way better photos than I could take.

[@ThroughMyLens]

That is a fantastic idea!

[@rsuninv]

Cow Deer, that’s my new description of a Pronghorn Antelope

[@siriggius]

That was a really good video. Makes me want to go back really bad!

[@TravelSmallLiveBig]

We went here a few years ago - incredible views! No hiking because our dog travels with us, but a great park to just do a drive through (we actually towed our trailer through the park)! I had to turn around recently because of a bison jam but it was on a hiking trail and I was on foot 🥺 So cool Pops is able to travel with you!

[@BoogieMan568]

A rainbow and its incredible ? 😄americans are easily entertained😅 Its really nice to se that you have a good friendship with your dad🥰

[@Sophie-ei6zh]

Love Badlands. It's small but has the biggest bang for the buck esp. with all the wildlife views! I collect National Park passport cancelation stamps, magnets and tshirts to support our beautiful parks!

[@miriammitchell9677]

My apologies Pops. Huge props for climbing the ladder 👊🏽

[@ThroughMyLens]

haha i didn't think he would do it either

[@richard_n]

Badlands is my favorite national park. I've been there at least half a dozen times in my life, and it's great every time. My favorite stretch of the US is starting at Badlands, going to the Black Hills, and then heading to Devil's Tower across the border in WY. If that isn't the greatest trek you ever do, there's probably no pleasing you.

[@kenghock68]

Thank you for doing this

[@margaretconnors1223]

I always enjoy the trips and places that you visit!! And I wouldn’t have thought that pops would have climbed that ladder, I don’t think I would have!! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences. I try to collect post cards from places I visit but there getting harder to find with all the technology!! Don’t travel much anymore cze if finances!! So I really enjoy watching your videos!! God bless and keep safe!! ❤️❤️

[@theresemuckel]

I am collecting autostickers wherever I am. As I am from Germany people have a lot of fun reading all that stickers.

[@ThroughMyLens]

That is awesome!

[@DriveScapes-x9v]

Badlands is on our list of drives when we make our way out West!

[@bethbarclay855]

Way to go pop. I’m getting gaming vibes with the badlands. Final fantasy anyone? May need a chocobo to ride. The colouring & terrain are amazing.

[@annieis300]

WOW!!! 💖💖💖💖💖

[@herbbenner7109]

Your videos are so well done

[@mlaccci]

I also collect magnets from NPs. Started with all kind but recently I buy only the vintage ones, with the old-style drawings. Some of them are amazing even in such a small form. My collection covers almost completely the doors of my fridge and the value of the magnets is at least twice the value of the fridge. Greetings from Hungary. :-)

[@birdman5223]

Good stuff y’all👍

[@C-TOS]

Good times at the Badlands

[@steveschwartz6138]

Cool video. I think that animal was a prong horn antelope. The banding on those hills is awesome. Reminds me of Old Pariah in Utah. I always get mugs and/or Christmas ornaments at the parks i visit.

[@tompfeiffer2755]

I'm a NP patch collector.

[@KhurshidsChannel]

This video is amazing! Thanks for sharing such a beautiful experience! sub & 👍

[@wezylinn]

If you love the color there, you should go to the painted hills in OR. I don't think I've seen a video from you there. And, while you're in the area, Pops would probably love the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site. Lots of history of the Chinese in America. The store/doctor's office is so well preserved the exact way the owner last left it. He planned to be back but ended up never returning. There are also some petrohlyphs in the picture gorge right on the road you can see and a fossil museum along the way.

[@markyuen2312]

As for Notch Trail, I think there should be a slide to go back down instead of using the ladder. Can you imagine Pops sliding down the slide? Weeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

[@ThroughMyLens]

haha a slide would be AMAZING

[@senecaflint6853]

I know it’s cliche, but the landscapes look just like Mars. Also ILL pops! 🔶🔷

[@JudyBeren]

Back in the 90s drove otr and we were stopped at the rest area and I looked across the highway and seen sitting bull on his horse his head dress was down his back and he was looking at me was so awesome

[@davidcolinstillman5585]

HI 👋 GORGEOUS SCENERY COLORS LANDSCAPES VIEWS WILDLIFE FOOTAGE VIDEO 📹 📸 RAIN CLOUDS 🌦 ADD MORE DEFINITIONS TO THE BACK ROUND . BE SAFE ☺️ 🙏 HAVE FUN ☺️ 🙏ENJOYED ☺️ 🙏GOD BLESS YOU BOTH ALWAYS ON YOUR ADVENTURES ☺️ 🙏 THANK YOU ☺️ 🙏

[@cherylpage7415]

I love camping in the Badlands and you have to visit Wall Drug ❤❤

[@EdCook-f4q]

I too collect magnets from not only national parks but anywhere of interest and travels we do. Refrigerator magnets. If magnets are not available or I don't like the choices, I look at stickers. Often, I find a really great one and make my own magnet out of it. I get the magnetic tape at Home Depot or somewhere and stick it on the back of the sticker, then cut off the excess. Makes a great memory and looks just like a normal magnet. I have even clear coated a few. I have magnets all over a refrigerator and freeze in my garage.

[@skeeterboy77]

we were there last Sept and it was 105 so Ill trade that for cloudy with some rain! Lol Such an incredible park to visit..

[@Nursense2024]

Pops take Junior along the 395 corridor…and get some shots of the “Minarets” and behind the Forest Service station in Bridgeport are hot springs…Do a Mule Days parade..in Bishop..The Alabama Hills are famous in old cowboy movies where over 400 western movies made in these boulders….The wind whipped off the snows from Independance are breathtaking and amazing…

[@GrahamHolmes]

We collect patches from wherever we go and attach to the headliner in our truck

[@wanderlust62]

My hand shot up raised! Sorry Pops. . . but, you know. That is awesome you went up, yay! 👏👏👏 Couldn't see the horns well, pronghorn?

[@sharonwisinger5162]

Great video. I visited there but didn’t see so much as in your video. Thanks

[@ThroughMyLens]

Glad you got to see it as well! Always a reason to go back haha, there is a lot more I want to see too

[@dougmccready5454]

went there last year. Saw so many videos of Notch trail. It was sooo much harder then I thought and I had to go to the left up the rocks instead. With a little help too!

[@ANonyMouse627]

4:29 *This* is the scariest part of Notch trail, not the ladders. The path narrows with a steep drop off as you say and the pebbly rocks under your feet are *loose.* When I went I had on sneakers but they didn't have the best grip and boy was I clenched xD

[@mikeluckey2073]

I like to collect the hiking stick medallions at the parks.