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- ClosureNotch Trail closed for ladder repairsNotch Trail and all areas within 100 feet of the designated trail are closed; do not enter the closure area.Official details
Overview
About Northeast Entrance Station
Why stop
- Park maps, brochures, and permits are available at entry.
Heads up
- This is a practical gateway stop rather than a sightseeing destination.
Map
Where it is
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Before you go
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Badlands Tour Guide
Your drive to Northeast Entrance Station, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Badlands National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Badlands audio tourRecorded for this area
Big Badlands Overlook0:00 / 0:33
“Up ahead is Big Badlands Overlook, where a short walk from the parking area opens onto the eastern Badlands Wall. Stop here for a wide view without committing to a hike.”
Plays on the road 0.2 mi from Northeast Entrance Station in the Parkwolf Badlands Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Prairie Homestead
- Vertical Seams in the Cliffs
- The Brontothere’s Paired Horns
- Door, Window and Notch Trailheads
- 116 audio storiesacross Badlands’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Bison, Bighorn Sheep, Prairie Dog, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 11 trails, 34 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“We recently toured Badlands, Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore and more! We learned so much from this app as we toured each of these sites. The audio tours are worth the money.”
Guide
More about Northeast Entrance Station
At the northeast gateNortheast Entrance Station is Badlands National Park’s fee and information booth on the…
Northeast Entrance Station is Badlands National Park’s fee and information booth on the northeast approach. It’s one of the park’s three entrances, reached from I-90 at exit 131.
Pick up the basicsYou can buy an entrance pass or show one you already have, pick up park maps and brochures, and…
You can buy an entrance pass or show one you already have, pick up park maps and brochures, and ask about permits. It’s a handy place to get oriented before continuing into the park.
Keep it in perspectiveThis is a practical gateway, not a sightseeing destination in its own right.
This is a practical gateway, not a sightseeing destination in its own right. If you’re coming in from the northeast, handle entry and orientation here, then save your time for the park road and the places along it.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Badlands
760 sightingsBisonMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
1,060 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
904 sightingsPrairie DogMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
333 sightingsPronghornMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
304 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
87 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Badlands. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
