1 active Badlands alert
- 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 Panorama Point Overlook
Why stop
- A broad view across layered ridges toward the White River Valley.
Heads up
- Its panorama resembles nearby Big Foot Pass.
Map
Where it is
Loading the Badlands map
Full mapPlan your stop
Before you go
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Badlands Tour Guide
Your drive to Panorama Point Overlook, 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 place
Panorama Point Overlook0:00 / 0:19
“Panorama Point Overlook is coming up, with a wide view across the ridges toward the White River Valley. It's a wheelchair-accessible roadside stop, so you can enjoy the panorama without a hike.”
Plays as you drive up to Panorama Point Overlook in the Parkwolf Badlands Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Big Foot Pass Overlook
- Prairie Wind Overlook
- White River Valley Overlook
- The Horn That Sheds Its Cover
- 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 Panorama Point Overlook
A quick, broad stopPanorama Point Overlook is a roadside pull-off in Badlands National Park, with a wide view…
Panorama Point Overlook is a roadside pull-off in Badlands National Park, with a wide view across the eroded ridges toward the White River Valley. Keep it for a long look without committing to a hike; the site is listed as wheelchair accessible. If you are also stopping at Big Foot Pass, expect similar scenery and decide whether a second panorama adds enough to your day.
Take in the panoramaThe view drops over the formations toward the White River Valley.
The view drops over the formations toward the White River Valley. For a photo, include the nearest ridges as well as the distant valley; the close cuts show the landscape’s texture and give the broad view some depth. The name is literal: Panorama Point is known for its wide sweep across the Badlands formations.
Read the layersThe bands below were laid down over millions of years.
The bands below were laid down over millions of years. Shallow seas, rivers, and wind deposited layers from about 75 million years ago until roughly 28 million years ago. Around 500,000 years ago, the Cheyenne and White Rivers began cutting the channels and canyons visible today. The Badlands are still eroding, at an estimated inch per year.
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.
