Where to See Prairie Dog in Badlands National Park

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Prairie Dog sightings in Badlands

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Where Prairie Dog has been reported, from 906 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM5% of the busiest hour5 AM16% of the busiest hour6 AM42% of the busiest hour7 AM74% of the busiest hour8 AM89% of the busiest hour9 AM95% of the busiest hour10 AM89% of the busiest hour11 AM74% of the busiest hourNoon58% of the busiest hour1 PM47% of the busiest hour2 PM53% of the busiest hour3 PM68% of the busiest hour4 PM89% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PM63% of the busiest hour8 PM26% of the busiest hour9 PM5% of the busiest hour10 PM0% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Prairie Dog is most seen 8–11 AM and 4–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Prairie Dog sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	5%
5 AM	16%
6 AM	42%
7 AM	74%
8 AM	89%
9 AM	95%
10 AM	89%
11 AM	74%
Noon	58%
1 PM	47%
2 PM	53%
3 PM	68%
4 PM	89%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	63%
8 PM	26%
9 PM	5%
10 PM	0%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Prairie Dog on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Badlands, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Badlands Tour Guide

The Prairie-Dog Greeting

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“When two prairie dogs meet, watch their faces. They may touch noses or mouths in a greeting that looks like a kiss. Black-tailed prairie dogs live in family groups called coteries, each occupying part of a larger town.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Badlands Tour Guide.

4 more about Prairie Dog in the app

Roberts Prairie Dog Town
Quinn Road Prairie Dog Town
The Owl Beside the Burrow
The Lark with Feather Horns

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Where to look

Badlands spots that mention Prairie Dog

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Prairie Dog. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightRoberts Prairie Dog TownA prairie-dog neighborhood where the residents don’t always show.

SightQuinn Road Prairie Dog TownA roadside pause to hear and watch prairie dogs at their colony.

Scenic pulloutSage Creek Basin OverlookA broad prairie view, with bison paths across the basin.

CampgroundSage Creek CampgroundA primitive prairie camp where bison sometimes wander through.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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Wildlife

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Where to see Prairie Dog in Badlands