Buffalo Gap Nat'l Grassland

Scenic, SD 57780

United States

East of Rapid City, South Dakota is a scenic drive along Hwy 44 towards the Badlands. If you're into wide open spaces, a big sky, and feeling like you've driven into a Western movie, take this longer route through Buffalo Gap National Grassland. You’ll see cows grazing, hear prairie dogs warning their friends that you’ve arrived, and not a whole lot else until you reach the next town or the Badlands themselves. Just FYI, the entry fee to the Badlands is per vehicle, and unless you plan on paying it, you’ll either be driving back the way you came, or finding an alternate route to I-90. Note: the coordinates for where this exact photo was taken are: lat 43.778042 / long -102.53717, just East of Scenic, SD, along Hwy 44.

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