Travel back in time on the Badlands Loop State Scenic Byway
Driving the Badlands Loop State Scenic Byway
Some describe it as "surreal" or "otherworldly," but Indigenous people first called it "mako sica" or "bad lands." Drive the Badlands Loop State Scenic Byway and form your own inspirational description for Badlands National Park.
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