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National parks in South Dakota

South Dakota has 2 national parks: Badlands and Wind Cave.

National parks in South Dakota

Badlands National ParkSD
Eroded buttes and mixed-grass prairie in South Dakota. Striped rock layers, open sky, and hot summers.
Wind Cave National ParkSD
A cave under mixed-grass prairie in South Dakota. Cave tours below; bison and prairie dogs on the surface.

Other parks within reach of South Dakota

Parks ranked by distance from the centre of South Dakota
Park	Straight-line distance	Estimated drive	Realistic trip
Badlands National Park	177 mi (285 km)	4 hr 38 min	Best as a weekend
Wind Cave National Park	227 mi (366 km)	5 hr 50 min	Best as a weekend
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	300 mi (483 km)	7 hr 33 min	Worth a longer road trip
Rocky Mountain National Park	426 mi (686 km)	10 hr 32 min	Worth a longer road trip
Voyageurs National Park	426 mi (686 km)	10 hr 33 min	Worth a longer road trip
Riding Mountain National Park	479 mi (771 km)	11 hr 47 min	Worth a longer road trip
Great Sand Dunes National Park	548 mi (883 km)	13 hr 26 min	Worth a longer road trip
Grasslands National Park	550 mi (885 km)	13 hr 28 min	Worth a longer road trip
Yellowstone National Park	572 mi (920 km)	13 hr 59 min	Worth a longer road trip
Isle Royale National Park	574 mi (924 km)	14 hr 2 min	Worth a longer road trip

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Common questions

How many national parks are in South Dakota?

2: Badlands National Park and Wind Cave National Park.

What is the closest national park to South Dakota?

Badlands National Park, roughly 177 mi (285 km) out and about 4 hr 38 min of driving from the centre of South Dakota.