Fossil Exhibit Trail
This information is a public record of the 1980 NRT application and may be out of date if it has not been updated by a trail manager --
check with the trail manager for updated details before visiting.
check with the trail manager for updated details before visiting.
Fossil Exhibit Trail
National Park Service
Backcountry Trail
- Length
0.3 miles
- Elevation Gain
--
- Route Type
out & back
- Length
0.3 miles - Elevation Gain
-- - Route Type
out & back
![2023 Photo Contest Winner: Training and Education. Photo by Jonathan Voelz](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/Fossil-5611_resize.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704907296&s=3a0917080c83b9b63f66c2f1f484345d)
2023 Photo Contest Winner: Training and Education. Photo by Jonathan Voelz
![South Dakota - Badlands National Park. Photo by Jonathan Voelz.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/Fossil-5674-resize.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704907337&s=b16493fbefc0543002ead36315695faf)
South Dakota - Badlands National Park. Photo by Jonathan Voelz.
![South Dakota - Badlands National Park. Photo by Jonathan Voelz.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/Fossil-5613-resize.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704907319&s=0b89100d6063b99c3bf9fea83de34d32)
South Dakota - Badlands National Park. Photo by Jonathan Voelz.
![South Dakota - Badlands National Park. Photo by Jonathan Voelz.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/Fossil-5610-resize.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704907275&s=ff5a594fc6576e897684187883ac6a20)
South Dakota - Badlands National Park. Photo by Jonathan Voelz.
![South Dakota - Badlands National Park](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/Fossil-5607-resize.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704907252&s=e11fdec2a312fe5b84cfa38440cc9b52)
South Dakota - Badlands National Park
![South Dakota - Badlands National Park. Photo by Jonathan Voelz.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/Fossil-5601-resize.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704907226&s=0f5ae966b1137255485e0d242f911da8)
South Dakota - Badlands National Park. Photo by Jonathan Voelz.
![South Dakota - Badlands National Park. Photo by Jonathan Voelz.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/Fossil-5600-resize.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704907204&s=0cde7493e8ad3419b82d14a59cff26b8)
South Dakota - Badlands National Park. Photo by Jonathan Voelz.
![South Dakota - Badlands National Park. Photo by Jonathan Voelz.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/Fossil-5599-resize.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704907182&s=2366f501facc4085d8dcfd1d22a302f3)
South Dakota - Badlands National Park. Photo by Jonathan Voelz.
![Badlands National Park, Interior, South Dakota. Photo by Tony Webster.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/735_Ben_Reifel_Visitor_Center_Badlands_National_Park_South_Dakota_28665957922.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1673060629&s=d2f4a7f3dc4071671544cd1047cfdc48)
Badlands National Park, Interior, South Dakota. Photo by Tony Webster.
![Badlands of South Dakota Ben Reifel Visitor Center Sign. Photo by Runner1928.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/735_1280pxBadlands_of_South_Dakota_Ben_Reifel_Visitor_Center_Sign_2.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1673381133&s=09157fa5f84b4cd6ecb9042e3739db0d)
Badlands of South Dakota Ben Reifel Visitor Center Sign. Photo by Runner1928.
Location: In Badlands Nat. Park, W of Cedar Pass VC at "The Castles."
- States: South Dakota
- Counties: Jackson
Fully accessible boardwalk trail features fossil replicas and exhibits of now extinct creatures that once roamed the area.
Accessibility Information
No text provided.
Allowed Uses:
Hiking/WalkingPublic Contact
Badlands National MonumentP.O. Box 6
Interior, SD 57750
Contact the trail manager for current maps and visiting details.
More Details
- Elevation (low): --
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- Elevation (cumulative): --
- Part of a Trail System? No
- Surface (primary): --
- Surfaces (additional): --
- Tread Width (average): 0"
- Tread Width (minimum): --
- Running length (minimum): --
- Tread Grade (average, percent): --
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- Certified as an NRT
Oct 21, 1980