Deer Haven, Badlands National Park, August 2024 Hikers in South Dakota’s Badlands National Park with a knack for wayfinding and adventure should prioritize the out-and-back jaunt to Deer Haven, a juniper-studded amphitheater in the park’s lesser-visited Sage Creek Wilderness. Here the wily badlands give way to an evergreen oasis that is ideal for backcountry camping …
To those who know Capitol Reef National Park well, the Old Wagon Trail is often considered the red-headed stepchild of the park’s front-country hikes. Though the 3.8-mile stem-and-loop—starting right off the Scenic Drive—features one excellent viewpoint, it comes at a price: a long and monotonous slog 1,080 feet up the dip slope of pinyon- and …
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