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Yellow Mounds Overlook, Badlands National Park

4.9
#3 of 9 in Nature in Badlands National Park
Geologic Formation · Hidden Gem · National Park
Yellow Mounds Overlook is located in Badlands National Park. Make Yellow Mounds Overlook a centerpiece of your Badlands National Park vacation itinerary, and find what else is worth visiting using our Badlands National Park online sightseeing planner.
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  • By ELKW
    the landscape here is quite different from the other part of the Badlands, normally we saw red horizontal strips on the hill in Badlands, but here, we can see some yellow portion besides red color...  more »
  • By Ward D
    This particular stop is right off the South east side of 240. It is an easy pull-off with about 25 parking spaces for cars and a lane for about 2 or 3 RV’s. It is very tru to its name and gives a...  more »
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  • By Ashish Kudva
    This is a beautiful location. But you need to go deep and camp to truly enjoy the nature. But it's not as beautiful as Grand canyon.
  • By Dheepak Guruswamy
    Beautiful. Will make a great photo and must see when you drive through Badlands.
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