Trails Illustrated Badlands National Park: South Dakota, USA [Folded Map] [Paperback]

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Publication Date: January 2001

National Geographic Badlands National Park #239 South Dakota This Item Is In Category: Books, Maps, And Videos > Regional Guides > Midwest Brand: National Geographic

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Trails Illustrated; Folded edition (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566950031
• ISBN-13: 978-1566950039
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 4.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,664,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy country, August 23, 2005

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bukhtan (Chicago, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trails Illustrated Badlands National Park: South Dakota, USA (Paperback)

This is one of the better maps produced by Trails Illustrated. T. I. has dispensed with the atmospheric colorizing overwash used in some earlier maps in the series, leaving us with a map that is easier to read. Important in an area where you need to be VERY precise about the lay of the land. Elevation change here is not great, but abrupt and hard to predict. Instincts and expectations that have worked elsewhere might not work here. Use a compass. (If you use one of those GPS devices, make sure it doesn't beep. Bugs the buffalo and old-timers like me.)
Both the older "Badlands Nat'l Monument" area in the north and the less-visited southern additions co-managed with the Pine Ridge Indian reservation are included on the two sides of this tear-resistant map (using some sort of plasticized material that has fortunately become common in maps in the last years).
If the Badlands fascinate you, you'll be tempted to charge off cross-country, as there aren't many maintained trails away from the visitor center at Interior. Don't go far without this map or a USGS topo. (Or your beeping gizmo.)
If you don't want to deal with secondary sellers off Amazon, you may want to contact the Badlands Natural History Association in Interior SD. They carry the map and are pleasant to deal with.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You won't get lost, January 3, 2005

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M. Mills "Badlands Naturalist" (Interior, SD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trails Illustrated Badlands National Park: South Dakota, USA (Paperback)

Badlands National Park is nearly a quarter of a million acres - 25% of federally designated wilderness and 50% of it on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, making 75% of it completely undeveloped. This map will help you safely explore the park - both on and off-road. Remember - no pets in the backcountry. Make sure someone knows where you're going if you plan on spending nights camping out.