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XX/XX/XX5:00 A.M. (15 minutes before sunrise)Arrive to Big Badlands Overlook. Stay for the sunrise. Leave by 6:00 A.M. Drive 5 minutes to Door/Window/Notch Trailhead Parking.
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6:05 A.M.Arrive at the Door/Window/Notch Trailhead. Complete the Door Trail. Finish by 6:45 A.M. This hike is 0.9 miles with 22 feet of elevation gain.
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6:45 A.M.Complete the Window Trail. Finish by 7:00 A.M.This hike is 0.3 miles with 13 feet of elevation gain.
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7:00 A.M.Complete the Notch Trail. Finish by 8:00 A.M. Drive 5 minutes to Cliff Shelf Nature Trailhead. This hike is 1.5 miles with 127 feet of elevation gain.
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8:05 A.M.Arrive at Cliff Shelf Nature Trailhead. Complete the Cliff Shelf Nature Trail. Finish by 8:35 A.M. Drive a short distance to the Ben Reifel Visitor Center. This hike is 0.5 miles with 65 feet of elevation gain.
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8:40 A.M.Arrive at the Ben Reifel Visitor Center. Check out the exhibits. Finish by 9:15 A.M. Drive 15 minutes to Fossil Exhibit Trail.
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9:30 A.M. Arrive at the Fossil Exhibit Trail. Complete the short hike and see the exhibits. Finish by 9:50 A.M. Drive 5 minutes to White River Valley Overlook. This hike is 0.4 miles with 9 feet of elevation gain.
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9:55 A.M.Arrive at White River Valley Overlook. Leave by 10:15 A.M. Travel a short distance to Bigfoot Pass Overlook.
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10:20 A.M.Arrive at Bigfoot Pass Overlook. Leave by 10:40 A.M. Travel 5 minutes to Panorama Point.
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10:45 A.M.Arrive at Panorama Point. Leave by 11:05 A.M. Drive 10 minutes to Burns Basin Overlook.
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11:15 A.M.Arrive at Burns Basin Overlook. Leave by 11:35 A.M. Drive 10 minutes to Conata Basin Overlook.
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11:45 A.M.Arrive at Conata Basin Overlook. Leave by 12:05 P.M. Travel a short distance to Yellow Mounds Overlook.
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12:10 P.M.Arrive at Yellow Mounds Overlook. Leave by 12:25 P.M. Travel a short distance to Conata Basin Picnic Area.
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12:30 P.M.Arrive at Conata Basin Picnic Area. Have a picnic lunch. Finish by 1:00 P.M. Travel 10 minutes to Pinnacles Overlook.
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1:10 P.M.Arrive at Pinnacles Overlook. Leave by 1:40 P.M. Trave 5 minutes to Hay Butte Overlook.
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1:45 PM.Arrive at Hay Butte Overlook. Leave by 2:00 P.M. Travel a short distance to Badlands Wilderness Overlook.
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2:05 P.M.Arrive at Badlands Wilderness Overlook. Leave by 2:20 P.M. Drive 10 minutes to Roberts Prairie Dog Town.
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2:30 P.M.Arrive at Roberts Prairie Dog Town. Leave by 2:50 P.M. Drive 5 minutes to Sage Creek Basin Overlook.
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2:55 P.M.Arrive at Sage Creek Basin Overlook. Leave by 3:10 P.M. Drive 20 minutes to Wall Drug.
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3:30 P.M.Arrive at Wall Drug. Check out the sights and shops. Leave by 5:30 P.M. Drive 40 minutes to Cedar Pass Lodge. Take a picture with the Badlands National Park sign on the way in.
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6:10 P.M.Arrive at Cedar Pass Lodge.
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DinnerThe only restaurant option in the park is the Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant.
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SunsetConsider watching the sunset at Pinnacles Overlook, Conata Basin Overlook, Bigfoot Pass Picnic Area, or Norbeck Pass Area.
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NightConsider stargazing if the night is clear.
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XX/XX/XX6:55 A.M.Drive 5 minutes to Castle Trail.
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7:00 A.M.Arrive at the Castle Trail. Complete the hike. Finish by 10:30 A.M.This hike is 10.3 miles with 305 feet of elevation gain.
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*Your Badlands adventure is complete.
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