Every time we go to a National Park we make it a point to find all the hikes for kids. We do as many as we can so we can report our favorites back to you. If you’re looking for a hike for your kids in Zion, Bryce, Great Basin, Yellowstone,…
The Notch is a fun, intermediate hike in Badlands National Park. This out and back hike runs about a mile and a half through the rocky terrain of the Badlands. We rate this hike as moderate to strenuous and suggest that families with small children are careful if they attempt to…
Fossil Exhibit Trail is a short easy walk in Badlands National Park. We were fooled by this trail, though, because we thought we were going to see some dinosaur fossils. We didn’t. In fact, we didn’t see any fossils at all. Let me explain: Fossil Exhibit Trail is a boardwalk…
One of the trails that we hiked in Badlands National Park was called Cliff Shelf Nature Trail. The reason we love Cliff Shelf Trail is that we saw a five foot long rattlesnake slither right across the trail in front of us. It was the highlight of our trip! If you’re…
The Door Trail in the Badlands was a really fun hike for the boys. One of the reasons that they liked it is that it is not a well-defined trail. It wanders among rugged rock formations across the dusty terrain. The number one rule of hiking is to stay on the…
Park literature at the Badlands lists The Window as a hike, but we hardly think it qualifies. This short boardwalk meanders a mere quarter mile out and back to a viewpoint. This hike is doable by any member of your party who can get out of the car. The hike…