Eastern Mojave Vegetation South Dakota Highway 240  
 

Edited by Tom Schweich  

Home Page  South Dakota Highway 240 (SD 240), also signed as the Badlands Loop, is a 40.033-mile-long (64.427 km) state highway in southeastern Pennington and northwestern Jackson counties in South Dakota, United States, that travels through the eastern portion of Badlands National Park.

Other articles:
• US I-90:   at Exit 131;  

Junction: US Interstate 90, at its Exit 131

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   17 Aug 2024;  

Prairie Homestead

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Nico at the Prairie Homestead.
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The Prairie Homestead.
 
 


Badlands National Park below …

Locations: Badlands National Park.  

Northeast Entrance

 
 

Big Badlands Overlook

 

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• Field Notes:   17 Aug 2024;  

Ben Reifel Visitor Center

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Badlands across the road from the Visitor Center.
 
 

Junction: South Dakota Highway 377, to South Dakota Highway 44.

 

Fossil Exhibit Trail

 
 

White River Valley Overlook

 
 

Big Foot Pass Overlook

… and picnic area.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   17 Aug 2024;  

Panorama Point

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Ambrosia psilostachya at Panorama Point.
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Panorama at Panorama Point.
 
 

Prairie Wind Overlook

 
 

Burns Basin Overlook

 
 

Homestead Overlook

 
 

Conata Basin Overlook

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   17 Aug 2024;  

Yellow Mounds Overlook

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View from Yellow Mounds Overlook.
 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   17 Aug 2024;  

Junction: Pennington County Road 509 “Conata Road”

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Conata Road junction near Yellow Mounds.
 

Ancient Hunters Overlook

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   17 Aug 2024;  

Pinnacles Overlook

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The view from Pinnacles Overlook.
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A broader view from the Pinnacles Overlook.
 
 

Junction: Sage Creek Rim Road.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   17 Aug 2024;

Locations: Badlands National Park.  

Pinnacles Entrance

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Designated Bison at the northwest entrance.
 
 

Badlands National Park above …


 

Junction: Sage Creek Road

Other articles:
• US I-90:   at Exit 110;  

Junction: US Interstate 90, at its Exit 110

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Date and time this article was prepared: 8/1/2026 3:11:56 PM