Badlands National Park in South Dakota Open 24 Hours Year Round: The Ben Reifel Visitor Center Stays Open All Year and Closes on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year Day, While the White River Visitor Center Opens Only From May to October
Interior, South Dakota — The National Park Service hours page for Badlands National Park shows the park open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with entrance fees collected year round. In winter or in extreme weather events, roads through the Badlands may be closed, and winter roads can be slick and icy, so visitors are asked to check road conditions before a trip.
The Ben Reifel Visitor Center in the North Unit, at park headquarters on the Badlands Loop Road, is open year round with exhibits, a theater and restrooms. Its winter hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, and it is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year Day.
The White River Visitor Center, the main facility in the South Unit on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, is open seasonally, typically May through October, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with impromptu ranger talks offered daily through the summer season.
The Park Service says Badlands weather is variable, with temperature extremes ranging from 116 degrees to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and winters are typically cold, with 12 to 24 inches of total snowfall.
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