MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Badlands Loop Road
Wall to Cactus Flat
- Distance
- 39 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 08m
- Climb
- 1,388 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- May to October.
- Closures
- A national park entrance fee applies.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Wall and at the Interstate 90 exits. None inside the park.
- Watch For
- Bighorn sheep, bison, prairie dogs, cars stopping at overlooks, heat and strong winds.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
The Badlands Loop Road on South Dakota 240 runs through Badlands National Park from Wall past the Pinnacles Overlook and Yellow Mounds and along the Badlands Wall to the Ben Reifel Visitor Center and Cactus Flat. Overlooks line the road.
Stops
- StartWall
- FinishCactus Flat
