The Badlands of America received their ominous name when the first settlers found them
It’s impossible to safely roll a wagon across the cracked lunar landscape of the upper Midwest. Our most famous badlands are preserved in the Dakota National Parks – and they’re off-limits to dog walkers.
To give your dog a chance to explore these unique lands of carved rock,
Head south from the Dakota to the lesser-known badlands of Nebraska
begging. Here at Gala National Grasslands you’ll find a dog-friendly spot
Toadstool Geologic Park where the relentless team of water and wind resides
Fantasy rock formations are carved into the stark hills.
“Toadstools” form when underlying soft claystone erodes faster than
The hard sandstone covering it. You can walk your dog for a significant mile
An interpretive episode that leads you on an educational adventure through it
Badlands. Your dog is welcome on the hard rock trail but you can also explore it
way for a close-up look at the grooves on the fossil bone fragments that signify the
30-million-year-old rocks and footprints preserved in stone.
There are some scaling rocks along the way but that’s a walk around the bottom
The banded slopes of clay and ash are suitable for any level of canine hiker. there is only
The intermittent shade and seasonal streams of this ancient riverbed bring plenty of…
Water for your dog, especially in the summer months. Take a break at the end
Strolling the small fenced yard of the reproduced sod house next to the parking lot
a lot.
For dog walks, Toadstool Park is calling its world famous
Hudson-ming bison boneyard across a three-mile trail. This archaeological site seeks to
Unravel the mystery of the death of more than 600 bison nearly 10,000 years ago in an area
About the size of a football field. Human predation is the prime suspect.
Toadstool Geologic Park is located 19 miles northwest of Crawford, Nebraska in the United States.
Forest Route 904 from State Highway 2/71. The track starts at the back of the six
camp unit.