Badlands NP & Wall Drug

It’s been a while since we have gotten to boondock. Boondocking normally means more remote areas. I chose more populous places or next to major highways while in wildfire and grizzly territory. Just to be on the safe side. Now that we are out of grizzly territory and wildfires aren’t as plentiful, let’s boondock! Actually, this spot in Buffalo Gap National Grasslands isn’t as remote as most. Very close to Wall, SD, biking distance to Badlands NP entrance, and super awesome cell service. Easy dirt roads to maneuver too. Windy but beautiful. Wall Drug is just as I expected it to be. I would have appreciated it more if the Covid variant wasn’t starting to rear it’s ugly head. It was packed full of tourists and no one wearing masks. I doubt the motorcycle crowds are going to follow any sort of masking protocol for Sturgis. We did a 45 minute drive down Badlands NP dirt road (Sage Creek) our first evening and saw so much wildlife: bison, big horn sheep, prairie dogs, pronghorns and cattle.Read more