Name: Door Trail
Rating: 4.0

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Travel beyond the boardwalk point is at your own risk. Watch for drop offs.

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This 14 mile boardwalk leads through a break in the Badlands Wall known as the Door and to a view of the surrounding area. From there, the maintained trail ends.

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Land Manager: NPS - Badlands National Park

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Trail Ratings

4.0 from 41 votes

#2

in Badlands National Park

#131

Overall

4.0 from 41 votes

5 Star		41%
4 Star		27%
3 Star		27%
2 Star		5%
1 Star		0%

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Looking out from the boardwalk on the Door Trail.

Mar 10, 2016 near Kadoka, SD

Great scenery, fun climbing over the rocks between the trail marking posts.

Oct 14, 2023 near Kadoka, SD

Mar 10, 2016 near Kadoka, SD

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Mar 2, 2024

Trevor Eisenbraun

Sep 13, 2023

Tyler Thieding

Jul 31, 2023

Christine Pagac

Jul 8, 2023

LAURA ELBL

Jun 25, 2023

Daniel McCloskey

May 18, 2023

Carly Othic

Feb 11, 2023

Christian Gardner

Oct 2, 2022

Tyler salah

0.1mi

Jul 15, 2022

Rachel Bradley

Jun 11, 2022

Clint Ferguson

Apr 25, 2022

Jill Shaddy-Gouvion

0.2mi

Oct 20, 2021

Keri Chipman

Check

Oct 2, 2021

David Hitchcock

The boardwalk is a nice option for people who can't hike out into the Badlands. Pretty at sunset. 0.5mi

Sep 25, 2021

Richard Vogel

Sep 10, 2021

Private User

Aug 14, 2021

Rosie Betenbaugh

11h 30m

Aug 14, 2021

Rosie Betenbaugh

0.1mi — 11h 35m

Aug 10, 2021

Darik Kooistra

0.1mi

Aug 9, 2021

Brett Wolfley

Jul 23, 2021

Heather Krusemark

Really great views!

Jul 16, 2021

Dave Wiebking

Classic badlands view — 12h 00m

Jul 5, 2021

Bob Nantz

Jul 4, 2021

Johnny Kube

Jun 29, 2021

Joanne Grill

beautiful. saw a big horn sheep at the trailhead — 7h 00m

Jun 15, 2021

Private User

Jun 11, 2021

Rob Syring

Jun 9, 2021

Alex Shehab

Jun 2, 2021

M S

Mar 21, 2021

Mike Rose

Dec 23, 2020

Josh Hull

Oct 13, 2020

Rachel Mundell

Sep 20, 2020

Larisa Boehm

Sep 1, 2020

Scott S

11h 30m

Aug 20, 2020

Eugene Lee

Jul 30, 2020

Jason C

Jul 20, 2020

Amber Butyn

Jul 9, 2020

Xavier Sanchez

4h 04m

Jun 28, 2020

Caroline Ulczycki

Jun 23, 2020

Jason Lawyer

Jun 19, 2020

Jake S

Jun 9, 2020

Shana Allison

May 29, 2020

Katherine Newcomer

Apr 26, 2020

Kayla Lyman

Jan 18, 2020

Private User

Nov 16, 2019

Tom Herr

Boardwalk around rock formations with loop trail behind. Great views on short hike. 1mi

Oct 18, 2019

Ally Roberts

Sep 24, 2019

Anne Cowles

Aug 27, 2019

Mary Hess

Did it

Aug 25, 2019

Tessa Vande Velden

Aug 24, 2019

Megan Staley

Aug 21, 2019

Bretton Jaggi

Jul 28, 2019

Jessica Callahan

0.2mi

Jul 27, 2019

Chris Gilbert

Jul 27, 2019

Saranya Subramanian

0.2mi

Jul 23, 2019

Caroline T

Jun 22, 2019

Seth Liverseed

Jun 20, 2019

Bryan Slaughter

Glacier Trip 2019 0.1mi

Jun 20, 2019

Brad Szywala

2mi — 1h 30m

Jun 2, 2019

Dustin Muir

Jun 2, 2019

Ryan Gillikin

20h 05m

May 25, 2019

NOBUHIRO KONDO

May 23, 2019

Katie C

Went beyond the boardwalk to the end of the trail. Felt like the only two people in the world. So quiet, lovely to hear the birds singing.

May 16, 2019

Elissa Covey

Mar 9, 2019

Venkata Sneha Matte

Oct 21, 2018

Brian Ertl

Oct 11, 2018

Greer Vogl

Sep 30, 2018

Marcile Staub

Sep 12, 2018

Dylan Payne

Sep 12, 2018

Willem Kupper

Easy, fast, and handicap accessible. 0.1mi

Sep 9, 2018

Jim Smith

Sep 1, 2018

Timothy Pollock

Aug 8, 2018

Kathleen Emerson

1mi

Aug 3, 2018

RJ Hahn

90 degrees and partly cloudy

Jul 30, 2018

Ryan DeWitt

Jul 30, 2018

Chayce Rickelman

Jul 19, 2018

Aaron Fagerwick

0.1mi

Jul 17, 2018

The Nelmengers

Jul 9, 2018

Brian Anton

Jun 28, 2018

Annie Koelker

Jun 19, 2018

Liz Johnson

Jun 13, 2018

Darsha Maxson

May 29, 2018

Robert Post

Quick walk through “the door”... 0.1mi

May 20, 2018

Brett Sabol

Oct 10, 2017

Mike Short

Sep 16, 2017

Elizabeth A

Jul 29, 2017

Victor Kreuziger

Jul 17, 2017

Jeremy Wilker

So hot. 103F.

Jul 8, 2017

Ryan Sherer

Big Horn Sheep on the trail! Awesome sunrise 0.5mi

Jun 24, 2017

Brittany Michael

Jun 17, 2017

Arminda Evelyn

Jun 8, 2017

Kristen Gau

May 31, 2017

Dan Frechtling

May 27, 2017

Justin Molina

Oct 5, 2016

nic sev

Oct 5, 2016

Doug Campbell

Sep 5, 2016

Jen Vandever Stedelin

Sep 4, 2016

Luke Johnston

Sep 3, 2016

Janice McGee

Jul 26, 2016

Mark Hoefs

Jul 21, 2016

Logan Johnson

Jul 14, 2016

Chris McCloud

Did as part of 2 day stay at Badlands NP, 7/13-7/14/16.

Jul 10, 2016

Mark Sprague

First Hike in Badlands, 2016 0.2mi — 0h 30m

Jul 9, 2016

October Greenfield

Jul 4, 2016

Kelly Schaaf

Jun 25, 2016

Paul Morelli

Jun 19, 2016

Andries Prinsloo

Done

Jun 11, 2016

Howard McCann

May 31, 2016

Jessica Krohner

May 30, 2016

Sarah Mae Crober

May 22, 2016

Katie Johnson

5h 20m

May 7, 2016

Sara Clemenson

1mi

Jul 12, 2014

Carrie Carney

May 8, 2014

Kayla MacLennan

On the Road Trip of Destiny

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Door Trail

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