Name: Window Trail
Rating: 3.7

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This short trail leads to a natural window in the Badlands Wall with a glimpse into an intricately eroded canyon.

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Land Manager: NPS - Badlands National Park

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Tom Robson

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Trail Ratings

3.7 from 30 votes

#5

in Badlands National Park

#814

Overall

3.7 from 30 votes

5 Star		17%
4 Star		40%
3 Star		40%
2 Star		3%
1 Star		0%

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441 Since Sep 29, 2015

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Jan 10, 2021 near Kadoka, SD

Sep 29, 2015 near Kadoka, SD

Sep 29, 2015 near Kadoka, SD

Mar 24, 2016 near Kadoka, SD

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Check-Ins

Mar 2, 2024

Trevor Eisenbraun

Sep 13, 2023

Tyler Thieding

Aug 21, 2023

Jodi Lockwood

Jul 31, 2023

Christine Pagac

Bighorn sheep

Jul 8, 2023

LAURA ELBL

Jun 26, 2023

Tracy Rudd

Jun 26, 2022

Ben Andrus

Jun 11, 2022

Kristy Van

so hot. less dramatic than start of trail

Jun 11, 2022

Clint Ferguson

May 5, 2022

Shailesh Pradhan

Oct 20, 2021

Keri Chipman

Check

Oct 2, 2021

David Hitchcock

Nice view out into the badlands. 0.2mi

Sep 25, 2021

Richard Vogel

Sep 10, 2021

Private User

Aug 14, 2021

Casey Koeser

Aug 9, 2021

Brett Wolfley

Jul 16, 2021

Dave Wiebking

11h 30m

Jul 5, 2021

Bob Nantz

Jul 4, 2021

Johnny Kube

Jun 29, 2021

Joanne Grill

Jun 15, 2021

Meredith S

Jun 11, 2021

Rob Syring

Jun 2, 2021

M S

May 23, 2021

Kevin Ingersoll

May 8, 2021

Emilie Kitt

very accessible boardwalk leads to nice views 0.1mi

Mar 21, 2021

Mike Rose

Dec 23, 2020

Josh Hull

Oct 8, 2020

Brian Roe

Sep 1, 2020

Scott S

11h 45m

Jul 30, 2020

Jason C

Jul 20, 2020

Amber Butyn

Jul 13, 2020

Abby Gross

Jun 23, 2020

Jason Lawyer

Jun 22, 2020

Jason Lawyer

Jun 19, 2020

Jake S

Jun 16, 2020

Randy Cole

Great trail for the kids! Met two NOS paleontologists who let us watch them excavate a fossil! — 7h 30m

Jun 3, 2020

Vitaly Gonchar

May 29, 2020

Katherine Newcomer

Jan 18, 2020

Private User

Oct 18, 2019

Ally Roberts

Aug 25, 2019

Tessa Vande Velden

Aug 18, 2019

Cheri Young

Jul 27, 2019

Saranya Subramanian

0.5mi

Jul 24, 2019

Caroline T

Jun 10, 2019

La Mon Chaney

made it across the trail

Jun 2, 2019

Ryan Gillikin

20h 15m

May 25, 2019

NOBUHIRO KONDO

May 16, 2019

Elissa Covey

May 16, 2019

Christina McGinn

May 7, 2019

Zack Smith

Oct 11, 2018

Greer Vogl

Sep 12, 2018

Willem Kupper

0.1mi

Sep 3, 2018

Kim Decker

Sep 1, 2018

Timothy Pollock

Aug 3, 2018

RJ Hahn

90 degrees & partly cloudy

Jul 31, 2018

Heather Leykam

Eager talk was great!! 25mi

Jul 30, 2018

Ryan DeWitt

Jul 30, 2018

Chayce Rickelman

Jul 25, 2018

Michele Harris

Jul 20, 2018

Aaron Fagerwick

Jul 19, 2018

Aaron Fagerwick

0.1mi

Jul 9, 2018

Brian Anton

Jun 28, 2018

Annie Koelker

Jun 20, 2018

Bethany Smallwood

Jun 16, 2018

Dan Gossman

May 12, 2018

Ashley Basinger

May 12, 2018

Anne Cowles

May 1, 2018

Eric Zimmerman

Oct 10, 2017

Mike Short

Sep 16, 2017

Elizabeth A

Aug 14, 2017

Edwin W

Jul 31, 2017

Eric G

Jul 22, 2017

Private User

Jul 17, 2017

Jeremy Wilker

So hot. 103F.

Jul 17, 2017

Jeremy Wilker

Jul 12, 2017

Ryan Kennedy

South Dakota road trip

Jun 24, 2017

Leah Pratt

0.1mi

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

Sep 5, 2016

Jen Vandever Stedelin

Sep 3, 2016

Katie Hughes

0h 10m

Sep 3, 2016

Janice McGee

Aug 10, 2016

Angela Wambaugh

I was all alone just before sunset. spectacular

Aug 7, 2016

Steve Thiele

First trail — 1h 30m

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 9, 2016

October Greenfield

Jul 3, 2016

Wendy Bokros

Mount Rushmore trip!! July 1-5 1mi — 0h 30m

Jun 25, 2016

Paul Morelli

Jun 24, 2016

Zack Kerr

Jun 19, 2016

Andries Prinsloo

Done

Jun 19, 2016

Brett Sabol

Jun 17, 2016

Zack Taylor

Jun 17, 2016

Daniel Brooks

Jun 4, 2016

Ben Bocher

Deep canyon

May 31, 2016

Jessica Krohner

May 30, 2016

Sarah Mae Crober

May 22, 2016

Katie Johnson

Awkward stranger encounter — 5h 45m

Apr 12, 2016

Mary-kate George

Jul 27, 2014

Michael Rosentreter

Oct 9, 2013

Dave Cecil

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Window Trail

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