Visit Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Badlands National Park, South Dakota

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Located at park headquarters the Ben Reifel Visitor Center reopened in 2006 with new exhibits, a 97 seat, air conditioned theater, a new park film, Land of Stone and Light, and improved classroom and restroom facilities. Badlands Natural History Association sells postcards, books, posters, and other educational materials. BookstoreThe Badlands Natural History Association operates a bookstore in the visitor center. Postcards, books, videos, posters, and other educational materials about the park and its resources are available for purchase. Special ProgramsRanger programs, such as guided hikes, talks, activities, and evening programs, are offered during the summer season. ExhibitsExhibits, many interactive, focus on the cultural history, prairie ecology, and paleontology of the White River Badlands. Children can enjoy assembling a virtual skeleton on a touch screen computer and touching fossilized animal casts. Nearby Facilities Cedar Pass Lodge, Badlands Inn and Campground, operated by Forever Resorts, an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service, is only open during the summer season. The Lodge offers rental cabins, a gift shop, and full-service restaurant.Call (877) 386-4383 for reservations.

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