# @nationalparktrust on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C2hqDqBu2tL
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10781057-nationalparktrust-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/4ceda457e8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-01-25T14:04:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Trust (@nationalparktrust) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparktrust

## Caption

Happy 85th Birthday, BadlandsNPS! 

Badlands National Park in #SouthDakota was established as a #NationalMonument until it was designated a #NationalPark in 1978. The rugged beauty and striking geologic deposits in the park's 244,000 acres draw visitors from all over the world.

#Badlands #NationalParks #ParkBirthday #NationalParkService #RuggedBeauty #Fossils #BlueMesaTrail #SheepMountainTable #BighornSheep

📸: NationalParkService
Image 1: Two hikers walking the Blue Mesa Trail
Image 2: Badlands Northeast Entrance Sign
Image 3: Road leading to Sheep Mountain Table
Image 4: Five Bighorn Sheep Lambs on a formation

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## Tags

ruggedbeauty, nationalparkservice, southdakota, bluemesatrail, sheepmountaintable, nationalpark, fossils, bighornsheep, badlands, parkbirthday, nationalparks, nationalmonument

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