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Saddle Pass Trail

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Radisson Hotel Rapid City / Mt Rushmore $106 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Hotel Alex Johnson $87 0.2 mi 0.3 km 3 of 5 stars
Town House Motel N/A 0.6 mi 0.9 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Country Inn & Suites by Carlson, Rapid City $98 2.5 mi 4.1 km 4.5 of 5 stars
K Bar S Lodge N/A 16.4 mi 26.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Enigma 0.0 mi 0.1 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Botticelli Ristorante 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Minerva's Restaurant and Bar 2.5 mi 4.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Mystique Edge Spa 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Flags & Wheels 0.4 mi 0.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Mount Rushmore National Memorial 18.1 mi 29.1 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 9 attractions in Badlands National Park
Traveler Description: Hiking trail that leads through the Badlands Wall and takes about a hour.
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Attraction type: Hiking trail
Activities: Hiking

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“My boys loved the Saddle Pass Trail”
5 of 5 stars
gibby2
Grand Island, Nebraska
Jul 11, 2005
6/6 found this review helpful

We spent 3 nights just outside the Badlands, walking every maintained trail in the Park. While doing the Medicine Root/Castle Trail loop, the boys took a side trip on the Saddle Pass Trail. While I feel it was too steep for me to attempt, they loved it. It gave two boys with more energy than their Mom ever had the... more

“Saddle Pass”
5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Jun 11, 2002
16/17 found this review helpful

Saddle Pass (Badlands, SD) My 7 yr old daughter and I just came back from SD. We stopped frequently throughout the Badlands National Park to take pics, but we ended up spending time at Saddle Pass. We hung out in a ravine that was off the beaten trail, that was cool. Later, we hiked 3/4 of the way to the... more

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