Ancient Hunters Overlook

Since time immemorial, human beings have traversed through and around the Badlands.

NPS Photo / Serena Rosales

Quick Facts

Location:

Wall, SD

Significance:

Archeological evidence from this site includes bits of pottery, arrowheads, worked quartz flakes, a rabbit jaw and bird bones mixed among charcoal of ancient campfires, and bison bones that have eroded out of the area.

Amenities

5 listed

Accessible Sites, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Parking - Auto, Parking - Bus/RV, Scenic View/Photo Spot

This road pull-off provides the opportunity to observe an archeological site at Badlands National Park. This geologic slump provides a slightly wetter area where trees grow in abundance. Arrowheads and bison bones have been found at this archeological site, suggesting that it may have been an ancient butchering location.