Trailhead Marker for Sheep Mountain Table, South Unit of Badlands National Park

Sheep Mountain Table sign in Badlands National Park's South Unit grasslands, South Dakota.
Sheep Mountain Table sign in Badlands National Park's South Unit grasslands, South Dakota.

Sheep Mountain Table lies in the South Unit of Badlands National Park, a section co-managed with the Oglala Sioux Tribe on land within the Pine Ridge Reservation. The unpaved road to the table climbs through prairie grassland and can become impassable after rain, which limits access to drier months. In early summer, the surrounding grassland fills with wild sunflowers and other blooming plants. Unlike the paved loop road through the park's North Unit, this route remains undeveloped, reflecting the South Unit's more remote management and limited infrastructure.

Taken July 2019

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Roads, trails, campsites, and grasslands across the North and South Units of Badlands National Park in southwestern South Dakota
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