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Park authority programme · starry night · Grasslands park authority (Parks Canada)
Beyond the Big Dipper: a night of telescopes in the Dark Sky Preserve ↗Frenchman Valley Campground in the West Block; access from the visitor centre in Val Marie east on Highway 18 and via the Ecotour Road (gravel).
Park authority programme · bison in the backcountry · Grasslands park authority (Parks Canada)
Bison Backcountry Tour: by all-terrain vehicle with park staff to the plains bison ↗Start on the mapPark authority programmes without partner links. Details checked 2 Oct 2026; dates and prices with the provider.
SurroundingsArrival · Visitor centre
At the junction of Highway 4 and Centre Street in Val Marie, on the northern edge of the West Block. Here you find maps, road and trail conditions, admission, the shop and four electric vehicle charging points.
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49.24579, -107.73207
Trails · Trailhead
Trailhead for two short loops: Eagle Butte at two kilometres, easy, and 70 Mile Butte at two kilometres, difficult, with the view over the Frenchman River valley.
Two kilometres, one hour, and the view most people come to the West Block for.
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49.20414, -107.66529
Nature · Day-use area
Picnic area with toilet and viewing scope. The Two Trees Trail (four kilometres) and the Riverwalk (three kilometres) start here. Also a good place for stargazing.
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49.18063, -107.68793
Where to stay · Campground
The campground at the heart of the West Block: 20 electrical sites and four oTENTiks, all reservable. Next door the Coulee Centre for shade and programmes.
Guided from here
Park authority programmes, no partner links. Dates on their website.
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49.15223, -107.50889
Nature · Day-use area · Red chairs
Picnic tables with a view of the valley, a toilet and the equestrian camping area. Red chairs stand here; the Broken Hills Trail starts at the access road.
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49.15309, -107.51318
Trails · Trail · Red chairs
Eleven-kilometre (6.8 mi) loop, difficult, four to five hours, one of the few places with an unbroken panoramic view over the prairie. Red chairs stand here too.
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49.15100, -107.57172
Viewpoint · Viewpoint · Red chairs
Viewpoint on the Back Country Loop in the south of the West Block, close to the Montana border. The track is impassable when wet.
Viewpoint deep in the south of the West Block, reachable only via the Back Country Loop.
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49.02425, -107.23656
Where to stay · Campground
The East Block campground: 24 electrical sites and eight oTENTiks, plus a kitchen shelter, communal fire pit and RV sani-dump. The trails into the badlands start here.
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49.07109, -106.52624
Trails · Scenic drive
Eleven kilometres of single-lane pavement for two-way traffic, with 20 pull-outs and six viewpoints over the Rock Creek badlands. Open from 1 May to 31 October, daytime only.
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49.06598, -106.51992
Viewpoint · Viewpoint · Red chairs
One of the viewpoints on the Badlands Parkway, with park authority red chairs.
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49.03725, -106.53018
Trails · Trail · Red chairs
Destination of a ten-kilometre (6.2 mi) trail, difficult, three to four hours. In the badlands it can be up to ten degrees hotter than elsewhere in the park.
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49.03998, -106.57872
Viewpoint · Viewpoint · Red chairs
The southernmost of the seven red chair sites, in the East Block near the border.
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49.01665, -106.55610
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