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  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "badlands-np",
  "name": "Badlands National Park",
  "shortName": "Badlands",
  "region": "SW SD",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 43.8554,
    "longitude": -102.3397
  },
  "timezone": "America/Denver",
  "bortleClass": 2,
  "summary": "Eroded pinnacles under one of the darkest skies east of the Rockies.",
  "intro": "Badlands became an officially designated International Dark Sky Park in 2026, recognizing what visitors have long known — the park's stark rock formations and open prairie sit far from any significant light pollution. Rangers run a nightly summer sky-viewing program at Cedar Pass Campground, telescopes included.",
  "established": "Designated an International Dark Sky Park in 2026.",
  "drivingFromToronto": "In southwestern South Dakota, about an hour east of Rapid City via I-90.",
  "bestTime": "Memorial Day through Labor Day, when the Cedar Pass Campground Amphitheater runs nightly ranger sky programs; the badlands' dry climate helps year-round.",
  "highlights": [
    "Newly designated International Dark Sky Park",
    "Nightly ranger-led night sky viewing at Cedar Pass Campground in summer, with telescopes provided",
    "Dramatic badlands topography gives an unusual, alien-looking foreground"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Summer ranger programs run nightly at Cedar Pass — a great way to see the sky through a telescope for free",
    "Prairie weather changes fast — check forecasts before heading out",
    "Wide-open terrain means minimal shelter from wind — dress accordingly"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Milky Way over the eroded badlands formations, with telescope views provided at ranger programs.",
  "source": {
    "label": "DarkSky International — Badlands National Park earns International Dark Sky Park designation",
    "url": "https://darksky.org/news/badlands-national-park-earns-international-dark-sky-park-designation/"
  },
  "links": {
    "app": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=badlands-np",
    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/badlands-np.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/badlands-np.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Badlands%20National%20Park&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Badlands%20National%20Park&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=badlands-np",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}