Spring Field
1978, off the Darkness on the Edge of Town album
The song 'Badlands' was written by Bruce Springsteen, and appears on his album of the same name. It was released in 1978.
The name was given due to the difficulty early settlers had there - the land was "bad".
Badlands National Park
The first people that came said it was bad for growing, so it made the name badlands.
The towns closest to the Badlands National Park in South Dakota are Scenic, South Dakota and Interior, South Dakota. Both of these towns are just a few miles outside the boundaries of Badlands National Park. Wall, South Dakota is the closest town located on Interstate 90 and Rapid City, South Dakota is the closest city, about 60 miles west of Badlands National Park.
The badlands are in South Dakota.
Badlands Wilderness was created in 1976.
Badlands bighorn was created in 1901.
Hummer Badlands happened in 2006.
The Badlands are found in South Dakota.