MIDWEST NATIONAL PARKS

Badlands National Park
Established: 1978
Acreage: 242,756
Average Yearly Visitors: 907,000
Location: Southwest South Dakota, 80 miles east of Rapid City
Activities: Scenic driving, hiking, horseback riding

Isle Royale National Park
Established: 1931
Acreage: 571,790
Average Yearly Visitors: 19,000
Location: In Lake Superior, 22 miles east of Grand Portage, Minnesota, 56 miles northwest of Copper Harbor, Michigan
Activities: Backpacking, canoeing, diving, hiking, kayaking, camping

Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Established: 1978
Acreage: 70,447
Average Yearly Visitors: 471,000
Location: Western North Dakota, 170 miles west of Bismarck
Activities: Scenic driving, birding, canoeing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, skiing, wildlife watching

Voyageurs National Park
Established: 1975
Acreage: 218,200
Average Yearly Visitors: 234,000
Location: Northeast Minnesota, 300 miles north of Minneapolis
Activities: Canoeing, cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, kayaking, sailing

Wind Cave National Park
Established: 1903
Acreage: 28,295
Average Yearly Visitors: 696,000
Location: Southeast South Dakota, 60 miles south of Rapid City
Activities: Caving, fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing