点评:First, a bit of clarification about the “high clearance” access road: the first few miles, up to the main overlook are NOT a difficult, rugged road, just a basic, well-graded gravel road. You might not want to do it in a Corvette, but a Corolla will be fine.
And the views at that overlook are stupefying, perhaps better than in the crowded North Unit. Not as much color to the Badlands formations, but very intricate and cliffy, stretching for miles into the distance. Honestly, you don’t need to go further to make the trip worthwhile. And it’s very quiet: even on a Saturday evening in June, there were only another car or two there.
Beyond that, the road DOES become difficult and high clearance. I would not recommend it in a family Subaru or Honda Pilot unless you are a skilled off road driver, but a Jeep or 4x4 pickup should be fine. The views do get even more staggering if you drive those last 2-3 additional miles, but it’s even better to walk (or bike, as I did) because you’ll need to get out of your vehicle many times to capture the views.
A highly recommended experience, as long as you don’t mind a few miles of easy (at least on a dry summer day) gravel. I had an encounter with a pronghorn antelope and a very close (less than 20 yards) encounter with a bighorn sheep, within 5 minutes of each other.
翻译:首先,对“高离地间隙”通道做一点澄清:前几英里,直到主观景台,并不是一条难走的崎岖道路,只是一条基本的、坡度良好的碎石路。你可能不想开着 Corvette 去,但开着 Corolla 就没问题了。
观景台的景色令人惊叹,也许比拥挤的 North Unit 更好。Badlands 地貌没有那么多色彩,但非常复杂和悬崖峭壁,绵延数英里。老实说,你不需要走得更远,这趟旅行就值得了。而且那里非常安静:即使是在六月的一个周六晚上,那里也只有一两辆车。
除此之外,这条路确实变得困难和高离地间隙。除非你是一名熟练的越野车手,否则我不建议你开着斯巴鲁或本田 Pilot 去,但吉普车或四轮驱动皮卡应该没问题。如果您再开车行驶最后 2-3 英里,景色会更加令人惊叹,但步行(或骑自行车,就像我一样)会更好,因为您需要多次下车才能看到美景。
强烈推荐这种体验,只要您不介意走几英里(至少在干燥的夏日)容易的砾石路。我曾与一只叉角羚羊相遇,还曾与一只大角羊近距离(不到 20 码)相遇,两地相距不到 5 分钟。