Badlands are a type of terrain with clay-rich soil, and are found in regions with arid climate.
Badlands, Bad lands or Badland may also refer to:
Places
Canada Municipal District of Badlands No. 7, Alberta, a former municipal district
United States Philadelphia Badlands, a section of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Badlands National Park, South Dakota Badlands Observatory, an astronomical observatory named after the South Dakota Badlands Badlands Wilderness, a wilderness area located entirely within the national park The Badlands (California), a mountain range
Arts and entertainment Films In the Badlands, 1909 film with Hobart Bosworth, Betty Hartem and Tom Santschi The Bad Lands, a 1925 film starring Harry Carey Bad Lands (1939 film), an American western film starring Robert Barrat Badlands (film), a 1973 Terrence Malick film Into the Badlands (film), 1991 Western horror film Badland (2007 film), a German-American drama film directed by Francesco Lucente Bad Land: The Road to Fury, UK released title of the 2014 film Young Ones Badland (2019 film), an American western film starring Kevin Makely Bad Lands (2023 film), a Japanese drama film directed by Masato Harada Predator: Badlands, a 2025 film set in the Predator universe
Music Bands Badlands (band), an American hard rock band formed by Jake E. Lee Badlands, a British band formed by John Sloman
Albums Badlands (Badlands album), a 1989 album by the band of the same name Badlands (Dirty Beaches album), a 2011 album by Dirty Beaches Badlands (Peter Erskine), a 2001 album Badlands (Halsey album), a 2015 album by Halsey Badlands, a 1978 album and song by Bill Chinnock Badlands, a 2013 album and song by Trampled Under Foot
EPs Badlands (EP), a 2013 EP by Australian group Bad Dreems
Songs "Badlands" (song), by Bruce Springsteen, 1978 "Badlands", a song by AC/DC from Flick of the Switch "Badlands", a song by Metal Church from Blessing in Disguise "Bad Lands", a song by Zion I & The Grouch from Heroes in the City of Dope "Badlands", a song by Mumford & Sons (with Gracie Abrams) from Prizefighter "Badlands", a song by Kevin Morby from Little Wide Open
Other Badlands (Swedish musical act), a Swedish semi-electronic music project formed by producer Catharina Jaunviksna
Publications Bad Land: An American Romance, a 1996 travelogue by Jonathan Raban Badlands, a comic book mini-series by Steven Grant Badlands, a 1975 novel by Robert Kroetsch about the Red Deer Valley of southern Alberta Badlands, a 2025 novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Television "Badlands" (Backup), a 1995 episode "Badlands", an episode of Generator Rex "Badlands", an episode of Jewel Riders Into the Badlands (TV series)
Video games Badland (video game), released in 2013 Badland 2, a sequel of the mobile game Badlands (1984 video game), a laserdisc game by Konami Badlands (1990 video game), an arcade game published by Atari Games Badlands, a playable map in Team Fortress 2 Badlands, a zone in World of Warcraft
Other Badlands (Star Trek), a location in the fictional Star Trek universe Badlands (role-playing game), published 1991 The Badlands, one of the six sectors of Mars in Red Faction: Guerrilla
People Annette Badland (born 1950), English actress Badlands Booker (born 1969), American hip hop artist and competitive eater
Other uses Operation Badlands, part of the Iraq War that began in 2003 Battle of the Badlands, fought in Dakota Territory in 1864 between the US Army and several Native American tribes Badlands Motor Speedway, a dirt track racing complex in Brandon, South Dakota Badlands (San Francisco), a gay bar in San Francisco's Castro District Badlands brand fishing and hunting gear, made by the W. C. Bradley Co. subsidiary Zebco Brands