About Cedar Pass Campground
Number of accommodations: 83
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Reviews (603)
What Guests Are Saying
Cedar Pass Campground offers beautiful scenery and a perfect location for exploring the Badlands, with friendly campground hosts and clean, spacious sites that provide privacy. Guests enjoy excellent stargazing opportunities and convenient access to trails and facilities. However, some reviews mention outdated showers and occasional cleanliness issues in the bathrooms, as well as a lack of shade and privacy between sites. Overall, visitors appreciate the campground's charm and its proximity to the park's attractions.
What Guests Are Saying
Cedar Pass Campground offers beautiful scenery and a perfect location for exploring the Badlands, with friendly campground hosts and clean, spacious sites that provide privacy. Guests enjoy excellent stargazing opportunities and convenient access to trails and facilities. However, some reviews mention outdated showers and occasional cleanliness issues in the bathrooms, as well as a lack of shade and privacy between sites. Overall, visitors appreciate the campground's charm and its proximity to the park's attractions.
Review Summary
Blake G
VerifiedOctober 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: Agate
Great campground with water, showers and electrical for RV's. Nice calp host. No fires allowed. Right at the visitor center
Jonathan M
VerifiedOctober 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: Agate
Excellent
Jonathan M
VerifiedOctober 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: Agate
Excellent
David S
VerifiedOctober 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 31, Loop: Agate
The Badlands NP is Very Good and we love visiting it. We love the wildlife viewing and rock formations - just beautiful. The campground is nice and the camping spots have nice picnic areas with cover over them. They are close to each other and a lot have parking on the road only. We camp in our truck so it makes it harder to find a place at this campground where we can back in and be off the road to camp. However there are some and even though the campsites are closer than in a lot of other campgrounds people are respectful and it is generally very quiet. The main reason I didn't give excellent rating was the bathrooms and showers were not clean. We look forward to a campground with showers and running water since a lot of the ones we camp in do not have that but this visit the bathrooms were not very well maintained. Otherwise it's a great place to camp if you want to visit the park.
Michelle T
VerifiedOctober 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 33, Loop: Agate
Last minute one night stay in October due to weather. Planned to boondock, but didn’t feel safe with the high winds. Campsite was perfect for an October night with clean showers. I think it would be very hot in the summer…it’s the badlands so no shade. Located right off the scenic drive and a short distance from hiking. Badlands is out of this world and Cedar Pass is conveniently located to explore the park. Spots are perfect for small rigs like truck campers, vans, tent camping. It appeared that larger rigs only had sites with “pull-off” style parking not back in spots.
David S
VerifiedOctober 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 31, Loop: Agate
The Badlands NP is Very Good and we love visiting it. We love the wildlife viewing and rock formations - just beautiful. The campground is nice and the camping spots have nice picnic areas with cover over them. They are close to each other and a lot have parking on the road only. We camp in our truck so it makes it harder to find a place at this campground where we can back in and be off the road to camp. However there are some and even though the campsites are closer than in a lot of other campgrounds people are respectful and it is generally very quiet. The main reason I didn't give excellent rating was the bathrooms and showers were not clean. We look forward to a campground with showers and running water since a lot of the ones we camp in do not have that but this visit the bathrooms were not very well maintained. Otherwise it's a great place to camp if you want to visit the park.
Michelle T
VerifiedOctober 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 33, Loop: Agate
Last minute one night stay in October due to weather. Planned to boondock, but didn’t feel safe with the high winds. Campsite was perfect for an October night with clean showers. I think it would be very hot in the summer…it’s the badlands so no shade. Located right off the scenic drive and a short distance from hiking. Badlands is out of this world and Cedar Pass is conveniently located to explore the park. Spots are perfect for small rigs like truck campers, vans, tent camping. It appeared that larger rigs only had sites with “pull-off” style parking not back in spots.
Matt B
VerifiedOctober 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: Agate
Easy pull through for our teardrop camper and good power options. No water apart from bathrooms but that may have been due to our October timing. Coin op showers were reasonably priced and clean. The Badlands views were striking on several sides of the campground. One of the best recycling stations I’ve seen in a National Park.
Matt B
VerifiedOctober 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: Agate
Easy pull through for our teardrop camper and good power options. No water apart from bathrooms but that may have been due to our October timing. Coin op showers were reasonably priced and clean. The Badlands views were striking on several sides of the campground. One of the best recycling stations I’ve seen in a National Park.
Don P
VerifiedOctober 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 63, Loop: Butte
I think the hiking trails near this campground were pretty good. Also, the Vistors Center had an informative program.
Location Cedar Pass Campground
Address:
20681 South Dakota Highway 240
Interior, SD, 57750
United States
Cedar Pass Campground is accessible via I-90, with nearby exits leading to SD Highway 240, the Badlands Loop Road, which provides direct access to the campground. Additionally, Scenic Highway 44 connects to the area.
Latitude & Longitude: 43.745 / -101.948
Elevation: 736 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
1PM
Check out time
11AM
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Safety & rules
- Ensure your campsite is prepared and belongings are secured due to weather conditions.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
