Surrounded by the vast, open prairie and featuring expansive views of the Badlands, Cedar Pass Campground is a great base camp from which to explore Badlands National Park. Featuring 96 sites, this seasonal campground is open from late March through mid-October, and is conveniently located within easy walking distance of Cedar Pass Lodge & Restaurant and the Ben Reifel Visitor Center.
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⛺1, Loop: Agate
Tent
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🚐10, Loop: Agate
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Pet Friendly · 30 × 18 ft
🚐12, Loop: Agate
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30 × 12 ft
🚐13, Loop: Agate
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30 × 16 ft
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30 × 12 ft
🚐15, Loop: Agate
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50 × 13 ft
🚐16, Loop: Agate
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🚐17, Loop: Agate
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60 × 12 ft
🚐18, Loop: Agate
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50 × 15 ft
🚐19, Loop: Agate
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55 × 16 ft
⛺2, Loop: Agate
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🚐20, Loop: Agate
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55 × 18 ft
🚐21, Loop: Agate
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55 × 15 ft
🚐22, Loop: Agate
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55 × 12 ft
🚐23, Loop: Agate
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50 × 12 ft
🚐24, Loop: Agate
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30 × 18 ft
🚐25, Loop: Agate
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45 × 12 ft
🚐26, Loop: Agate
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40 × 12 ft
🚐27, Loop: Agate
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Pet Friendly · 50 × 17 ft
🚐28, Loop: Agate
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Pet Friendly · 50 × 10 ft
⛺29, Loop: Agate
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⛺3, Loop: Agate
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🚐30, Loop: Agate
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Pet Friendly · 35 × 13 ft
⛺31, Loop: Agate
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⛺32, Loop: Agate
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⛺33, Loop: Agate
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⛺34, Loop: Agate
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⛺35, Loop: Agate
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⛺36, Loop: Agate
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⛺38, Loop: Agate
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⛺39, Loop: Agate
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⛺4, Loop: Agate
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🚐40, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 55 × 13 ft
🚐41, Loop: Butte
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🚐43, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 55 × 14 ft
🚐45, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft
⛺5, Loop: Agate
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⛺58, Loop: Butte
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⛺59, Loop: Butte
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⛺6, Loop: Agate
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🚐60, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 40 ft long
🚐61, Loop: Butte
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🚐62, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long
🚐63, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 50 ft long
🚐64, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 40 ft long
🚐65, Loop: Butte
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⛺66, Loop: Butte
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⛺67, Loop: Butte
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🚐68, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 45 ft long
⛺69, Loop: Butte
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🚐7, Loop: Agate
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Pet Friendly · 35 × 11 ft
🚐70, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long
⛺71, Loop: Butte
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⛺72, Loop: Butte
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🚐73, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long
🚐74, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 35 ft long
⛺75, Loop: Butte
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🚐76, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long
🚐77, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 45 ft long
🚐78, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long
🚐79, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long
⛺8, Loop: Agate
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🚐80, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 65 ft long
🚐81, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long
🚐82, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long
🚐83, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long
🚐84, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 40 ft long
🚐85, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 65 ft long
🚐86, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 40 ft long
🚐87, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 65 ft long
⛺88, Loop: Butte
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⛺89, Loop: Butte
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🚐90, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 35 ft long
⛺91, Loop: Butte
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🚐92, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 30 ft long
⛺93, Loop: Butte
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🚐94, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 30 ft long
⛺95, Loop: Butte
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🚐96, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 40 ft long
🚐Group Loop 1, Loop: Group
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⛺1, Loop: Agate
Tent
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🚐10, Loop: Agate
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Pet Friendly · 30 × 18 ft
🚐12, Loop: Agate
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30 × 12 ft
🚐13, Loop: Agate
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30 × 16 ft
🚐14, Loop: Agate
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30 × 12 ft
🚐15, Loop: Agate
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50 × 13 ft
🚐16, Loop: Agate
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50 × 12 ft
🚐17, Loop: Agate
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60 × 12 ft
🚐18, Loop: Agate
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50 × 15 ft
🚐19, Loop: Agate
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55 × 16 ft
⛺2, Loop: Agate
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🚐20, Loop: Agate
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55 × 18 ft
🚐21, Loop: Agate
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55 × 15 ft
🚐22, Loop: Agate
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55 × 12 ft
🚐23, Loop: Agate
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50 × 12 ft
🚐24, Loop: Agate
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30 × 18 ft
🚐25, Loop: Agate
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45 × 12 ft
🚐26, Loop: Agate
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40 × 12 ft
🚐27, Loop: Agate
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Pet Friendly · 50 × 17 ft
🚐28, Loop: Agate
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Pet Friendly · 50 × 10 ft
⛺29, Loop: Agate
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⛺3, Loop: Agate
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🚐30, Loop: Agate
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Pet Friendly · 35 × 13 ft
⛺31, Loop: Agate
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⛺32, Loop: Agate
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⛺33, Loop: Agate
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⛺34, Loop: Agate
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⛺35, Loop: Agate
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⛺36, Loop: Agate
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⛺38, Loop: Agate
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⛺39, Loop: Agate
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⛺4, Loop: Agate
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🚐40, Loop: Butte
RV
Pet Friendly · 55 × 13 ft
🚐41, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 55 × 12 ft
🚐43, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 55 × 14 ft
🚐45, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft
⛺5, Loop: Agate
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⛺58, Loop: Butte
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⛺59, Loop: Butte
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⛺6, Loop: Agate
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🚐60, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 40 ft long
🚐61, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 40 ft long
🚐62, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long
🚐63, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 50 ft long
🚐64, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 40 ft long
🚐65, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 40 ft long
⛺66, Loop: Butte
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⛺67, Loop: Butte
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🚐68, Loop: Butte
RV
Pet Friendly · 45 ft long
⛺69, Loop: Butte
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🚐7, Loop: Agate
RV
Pet Friendly · 35 × 11 ft
🚐70, Loop: Butte
RV
Pet Friendly · 55 ft long
⛺71, Loop: Butte
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⛺72, Loop: Butte
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🚐73, Loop: Butte
RV
Pet Friendly · 60 ft long
🚐74, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 35 ft long
⛺75, Loop: Butte
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🚐76, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long
🚐77, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 45 ft long
🚐78, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long
🚐79, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long
⛺8, Loop: Agate
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🚐80, Loop: Butte
RV
Pet Friendly · 65 ft long
🚐81, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long
🚐82, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 60 ft long
🚐83, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long
🚐84, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 40 ft long
🚐85, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 65 ft long
🚐86, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 40 ft long
🚐87, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 65 ft long
⛺88, Loop: Butte
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⛺89, Loop: Butte
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🚐90, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 35 ft long
⛺91, Loop: Butte
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🚐92, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 30 ft long
⛺93, Loop: Butte
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🚐94, Loop: Butte
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Pet Friendly · 30 ft long
⛺95, Loop: Butte
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🚐96, Loop: Butte
RV
Pet Friendly · 40 ft long
🚐Group Loop 1, Loop: Group
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🚐Group Loop 2, Loop: Group
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🚐Group Loop 3, Loop: Group
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🚐Group Loop 4, Loop: Group
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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.
Good location, and the covered picnic tables are great! There are no trees and it’s difficult to tell what space is yours and what is your neighbors. The bathroom fan is loud at night
I braced myself for the worst given so many negative reviews. But what we found was magical. We spent one night at Cedar Pass in a wind and electrical storm! It was a challenge getting the tent up and the ground was so hard and dry. It was unbelievably hot at 4pm when we arrived. By 6pm it was cooling down and we were able to cook and eat, despite the wind (which increased in the night). The bathrooms were clean. There were working showers and they were clean! There is also a large washing up area for dishes. A dramatic tent night with the wind led to a glorious and cool early morning. Waking up to that view while enjoying our morning tea will always stay with us.
Very good campsite. Sun shelters for picnic tables are essential in the badlands. Restrooms were clean and the dishwashing station is really nice. When we checked in, the previous campers still had their tent on our site. It was very difficult to get in touch with ANYONE that could tell us how to proceed. Our other National Park stays were much better staffed with Rangers at the campsites.
The Badlands was a magical place to spend the night! I will say, we only camped for one evening on our way to Glacier...it might have been uncomfortably hot if we stayed for multiple days and our tent was cooking in the sun all day. The bathrooms, shower option, and store made for great amenities and the view was wonderful.
Nice site, easy walk to the restroom and the showers were not far away. Not much privacy but the whole campground appeared to be the same type of sites. Showers were good. Easy access to the rest of the park and the lodge for dinner.
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.
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.
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