About Cedar Pass Campground
Number of accommodations: 83
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2026 Season availability
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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 However, some reviews mention outdated showers and occasional cleanliness issues in the bathrooms, as well as a lack of shade and privacy between sites.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 However, some reviews mention outdated showers and occasional cleanliness issues in the bathrooms, as well as a lack of shade and privacy between sites.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
Bob C
VerifiedOctober 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 85, Loop: Butte
Park is amazing and the campsites, while not typical site, where well maintained and quite comfortable. Even though we were there during the gov't shutdown, everything was clean and nice.
The stars at night, sunrises and sunsets on the backdrop of the Badlands makes this a "must-do".
Jacquelyn F
VerifiedOctober 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 62, Loop: Butte
Loved that you could watch and interact with paleontologists at work on fossils! Had so much fun seeing the Bison! And the lookouts were outstanding. Notch Trail was challenging, but we're glad we did it -- although, do it for the experience, because that view isn't worth the effort in itself! haha
Jacquelyn F
VerifiedOctober 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 62, Loop: Butte
Loved that you could watch and interact with paleontologists at work on fossils! Had so much fun seeing the Bison! And the lookouts were outstanding. Notch Trail was challenging, but we're glad we did it -- although, do it for the experience, because that view isn't worth the effort in itself! haha
Matthew T
VerifiedOctober 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 66, Loop: Butte
For tent campers, be aware that most RVs leave their exterior lights on/run generators etc throughout the night. Otherwise, well groomed tent sites, clean bathroom, and well kept benches are present at tent sites. If you are a dedicated tent camper and don't mind a pit toilet, sage creek is 100x better for wildlife viewing, star observation, and immersing yourself in the badlands.
John S
VerifiedOctober 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: Agate
Loved the everchanging view of the pinnacles as clouds passed overhead. Mule deer walked on by and listened to coyotes as dusk fell.
Ernest W
VerifiedOctober 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: Agate
Very nice
Ernest W
VerifiedOctober 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: Agate
Very nice
John S
VerifiedOctober 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: Agate
Loved the everchanging view of the pinnacles as clouds passed overhead. Mule deer walked on by and listened to coyotes as dusk fell.
Matthew T
VerifiedOctober 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 66, Loop: Butte
For tent campers, be aware that most RVs leave their exterior lights on/run generators etc throughout the night. Otherwise, well groomed tent sites, clean bathroom, and well kept benches are present at tent sites. If you are a dedicated tent camper and don't mind a pit toilet, sage creek is 100x better for wildlife viewing, star observation, and immersing yourself in the badlands.
Christine M
VerifiedOctober 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: Agate
Unfortunately my shower was pretty cold. However the campground was super clean, quiet, and peaceful.
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
