About Cedar Pass Campground
Number of accommodations: 83
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Dump Station
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (280)
What Guests Are Saying
Cedar Pass Campground offers a basic yet well-maintained camping experience in the heart of Badlands National Park, with convenient access to trails and stunning views. Facilities include electric hookups, clean restrooms, and coin-operated showers, although hot water availability can be inconsistent. Visitors appreciate the friendly staff, tranquil atmosphere, and exceptional stargazing opportunities, making it a memorable choice for camping enthusiasts.
What Guests Are Saying
Cedar Pass Campground offers a basic yet well-maintained camping experience in the heart of Badlands National Park, with convenient access to trails and stunning views. Facilities include electric hookups, clean restrooms, and coin-operated showers, although hot water availability can be inconsistent. Visitors appreciate the friendly staff, tranquil atmosphere, and exceptional stargazing opportunities, making it a memorable choice for camping enthusiasts.
Review Summary
James O
VerifiedAugust 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 84, Loop: Butte
Cedar Pass Campground has wonderful facilities and is perfectly positioned to enjoy all that the park has to offer.
Rich M
VerifiedAugust 6, 2025 • Stayed at: Group Loop 3, Loop: Group
Great sunrise and sunsets. Clean showers. Helpful camp hosts.
Bill L
VerifiedAugust 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 60, Loop: Butte
This camp was,,, phenomenal! So, so easy to get to and then,,, just enjoy. WALT Disney is jealous!!
Alexander S
VerifiedAugust 5, 2025 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: Agate
Great campground with wonderful panoramic views of the Badlands!
Michal O
VerifiedAugust 5, 2025 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: Agate
The noise level from AC units and generators is not our idea of a National Park experience. Quiet time was not enforced either :-(
Catherine U
VerifiedAugust 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 89, Loop: Butte
We camped at the Cedar Pass Campground, and you can’t beat the excellent location inside the park. Be prepared with your leveling blocks (some sites are very uneven/sloped), and expect no privacy, as the sites are basically all along the campground loop road, and the grassy areas don’t have trees for privacy. Some sites might be muddy.
Some spots are electric, some not. Flush toilets. Coin showers. Picnic table with shade cover. No fires. Nice big outdoor dishwashing sink.
The water fountains didn’t seem to work, but the visitor’s center is close and has water refill fountains inside.
There was LOTS of wind, but hardly any bugs. The first night, we had a non electric site, second night electric. It was June. Mornings were cool, then hot in the afternoons. We saw bison, hiked several trails (highly recommend the Notch trail), and went to a fossil presentation.
This park is great if you have little kids who like to climb and/or look for fossils. In many parts, you don’t have to stay on trails, but you do have to look out for rattlesnakes.
Candace P
VerifiedAugust 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 73, Loop: Butte
Although the views from the campground and the surrounding scenic drives were incredible, the campground was full of flies and made it impossible to be outside because of them. I was fortunate enough to have a camper trailer and electricity so that I could be inside during my 2 day stay. This was not ideal, as I going camping to be outside with nature. I am an experienced camper and have never come across a situation this uncomfortable. The garbage should not be in close proximity to the campers and needs to be placed well away from campers. A short walk to dispose of garbage is a small inconvenience to the price we paid for dealing with all the flies. Please consider this request for future campers. I will not be back.
Sam S
VerifiedAugust 3, 2025 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: Agate
This is a good campground. The spaces are a little closer together than I would have preferred but it's still a good location with good facilities: there are showers for a cost as well which is nice.
Matthew L
VerifiedAugust 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 67, Loop: Butte
Campground was great! The people, the environment, the stars…all wonderful!
Russell E
VerifiedJuly 31, 2025 • Stayed at: 83, Loop: Butte
Hot hot hot! Plan on early rising for hiking, biking and then touring in a vehicle to get thru the heat of the day. Never stayed in a campsite like this. Campers/Vans/RVs set up on the circle drive road. Tents can be on the grass. So windy and no shade anywhere. Couple miles away in Interior, SD is Cowboy Corner a small gas station/grocery/restaurant that saved us for some fruit, basic grocery items and ice! Do Notches, Door, & Window Hikes. Good way to beat the heat is a visit to Wall Drug. Nice amphitheater at the park by the campsite for Ranger led programming!
Location Cedar Pass Campground
Address:
20681 South Dakota Highway 240
Interior, SD, 57750
United States
From Sioux Falls:
Travel west on I-90 to exit 131. Turn south onto Hwy 240, the Badlands Loop Road and enter Badlands National Park at the Northeast entrance. Travel 8 miles (13 km) to Cedar Pass Lodge, making a slight left onto Hwy 377. Cedar Pass Campground will be on your left.
From Rapid City:
Travel east on I-90 to exit 110. From exit 110, turn south onto Hwy 240, the Badlands Loop Road and enter Badlands National Park at the Pinnacles entrance. Travel 30 miles (48 km). Turn right on Hwy 377. Cedar Pass Campground will be on your left.
From Rapid City: (alternate route)
Travel east on I-90 to exit 131. Turn south onto Hwy 240, the Badlands Loop Road and enter Badlands National Park at the Northeast entrance. Travel 8 miles (13 km) to Cedar Pass Lodge, making a slight left onto Hwy 377. Cedar Pass Campground will be on your left.
Scenic Highway 44:
Travel southeast on Hwy 44 to the town of Interior and continue northeast on Hwy 377 two miles (3 km) to Cedar Pass Lodge
Latitude & Longitude: 43.745 / -101.948
Elevation: 736 feet
Policies & Rules
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| General |
The campground entrance kiosk is open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.Quiet hours are from 10:00 pm - 6:00 am. Generators are not permitted to run during these hours.Check-in begins at 1:00 p.m. Check-out is 11:00 a.m. RV sites allow for one RV (tow included) per site. In an effort to maintain the prairie grassland, campfires are not permitted within Badlands National Park. However, you may use small, portable propane grills at your campsite for cooking.Cedar Pass Campground is pet-friendly. However, all pets must remain on leash at all times in Cedar Pass Campground and Badlands National Park.Wildlife activity is prevalent in the park. Please familiarize yourself with wildlife safety and proper food storage. Store all human and pet food in a closed hard-sided container or enclosed vehicle when not in use. Store or dispose of food scraps, cooking utensils, and garbage so that they are inaccessible to wildlife.A complimentary dump station is available in the Group Loop.Please note that Badlands National Park is prone to sudden heavy winds and storms. Prepare your campsite and secure your belongings accordingly. |
