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 However, some reviews mention outdated showers and occasional cleanliness issues in the bathrooms, as well as a lack of shade and privacy between sites.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 However, some reviews mention outdated showers and occasional cleanliness issues in the bathrooms, as well as a lack of shade and privacy between sites.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
Ken B
VerifiedOctober 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 85, Loop: Butte
Beautiful views all around. Great ranger talk with knowledgeable and skilled rangers. Immediate access to the park. We stayed two nights as part of a six park trip.
Ken B
VerifiedOctober 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 85, Loop: Butte
Beautiful views all around. Great ranger talk with knowledgeable and skilled rangers. Immediate access to the park. We stayed two nights as part of a six park trip.
Tim L
VerifiedOctober 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 61, Loop: Butte
Always a great place to stay. The reservation system has pros and cons. Nice to know you've got a place when you arrive (although some campers have stories of spots taken despite reservations), but at the same time makes for an inflexible itinerary, which used to be one of the fun parts of a vacation.
Candice H
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 58, Loop: Butte
Beautiful spot with a great view of Badlands and centrally located, close to the scenic loop drive. Convenient and easy to navigate area with showers. I hope to camp here again someday.
Kevin M
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 66, Loop: Butte
We had a nice grass tent site with great views of the Badlands. The bench seat/table and shade were a great addition. We have mixed reviews regarding the coin operated showers. The males had nice hot water every day yet the female showers were always cold. We reported this to caretaker who said he would report it for maintenance despite both hot water systems being quite new. We can’t explain it but that was the only downside.
Candice H
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 58, Loop: Butte
Beautiful spot with a great view of Badlands and centrally located, close to the scenic loop drive. Convenient and easy to navigate area with showers. I hope to camp here again someday.
Kevin M
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 66, Loop: Butte
We had a nice grass tent site with great views of the Badlands. The bench seat/table and shade were a great addition. We have mixed reviews regarding the coin operated showers. The males had nice hot water every day yet the female showers were always cold. We reported this to caretaker who said he would report it for maintenance despite both hot water systems being quite new. We can’t explain it but that was the only downside.
Robert D
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: Agate
Great spot
Robert D
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: Agate
Great spot
Sara D
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 70, Loop: Butte
We had a great stay at the CCC campground - we found a spot, leveled and was able to just enjoy the quiet for 2 days.
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
