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
Jim M
VerifiedMay 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: Agate
Nice camp sites in the electric hookup Agate loop, nice/clean facilities and shower building
WILLIAM M
VerifiedMay 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: Agate
The campground and all it's facilities were very clean and well maintained. Directly adjacent to the visitor center. Very convenient to the park.
Bryan G
VerifiedMay 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 93, Loop: Butte
Stayed at Cedar Creek Campground near visitor center and trading post with restaurant. (also saw Sage Creek Campground which has no services and is about 25 miles away).
Clean restrooms. Primitive and hookups. Hardly any trees, but that's the Badlands.
Great place to use to stay and go out to various places to see the Badlands.
Charles L
VerifiedMay 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 90, Loop: Butte
Cedar pass Lodge is very close and has a great shop for snacks and drinks. The Lodge diner is a great alternative for meals. We had dinner and breakfast at the lodge. The campground was at capacity and it was amazing how quiet and polite everyone was. It helps to have crystal clear expectations: there is basically zero tree coverage, it is very dark, wind gusts can be extreme, no firepits. Each campsite has a picnic table with shade from afternoon sun. Star gazing is amazing.
Robert M
VerifiedMay 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: Agate
Wonderful and clean campgrounds. The good cel service and wifi was a nice surprise as well. The hiking opertunities were absolutely beautiful!!
The quarter operated showers was a new idea for us. Mine was fine, and worked good, but my wife's shut off and she added more quarters and it wouldn't come back on.
Anthony M
VerifiedMay 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 58, Loop: Butte
We arrived after the hours the front gate was staffed, so we selected a site and purchased online. Within about 30 minutes the campground host came by to say hello, and dropped of the tag for the site showing it was reserved for our stay. Everything about the site was fine, and very happy that nobody was running their generators.
Melinda M
VerifiedApril 30, 2025 • Stayed at: Group Loop 1, Loop: Group
Lots to see in the park and surrounding areas. HUGE campsites. But, in this campground a lot of people walk their dogs, even from other campground locations
Ericka T
VerifiedApril 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: Agate
Great place to camp. Showers are good and the views are wonderful!
Douglas H
VerifiedApril 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 87, Loop: Butte
We stayed 2 nights in site 87. We have a 43 foot 5th wheel and fit perfectly. There were only about 3-5 other campers while we were there. Our steps were on the driveway side but was no problem. If it was busier, it would be tight with that size rig maneuvering around. We had beautiful views and a perfect location for seeing the Badlands. I highly recommend going to Lulu's in Interior, SD for the Indian Fry Bread Tacos. It is only a couple miles from the campground. I also recommend checking out the Minuteman Museum at Exit 131.
Anonymous
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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
| Category | About |
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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. |
