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 However, some reviews mention outdated showers and occasional cleanliness issues in the bathrooms, as well as a lack of shade and privacy between sites.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 However, some reviews mention outdated showers and occasional cleanliness issues in the bathrooms, as well as a lack of shade and privacy between sites.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
Dave K
VerifiedJune 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: Agate
Great campground, right in the heart of the badlands. Highly recommend.
Rebekah C
VerifiedJune 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: Agate
While the campground is very well situated and the bathrooms were clean and it was nice to have shower options, it would also have been nice to know that sites 14 and 16 go underwater and are the last to drain in a rainstorm (which are common). If you are booking and tent camping, I’d suggest trying to avoid those two spots or be 100% sure to set up on the highest ground (which we also mean to do always but sometimes need a reminder, especially without tent pads).
It would be helpful if hints like this were relayed by the campsite host, but as that was definitely not our experience, we wanted to share that here for future campers!
Rebekah C
VerifiedJune 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: Agate
While the campground is very well situated and the bathrooms were clean and it was nice to have shower options, it would also have been nice to know that sites 14 and 16 go underwater and are the last to drain in a rainstorm (which are common). If you are booking and tent camping, I’d suggest trying to avoid those two spots or be 100% sure to set up on the highest ground (which we also mean to do always but sometimes need a reminder, especially without tent pads).
It would be helpful if hints like this were relayed by the campsite host, but as that was definitely not our experience, we wanted to share that here for future campers!
Fred K
VerifiedJune 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 90, Loop: Butte
Campsites are parallel to and along the road. No facilities at each site other than a picnic table and sun shelter. Quiet campground considering how close sites are. No fire rings as campfires are prohibited. Campground is within walking distance of the Visitor Center with beautiful view of the rock formations. Bathhouse was clean while we were there. A dump station is available.
Jill C
VerifiedJune 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 81, Loop: Butte
The Campground was clean, and the view was spectacular Site #81
Sandra T
VerifiedJune 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: Agate
Nice campground with stunning view of the Badlands. The water in the women's shower never got hot. My husband said the men's shower didn't have that problem and were great.
William K
VerifiedJune 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 60, Loop: Butte
Dishwashing sink was very helpful and hot showers were nice although very low pressure.
Fred K
VerifiedJune 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 90, Loop: Butte
Campsites are parallel to and along the road. No facilities at each site other than a picnic table and sun shelter. Quiet campground considering how close sites are. No fire rings as campfires are prohibited. Campground is within walking distance of the Visitor Center with beautiful view of the rock formations. Bathhouse was clean while we were there. A dump station is available.
Jill C
VerifiedJune 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 81, Loop: Butte
The Campground was clean, and the view was spectacular Site #81
Sandra T
VerifiedJune 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: Agate
Nice campground with stunning view of the Badlands. The water in the women's shower never got hot. My husband said the men's shower didn't have that problem and were great.
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
