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Cedar Pass Campground

20681 South Dakota Highway 240, Interior, South Dakota, United States

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The Badlands

Twilight in the Badlands

Cedar Pass Campground

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About Cedar Pass Campground

Surrounded by the vast, open prairie and featuring expansive views of the Badlands, Cedar Pass Campground is a great base camp from which to explore Badlands National Park. Featuring 96 sites, this seasonal campground is open from late March through mid-October, and is conveniently located within easy walking distance of Cedar Pass Lodge & Restaurant and the Ben Reifel Visitor Center.

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⛺ 1, Loop: Agate Tent

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🚐 10, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 12, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 13, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 16, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 17, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 18, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 19, Loop: Agate RV

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⛺ 2, Loop: Agate Tent

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🚐 20, Loop: Agate RV

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55 × 18 ft

🚐 21, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 22, Loop: Agate RV

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55 × 12 ft

🚐 23, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 24, Loop: Agate RV

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30 × 18 ft

🚐 25, Loop: Agate RV

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45 × 12 ft

🚐 26, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 27, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 28, Loop: Agate RV

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⛺ 29, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 3, Loop: Agate Tent

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🚐 30, Loop: Agate RV

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⛺ 31, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 32, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 33, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 34, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 35, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 36, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 38, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 39, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 4, Loop: Agate Tent

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🚐 40, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 41, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 43, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 45, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 5, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 58, Loop: Butte Tent

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⛺ 59, Loop: Butte Tent

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⛺ 6, Loop: Agate Tent

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🚐 60, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 61, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 62, Loop: Butte RV

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Pet Friendly · 55 ft long

🚐 63, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 64, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 65, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 66, Loop: Butte Tent

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⛺ 67, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 68, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 69, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 7, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 70, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 71, Loop: Butte Tent

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⛺ 72, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 73, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 74, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 75, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 76, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 77, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 78, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 79, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 8, Loop: Agate Tent

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🚐 80, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 81, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 82, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 83, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 84, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 85, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 86, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 87, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 88, Loop: Butte Tent

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⛺ 89, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 90, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 91, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 92, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 93, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 94, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 95, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 96, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 Group Loop 1, Loop: Group RV

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⛺ 1, Loop: Agate Tent

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🚐 12, Loop: Agate RV

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⛺ 2, Loop: Agate Tent

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🚐 20, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 26, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 27, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 28, Loop: Agate RV

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⛺ 29, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 3, Loop: Agate Tent

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🚐 30, Loop: Agate RV

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⛺ 31, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 32, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 34, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 4, Loop: Agate Tent

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🚐 40, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 5, Loop: Agate Tent

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⛺ 58, Loop: Butte Tent

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⛺ 59, Loop: Butte Tent

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⛺ 6, Loop: Agate Tent

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🚐 60, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 61, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 62, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 63, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 64, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 65, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 66, Loop: Butte Tent

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⛺ 67, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 68, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 69, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 7, Loop: Agate RV

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🚐 70, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 71, Loop: Butte Tent

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⛺ 72, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 73, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 74, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 75, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 76, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 77, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 78, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 79, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 8, Loop: Agate Tent

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🚐 80, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 81, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 82, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 83, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 84, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 85, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 86, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 87, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 88, Loop: Butte Tent

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⛺ 89, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 90, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 91, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 92, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 93, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 94, Loop: Butte RV

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⛺ 95, Loop: Butte Tent

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🚐 96, Loop: Butte RV

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🚐 Group Loop 1, Loop: Group RV

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🚐 Group Loop 2, Loop: Group RV

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🚐 Group Loop 3, Loop: Group RV

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🚐 Group Loop 4, Loop: Group RV

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Reviews

910 reviews

Summary

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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.

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4.3

Overall rating

Based on 910 reviews

5 stars 57.7% (525)

4 stars 25.9% (236)

3 stars 9.9% (90)

2 stars 3.8% (35)

1 star 2.6% (24)

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Alexander S

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August 5, 2025 Stayed at: 20, Loop: Agate

Great campground with wonderful panoramic views of the Badlands!

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Candace P

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August 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.

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Catherine U

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August 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.

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Candace P

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August 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.

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Catherine U

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August 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.

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Sam S

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August 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.

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Sam S

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August 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.

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Matthew L

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August 2, 2025 Stayed at: 67, Loop: Butte

Campground was great! The people, the environment, the stars…all wonderful!

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Matthew L

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August 2, 2025 Stayed at: 67, Loop: Butte

Campground was great! The people, the environment, the stars…all wonderful!

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Joseph H

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July 31, 2025 Stayed at: 86, Loop: Butte

Great rangers and great campsites

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Location & Directions for Cedar Pass Campground

20681 South Dakota Highway 240, Interior, SD 57750 United States

Elevation: 736 ft

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Nearest town

Interior, SD - 2.4 mi

About 5 min to downtown

Highway access

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.

Near Badlands National Park

The closest entrance is: Interior Entrance

Approximate drive: 0.5 mi · 1 min

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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