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 However, some reviews mention outdated showers and occasional cleanliness issues in the bathrooms, as well as a lack of shade and privacy between sites.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 However, some reviews mention outdated showers and occasional cleanliness issues in the bathrooms, as well as a lack of shade and privacy between sites.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
JOSEPH F
VerifiedDecember 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: Agate
Highly recommend getting up at 2am and look straight up. The stars are amazing. One of my favorite places to camp despite being a bit crowded and the scenery, well, stark.
Gregory C
VerifiedDecember 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 96, Loop: Butte
We had a great experience at Cedar Pass Campground! The sites are well-maintained and the staff was incredibly friendly. The location is unbeatable—being so close to the Notch and Door trails made exploring easy. It is a place of 'harsh' beauty; it was over 90°F when we arrived with very little shade, but our electric RV site was a lifesaver for cooling down the camper.
Once the sun set, the sky turned beautiful colors and the stargazing was world-class. We also loved the nightly Ranger programs—they were both fun and informative. Between the stunning stark landscape and the wildlife (buffalo were everywhere!), this was a memorable stay. I highly recommend it!
Valerie V
VerifiedDecember 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 31, Loop: Agate
Super beautiful place. Rangers were very informed. Showers were clean.
Gregory C
VerifiedDecember 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 96, Loop: Butte
We had a great experience at Cedar Pass Campground! The sites are well-maintained and the staff was incredibly friendly. The location is unbeatable—being so close to the Notch and Door trails made exploring easy. It is a place of 'harsh' beauty; it was over 90°F when we arrived with very little shade, but our electric RV site was a lifesaver for cooling down the camper.
Once the sun set, the sky turned beautiful colors and the stargazing was world-class. We also loved the nightly Ranger programs—they were both fun and informative. Between the stunning stark landscape and the wildlife (buffalo were everywhere!), this was a memorable stay. I highly recommend it!
Valerie V
VerifiedDecember 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 31, Loop: Agate
Super beautiful place. Rangers were very informed. Showers were clean.
Edward E
VerifiedDecember 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 75, Loop: Butte
The site was amazing. The showers were super clean, the campfire program was excellent. We went twice. Water facility was working well, it wasn't a muddy mess. The bathrooms were good. Cleanup and refilling of soap could maybe occur once more per week. We were very thankful to the staff. The were friendly and informative
Edward E
VerifiedDecember 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 75, Loop: Butte
The site was amazing. The showers were super clean, the campfire program was excellent. We went twice. Water facility was working well, it wasn't a muddy mess. The bathrooms were good. Cleanup and refilling of soap could maybe occur once more per week. We were very thankful to the staff. The were friendly and informative
Christina K
VerifiedDecember 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 41, Loop: Butte
Stayed one night in tent camping. Spacious site and bear box provided. We purchased ice from their store. We were able to take a hot shower after a long day of hiking. The restrooms were reasonably clean. Perfect location between Tetons and Yellowstone.
Carter H
VerifiedDecember 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 29, Loop: Agate
Absolutely wonderful experience. Very well maintained campground with easy access to facilities, friends, and most importantly trails. This was my friends and I's first time camping inside of a national park and it was wonderful. Brian was an amazing human being who greeted us and talked to us each day. The view in the morning from this campground was otherworldly and makes the trip itself worth it. It is a very convenient spot as you are able to have your car, but also have the bathrooms right by you. Never had any issues with wildlife. One of the best parts from this spot is the stargazing. My friends and I once it got dark enough went and laid outside our tent and could see everything including the milky way. Absolutely wonderful experience, stress free, and easy. Really cool as you can come and go as you please and you know exactly which spot is yours as it has your name. Recommend this for ANYONE, DO IT! We're college kids and we managed to have the time of our life here and not get in any trouble.
Christina K
VerifiedDecember 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 41, Loop: Butte
Stayed one night in tent camping. Spacious site and bear box provided. We purchased ice from their store. We were able to take a hot shower after a long day of hiking. The restrooms were reasonably clean. Perfect location between Tetons and Yellowstone.
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
