Cedar Pass Campground

Interior, SD

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About this campground

Cedar Pass Campground in Badlands National Park (Interior) South Dakota offers partial hookup (electric) RV and tent camping near the Ben Reifel Visitor Center. Managed by and located near Cedar Pass Lodge this is the main campground within the National Park and is the one recommended for most travelers the roads and pads are paved with easy access for all size RVs. Scenic views of the hills from camp.

What campers say

Cedar Pass Campground, inside Badlands National Park, offers outstanding views from nearly every site and easy access to trails, viewpoints, and the lodge. Evening ranger programs and excellent dark-sky stargazing are frequent highlights. Facilities include potable water, a dump station, picnic tables (with wind barriers), coin-operated showers, and some electric sites — reserve early for hookups. Expect frequent wind and limited site privacy or flatness for tents; cooking and tenting can be challenging. Bathroom cleanliness reports vary. Overall it's a convenient, scenic base for exploring the park if you accept the tradeoffs of wind and close quarters.

Our summary of 243 traveler reviews.

Amenities

Hookups and power

Electric

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Hiking
National Park
Pets
Public Park
Pull-thru
Tents

244 reviews

1 of them was written on CampgroundViews.

Superslif

June 1, 2016

First off we arrived on a very very windy day, which can happen a lot here. It was so windy all the tents were completely folded to the ground. I'm going to assume those people slept in their cars. The other sites are rather tight for rigs over 32'. There not really sites but rather sections of pavement that are wider with 2' high posts planted every 10' around each campsite and along the road. The electric sites were $15 more per night. I asked about the showers because other review site said many times they were cold. Yes, the office personnel kind of joked about it saying the lady's shower gets first dibs on any hot water and the men get what's left over, if any ( pay shower) With that said, the location is right at the Badlands inside the park about a 10 minute walk from the visitor center, so when the weather is good and you get a good and use your own shower, your golden.

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