Can you reserve a site at Cedar Pass Campground?

Yes, Cedar Pass Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.

How many campsites does Cedar Pass Campground have?

100 sites in total, of which 83 can be booked.

What is the maximum RV length at Cedar Pass Campground?

65 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.

Are pets allowed at Cedar Pass Campground?

Yes, pets are allowed at Cedar Pass Campground.

Are campfires allowed at Cedar Pass Campground?

Campfires are not allowed at Cedar Pass Campground.

Cedar Pass Campground, South Dakota — 83 sites, fees and cancellation alerts

Overview

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.

Recreation

An evening program led by park rangers is held nightly at the Cedar Pass Amphitheater. This event runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, beginning each evening with a half-hour educational talk about the Badlands, covering a wide array of topics that change every evening. Once the educational part of the presentation finishes, the rangers begin a guided night sky viewing program. Interesting facts and features of our night sky will be explored and pointed out for you via laser, and telescopes are often provided to view star clusters, planets, and the Milky Way.

The Amphitheater parking lot is conveniently located at the entrance to Cedar Pass Campground, in easy walking distance for most campers! For evening program start times, please see the Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Cedar Pass Lodge, or the host kiosk at the campground entrance.

Facilities

An evening program led by park rangers is held nightly at the Cedar Pass Amphitheater. This event runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, beginning each evening with a half-hour educational talk about the Badlands, covering a wide array of topics that change every evening. Once the educational part of the presentation finishes, the rangers begin a guided night sky viewing program. Interesting facts and features of our night sky will be explored and pointed out for you via laser, and telescopes are often provided to view star clusters, planets, and the Milky Way.

The Amphitheater parking lot is conveniently located at the entrance to Cedar Pass Campground, in easy walking distance for most campers! For evening program start times, please see the Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Cedar Pass Lodge, or the host kiosk at the campground entrance.

Natural Features

Cedar Pass Campground is surrounded by prairie grasslands and Badlands buttes, or geologic formations. These formations contain sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, claystone, limestone, volcanic ash, and shale. The natural beauty of this landscape makes for stunning sunrises and sunsets, while low population density and minimal light pollution creates a beautiful night sky most evenings.

Contact Info

This location is staffed. Please call (605) 910-9246 to speak with local staff.

Nearby Attractions

Ben Reifel Vistor Center
Cedar Pass Lodge
Minuteman National Historic Site
Prairie Homestead
Wall Drug
Mount Rushmore (1 hour, 45 mins)
Custer State Park (1 hour, 45 mins)

The facts

83 bookable sites
100 sites in total, including non-bookable
2 accessible sites
Vehicles up to 65 ft
Up to 20 people per site
Loops: Agate, Butte, Group

Site types

48 RV Nonelectric
23 RV Electric
17 Management
8 Tent Only Nonelectric
4 Group Standard Nonelectric

Amenities

Electric hookups
Picnic tables
Pets allowed
Water hookups — not available
Campfires allowed — not available

Not recorded upstream: sewer hookups, fire pits, grills, shade.

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100 campsites at Cedar Pass Campground

Check-in 1:00 PM · Check-out 11:00 AM

Accessible only

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Grade	Max rig	People
1	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
10	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
11	Agate	Management	—	—	—	—	4
12	Agate	Rv Electric	—	—	—	30 ft	4	♿
13	Agate	Rv Electric	—	—	—	30 ft	4
14	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	30 ft	4
15	Agate	Rv Electric	—	—	—	50 ft	4
16	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	50 ft	4
17	Agate	Rv Electric	—	—	—	60 ft	4
18	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	50 ft	4
19	Agate	Rv Electric	—	—	—	55 ft	4
2	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
20	Agate	Rv Electric	—	—	—	55 ft	4	♿
21	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	55 ft	4
22	Agate	Rv Electric	—	—	—	55 ft	4
23	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	50 ft	4
24	Agate	Rv Electric	—	—	—	30 ft	4
25	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	45 ft	4
26	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	40 ft	4
27	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	50 ft	4	🐾
28	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	50 ft	4	🐾
29	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
3	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
30	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	35 ft	4	🐾
31	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
32	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
33	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
34	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
35	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
36	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
37	Agate	Management	—	—	—	25 ft	4	🐾
38	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
39	Agate	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
4	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
5	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
6	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
7	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	35 ft	4	🐾
8	Agate	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	25 ft	4	🐾
9	Agate	Management	—	—	—	—	4
40	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	55 ft	4	🐾
41	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	55 ft	4	🐾
42	Butte	Management	—	—	—	55 ft	4	🐾
43	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	55 ft	4	🐾
44	Butte	Management	—	—	—	55 ft	4	🐾
45	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	50 ft	4	🐾
46	Butte	Management	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
47	Butte	Management	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
48	Butte	Management	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
49	Butte	Management	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
50	Butte	Management	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
51	Butte	Management	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
52	Butte	Management	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
53	Butte	Management	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
54	Butte	Management	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
55	Butte	Management	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
56	Butte	Management	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
57	Butte	Management	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
58	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	Moderate	25 ft	4	🐾
59	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	35 ft	4	🐾
60	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	40 ft	4	🐾
61	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	40 ft	4	🐾
62	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	55 ft	4	🐾
63	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	50 ft	4	🐾
64	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	40 ft	4	🐾
65	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	40 ft	4	🐾
66	Butte	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
67	Butte	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
68	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	45 ft	4	🐾
69	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
70	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	55 ft	4	🐾
71	Butte	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
72	Butte	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
73	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	60 ft	4	🐾
74	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	35 ft	4	🐾
75	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	35 ft	4	🐾
76	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	60 ft	4	🐾
77	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	45 ft	4	🐾
78	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	60 ft	4	🐾
79	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	60 ft	4	🐾
80	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	65 ft	4	🐾
81	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	60 ft	4	🐾
82	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	60 ft	4	🐾
83	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	55 ft	4	🐾
84	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	40 ft	4	🐾
85	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	65 ft	4	🐾
86	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	40 ft	4	🐾
87	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	65 ft	4	🐾
88	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
89	Butte	Rv Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
90	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	35 ft	4	🐾
91	Butte	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
92	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
93	Butte	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
94	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	30 ft	4	🐾
95	Butte	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	—	—	20 ft	4	🐾
96	Butte	Rv Electric	—	—	—	40 ft	4	🐾
Group Loop 1	Group	Group Standard Nonelectric	—	—	—	65 ft	20	🐾
Group Loop 2	Group	Group Standard Nonelectric	—	—	—	50 ft	20	🐾
Group Loop 3	Group	Group Standard Nonelectric	—	—	—	40 ft	20	🐾
Group Loop 4	Group	Group Standard Nonelectric	—	—	—	60 ft	20	🐾

Getting there

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

43.74500, -101.94836 · 43°44'42.0"N 101°56'54.1"W

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Typical weather

Typically 91°F in Jul, down to 37°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	37	41	53	62	72	83	91	91	82	65	50	39
Low °F	14	16	26	35	46	56	62	60	51	38	25	17
Precip in	0.5	0.6	1.2	2.3	3.6	3.5	2.2	1.8	1.4	1.6	0.5	0.5

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 0.4 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Cedar Pass Campground

Can you reserve a site at Cedar Pass Campground?: Yes, Cedar Pass Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Cedar Pass Campground have?: 100 sites in total, of which 83 can be booked.
What is the maximum RV length at Cedar Pass Campground?: 65 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Are pets allowed at Cedar Pass Campground?: Yes, pets are allowed at Cedar Pass Campground.
Does Cedar Pass Campground have hookups?: Electric.
Are campfires allowed at Cedar Pass Campground?: Campfires are not allowed at Cedar Pass Campground.

Camping near Cedar Pass Campground

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Contact

Phone 605-433-5460
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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

Cedar Pass Campground