Camping / Campgrounds
Camping provides an inexpensive and adventurous way to experience the wilds of Badlands National Park. There are two official campgrounds located in park, as well as unlimited backcountry sites. No reservations are required, as all sites are distributed on a first come first served basis. When camping, make sure you adhere to all park regulations.
Cedar Pass Campground
Cedar Pass Campground has a telephone, running water and a dump site for RVs. There are also two sites that are wheelchair accessible. As the sites are first come, first served, make sure you pitch your tent early to ensure an appropriate site. Sites at the Cedar Pass Campground range from $8 in the winter to $10 in the summer. Camp hosts are available from Memorial Day through Labor Day. No campfires are allowed.
Sage Creek Campground
Unlike Cedar Pass Campground, Sage Creek Campground is free. It is a primitive campground with pit toilets and no water or dump sites.
Horseback riders frequently use these sites. The campground is accessible via the rough Sage Creek Rim Road. Before attempting the drive, make sure your vehicle has high clearance as the road is unpaved and terrain can be unpredictable and rugged. No campfires are allowed.
Backcountry Camping
Backpackers are allowed to camp anywhere that is at least a half-mile from a road or trail, and they cannot be visible from any park road.
When going off-trail to set up camp, make sure you have topographic maps; it is easy to get lost in the isolated prairies and buttes of Badlands National Park. Practice a "pack in, pack out" philosophy and bury all human waste. Boil or treat all water. No open fires are permitted as fire danger is high year round. Cook all food on portable camp stoves.
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Heartland Resort
24743 S Highway 79 Hermosa, SD 57744-7601
view site(605) 255-5460 call us
(605) 255-5460
Arrow Camp
515 Crown St Wall, SD 57790-0000
view site(605) 279-2112 call us
(605) 279-2112
Bob Marshall Camp
E Us Hwy 16a Custer, SD 57730-0000
view site(605) 673-2730 call us
(605) 673-2730
Crooked Creek Campground
24184 Highway 16 & 385 Hill City, SD 57745-0000
view site(605) 574-2418 call us
(605) 574-2418
Days End Campground
2501 Avalanche Rd Sturgis, SD 57785-9125
view site(605) 347-2331 call us
(605) 347-2331
Days Of '76 Museum & Camp
17 Crescent St Deadwood, SD 57732-1508
view site(605) 578-2872 call us
(605) 578-2872
Echo Valley Park Campground
RR 2 Box 202j Custer, SD 57730-9503
view site(605) 673-3368 call us
(605) 673-3368
Elkhorn Ridge Rv Park
20189 US Highway 85 Spearfish, SD 57783
view site(605) 722-1800 call us
(605) 722-1800
Flintstone Bedrock City
Highway Us 16 & 385 Custer, SD 57730-0000
view site(605) 673-4664 call us
(605) 673-4664
French Creek Rv Camp
144 S 4th St Custer, SD 57730-1917
view site(605) 673-3727 call us
(605) 673-3727
Berry Patch Rv Campground
1860 E North St Rapid City, SD 57701-9507
view site(605) 341-5588 call us
(605) 341-5588
Miners Rv Park
522 Highway 16a Keystone, SD 57751
view site(605) 666-5227 call us
(605) 666-5227
Iron Creek Lake Inc
10438 W Highway 14 Spearfish, SD 57783-6602
view site(605) 642-5851 call us
(605) 642-5851
Lake Park Campground
2850 Chapel Ln Rapid City, SD 57702-4953
view site(605) 341-5320 call us
(605) 341-5320
No Name City RV Park & Cabins
20899 Pleasant Valley Dr Sturgis, SD 57785-6404
view site(605) 347-8891 call us
(605) 347-8891
Placerville Camp Ucc
13801 W Highway 44 Rapid City, SD 57702-9737
view site(605) 342-1390 call us
(605) 342-1390
Rafter J Bar Ranch
12325 Rafter J Rd Hill City, SD 57745-0000
view site(605) 574-2527 call us
(605) 574-2527
Rainbow Bible Ranch
14676 Lone Tree Rd Sturgis, SD 57785-6660
view site(605) 923-6056 call us
(605) 923-6056
Riverside Campground
418 9th Ave Belle Fourche, SD 57717-1331
view site(605) 892-2303 call us
(605) 892-2303
Rolling Thunder Campground
12913 Bear Butte Lake Rd Whitewood, SD 57793-6430
view site(605) 347-2118 call us
(605) 347-2118
Custer Crazy Horse Kampground
1116 N 5th St Custer, SD 57730-8213
view site(605) 673-2565 call us
(605) 673-2565
Game Fish & Parks
HC 52 Box 131a Hot Springs, SD 57747-9602
view site(605) 745-6996 call us
(605) 745-6996
National Guard Camp Rapid
2823 W Main St Rapid City, SD 57702-8170
view site(605) 737-6200 call us
(605) 737-6200
Spokane Creek Resort
24631 Iron Mountain Rd Keystone, SD 57751-6655
view site(605) 666-4609 call us
(605) 666-4609
Steel Wheel Campground
21399 Us Highway 385 Deadwood, SD 57732-7312
view site(605) 578-9767 call us
(605) 578-9767
Sunrise Campground
22 A St Wasta, SD 57791-0000
view site(605) 993-3008 call us
(605) 993-3008
Tilford Gulch Campground
13157 Deer Meadow Rd Piedmont, SD 57769-7196
view site(605) 787-5573 call us
(605) 787-5573
Trout Haven Campgrounds
22485 Us Highway 385 Deadwood, SD 57732-7351
view site(605) 341-4440 call us
(605) 341-4440
Wild Bill's Campground
21372 Us Highway 385 Deadwood, SD 57732-7312
view site(605) 578-2800 call us
(605) 578-2800
Wyatt's Hideaway Camp Ground
11144 SD Highway 34 Belle Fourche, SD 57717-7227
view site(605) 892-0600 call us
(605) 892-0600
Camp Judson Baptist
12965 Old Hill City Rd Keystone, SD 57751-6623
view site(605) 574-2314 call us
(605) 574-2314
Deadwood KOA Kampground
Highway 14a Deadwood, SD 57732-0000
view site(605) 578-3830 call us
(605) 578-3830
Fish N Fry Campgrounds
21390 Us Highway 385 Deadwood, SD 57732-7312
view site(605) 578-2150 call us
(605) 578-2150
Glencoe Campresort
20555 Glencoe Dr Sturgis, SD 57785-0000
view site(605) 347-4712 call us
(605) 347-4712
Kemp's KAMP
1022 Old Hill City Rd Keystone, SD 57751-2018
view site(605) 666-4654 call us
(605) 666-4654
Lazy J Rv Park & Kampground
4110 S Highway 16 Rapid City, SD 57701-9230
view site(605) 342-2751 call us
(605) 342-2751
Three Flags Rv Park
PO Box 381 Black Hawk, SD 57718-0381
view site(605) 787-7898 call us
(605) 787-7898
Whistlers Gulch Campground
235 Cliff St Deadwood, SD 57732-1392
view site(605) 578-2092 call us
(605) 578-2092
Rafter J Bar Ranch
PO Box 128 Hill City, SD 57745-0128
view site(605) 574-2527 call us
(605) 574-2527
Phone Only Listings: (upgrade your listing)
Thunderhead Episcopal Camp
21978 US Highway 85 Lead, SD 57754-3788
(605) 584-2233 call us
(605) 584-2233
Flag Mountain Camp
23071 Kinney Springs Rd Hill City, SD 57745-0000
(605) 574-2289 call us
(605) 574-2289
Playground Campground
1010 State St Belle Fourche, SD 57717-1533
(605) 723-1038 call us
(605) 723-1038
Creekside Campground
21433 Us Highway 385 Deadwood, SD 57732-7313
(605) 578-2267 call us
(605) 578-2267
Custer Crossing
22036 Us Highway 385 Deadwood, SD 57732-7343
(605) 584-1009 call us
(605) 584-1009
Centennial Campgrounds
4325 E Colorado Blvd Spearfish, SD 57783-9452
(605) 642-7941 call us
(605) 642-7941
Bethlehem Road Rv Park
21603 N Highway 79 Piedmont, SD 57769-6602
(605) 787-4244 call us
(605) 787-4244
Deerview RV Campground
Deerview Rd Piedmont, SD 57769-0000
(605) 787-9400 call us
(605) 787-9400
Vanocker Campground
642 Weber Dr Sturgis, SD 57785-2015
(605) 347-8368 call us
(605) 347-8368
Katmandu RV Park & Rv Rentals
Ih 90 Exit 34 Sturgis, SD 57785-0000
(605) 347-2451 call us
(605) 347-2451
Forest Recreation Management
111 Elm St Hill City, SD 57745-0000
(605) 574-4402 call us
(605) 574-4402
Battle Creek Campgrounds
634 Old Hill City Rd Keystone, SD 57751-0000
(605) 666-4557 call us
(605) 666-4557
Yogi Bear Jellystone Park
7001 S Highway 16 Rapid City, SD 57702-8727
(605) 341-8554 call us
(605) 341-8554
Horse Creek Inn
23570 Highway 385 Rapid City, SD 57702-6548
(605) 574-2908 call us
(605) 574-2908
Tee Pee Campground
PO Box 2088 Rapid City, SD 57709-2088
(605) 343-6319 call us
(605) 343-6319
Whispering Pines Campground
22700 Silver City Rd Silver City, SD 57702-6040
(605) 341-3667 call us
(605) 341-3667
Sleepy Hollow Campground
118 4th Ave W Wall, SD 57790-0000
(605) 279-2100 call us
(605) 279-2100
Big Pine Campground
12084 Big Pine Rd Custer, SD 57730-7215
(605) 673-4054 call us
(605) 673-4054
Heritage Village Campground
1 Village Ave Custer, SD 57730
(605) 673-5005 call us
(605) 673-5005
KOA Custer/Mt Rushmore
12021 US Highway 16 Custer, SD 57730-7223
(605) 673-4304 call us
(605) 673-4304
KOA Mt Rushmore
PO Box 295 Hill City, SD 57745-0295
(605) 574-2525 call us
(605) 574-2525
KOA Rapid City
3010 E Highway 44 Rapid City, SD 57703-4724
(605) 348-2111 call us
(605) 348-2111
Rush-No-More Campground Rv Prk
21137 Brimstone Pl Sturgis, SD 57785-8996
(605) 347-2916 call us
(605) 347-2916





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