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National Park Service · National Park · South Dakota

Badlands National Park

2 federal campgrounds, 1 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

2Campgrounds
1With first-come sites
100Sites, from 1
2,420–2,550 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 2 of these 2 campgrounds

Where they are

2 of 2 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 2

2 campgrounds
Reservable
Cedar Pass Campground
Badlands National Park · SD
100 sites4 group sitesrigs to 65 ft2,420 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
First-come
Sage Creek Campground
Badlands National Park · SD
2,550 fttoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Xu Hill fire · 18 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,297 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Dry Grass fire · 34 mi from the nearest campground here · 97 acres
Wildfire
Event fire · 34 mi from the nearest campground here · 230 acres
Wildfire
Candle fire · 35 mi from the nearest campground here · 64 acres
Wildfire
Needles fire · 36 mi from the nearest campground here · 6,018 acres · 45% contained
Park Closure
Notch Trail Closure for Repairs Notch Trail and all areas within 100’ of the designated trail closed while park staff are repairing the section of the Notch trail ladder that has become a safety hazard for hikers.
Caution
Navigation Do not rely on GPS digital navigation systems to find your way to Badlands National Park. Please note that the Visitor Center at 25216 Ben Reifel Road, Interior SD 57750 is located just off I-90.
Alerts: National Park Service alerts API · Sep 8, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Badlands National Park’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Dusty Johnson (R)SD at-large · 2 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
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