National Park System · SD
Camping in Badlands National Park
The Recreation.gov record puts 2 campgrounds inside the park. Of those, 1 takes reservations and 1 is first-come, first-served. Entrance fees, alerts and hours for the park itself are on our sister site, Park Atlas.
The park in figures
- vehicle entrance fee
- $30
- recreation visits in 2025
- 1,139,361
- campsites
- 100
- campgrounds takes reservations
- 1 of 2
- longest RV or trailer allowed
- 65 ft
The entrance fee and visit count come from Park Atlas open data. The campground figures are totals across the 2 Recreation.gov records listed below, and the rig length is the longest any one of them allows.
Every campground
| Campground | Booking | Rig | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Pass Campground | 100 | ||
| Sage Creek Campground | · |
Park campgrounds book out fastest of any on Recreation.gov. Most open six months ahead at 10 a.m. Eastern; the first-come loops are the fallback when the window is gone. The first-come playbook