Badlands National Park in South Dakota is a place where you will feel like you have stepped back in time. If you plan on visiting, there are plenty of options to make you as comfortable--or as uncomfortable--as you prefer.
Badlands Ranch and Resort has a lodge along with cabins and RV sites for guests to select just the right amount of rustic-ness. The lodge is great for large groups, and features bathrooms and showers on each of its three levels. The cabins include maid service, a refrigerator, heat/air conditioning units, and satellite TV. The RV sites are shaded and have showers and picnic tables available to those staying.
Badlands Ranch and Resort
HCR 53 Box 3
Interior, SD 57750
(605) 433-5599
Fax: (605) 433-5598
badlandsranchandresort.com
Cedar Pass Lodge is located at the base of Badlands and is a place for to those who really want to get away from technology and enjoy the beauty and solitude of the outdoors. Cabins are not equipped with a telephone or a TV. Here, simple is the way of life, and each cabin has a heat/air conditioner unit, coffeemaker, and bath. There is an on-site restaurant along with a gift shop.
Cedar Pass Lodge
20681 sd hwy
Interior, SD 57750
Phone (605) 433-5460
cedarpasslodge.com
If you prefer to rough-it outdoors, try camping in Badlands. There are two different campgrounds available, Cedar Pass and Sage Creek. All campsites are open all year, and each campsite is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Reservations are only required if you are bringing a large group. Campers are not permitted to make fires, but contained charcoal grills or camping stoves are permitted. If you are out to spot wildlife, Sage Creek is the more primitive of the two, and bison frequent the area.
Camping Reservations
Badlands National Park
25216 Ben Reifel Rd.
P.O. Box 6
Interior, SD 57750
(605) 433-5235
