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Badlands Hotel & Campground

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This campground is closed for the season from October 10, 2024 through March 31, 2025.

Badlands Hotel & Campground, near Interior, South Dakota, is a solid choice for those looking to experience the stunning landscapes of Badlands National Park. With 80 sites available, it caters to tents, RVs, and even cabins, making it a versatile spot for all types of campers.

The campground is known for its friendly staff and clean facilities, including newer bathrooms and hot showers. Many visitors have highlighted the convenience of having full hookups and a 24-hour laundry room, which makes life on the road a bit easier. One camper mentioned, “The hosts were very friendly and having the store was convenient,” which speaks to the welcoming vibe here.

Just a mile from the park entrance, you can easily access the breathtaking views and hiking trails that the Badlands are famous for. Campers have enjoyed the picturesque scenery right from their sites, with some noting, “The view from our camper was amazing.” Plus, the option to have campfires adds a cozy touch to your evenings under the stars.

If you’re looking for a place to unwind after a day of exploring, the campground also features a pool and a small café that serves breakfast. Whether you’re here for a quick stop or a longer stay, Badlands Hotel & Campground offers a comfortable base to enjoy the beauty of the area.

Description

Just a mile from the iconic Badlands National Park, our hotel and full-service campground offers a great base camp to explore South Dakota’s Badlands, Black Hills, and the historic small town of Interior.

With a variety of rooms, RV sites, and tent sites, we are ideal for couples getaways, family vacations, or traveling groups. We also offer an on-site restaurant, outdoor pool, fire pits, and complimentary WiFi.

Your Badlands getaway awaits. What are you waiting for?

Location

Badlands Hotel & Campground is located in South Dakota

Detail location of campground

Directions

From jct I-90 (exit 131) & Hwy 240: Go 9 mi S on Hwy 240, then 2 mi S on Hwy 377.

Address

900 SD HW 377
Interior, SD 57750

Coordinates

43.72924722 N
101.97878875 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site

Stay Connected

  • WiFi
    Good
  • Verizon
    Good
  • AT&T
    Good
  • T-Mobile
    Unknown

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group
  • Cabins
  • Equestrian

Features

For Campers

  • Market
  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • WiFi
  • Showers
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Sewer Hookups
  • Water Hookups
  • Pull-Through Sites
  • 30 Amp Hookups
  • 50 Amp Hookups
  • Big Rig Friendly

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57 Reviews

Reviewed Jul. 19, 2024

Nice campground

Close to NP. Level sites. Hookups are a little wonky. Some sites they are on the wrong side. Gravel sites and roads. Nice staff. Would stay here again.

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Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by James P., July 19, 2024
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by James P., July 19, 2024
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by James P., July 19, 2024
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Reviewed May. 16, 2024

Excellent motel

We were visiting the badlands and decided to stay at a place close by and this place was perfect! This is no taz Mahal, but considering this is the wild west, the room has everything, all other hotels have. We know, we've been all over. Big room, good bed, good bathroom. Good air conditioning. Good fridge. Good restaurant, wagon wheel down the road. Excellent food,service,and atmosphere. If you're not picky, elite people, this is a great place!

Reviewed Sep. 21, 2023

Great Stay in the Badlands

We had a great stay here while visiting the National Park - literally 2 minutes outside the entrance. The view from our camper was amazing. The hosts were very friendly and having the store was convenient. Bathrooms were newer and very clean.

Month of VisitSeptember
Reviewed Sep. 21, 2023

Great, conveniently located campground

This is a great campground just a mile outside of Badlands National Park. I stayed for a week and really enjoyed it. The campground has full hookups and a 24 hour laundry room. It was always quiet and the folks running it were extremely nice and accommodating.

Site92
Month of VisitSeptember
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2023

Nice place on way to YNP August 2023

This park is clean, and just outside of Badlands National Park.  The pool was great per our Grand-kids.  Liked swimming and seeing Badlands at the same time. 

The only problem the sites are short, but big rigs still parked here and intrude onto the road a bit.  I had to back out of my pull through site as the rig across from me had his motorcycle parked in front and was partially on the road. But I don't blame the park for this but the camper.

Month of VisitAugust
Reviewed Jul. 22, 2023

Very nice campground!

We were planning to stay at the campground inside the Badlands. Lucky for us they were full! This campground was great! Tent site near the road but hardly any traffic out here. The views of the park and the sky were amazing! Fire allowed here so that was a plus over the NP campground! There is a pool here but we didn’t use. Newer shower house with 4 individual bathrooms was nice. Plenty of hot water. RV spots look a little close and some of the inside spots looked like they were only rock as opposed to grass. They also have a breakfast menu which we decided to go with instead of trying to make breakfast after tearing down camp. Delicious and reasonably priced. Overall, we were glad we found it! Would definitely stay here again!

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Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Matt M., July 22, 2023
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Matt M., July 22, 2023
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Matt M., July 22, 2023
Reviewed Jul. 11, 2023

Perfect

Great camping. We picked a tent spot. Showers are perfect. 4ply!!! We could have fires. Wood sold here. Has a nice office area.

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Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Chad P., July 11, 2023
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Chad P., July 11, 2023
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Chad P., July 11, 2023
Reviewed Jul. 2, 2023

Last minute stay

We pulled in after a last minute decision to drive to the Badlands on a holiday weekend. They had one site left with electric hook ups. Lucky for us, our camper is small so we fit into the site. It was an end site with a view of the Badlands! . The guy who checked us in was extremely nice! The facilities were great and the location to the Badlands can’t be beat for being outside of the park. . Bonus: They had a swimming pool and also a small cafe that served breakfast. We did not eat, but glad the option was there.

SiteRV12
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Shana D., July 2, 2023
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Shana D., July 2, 2023
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Shana D., July 2, 2023
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Reviewed Jun. 23, 2023

Interior entrance, Bad Lands SD

Good wifi, little store. Tent site. Hot showers, restaurant serves breakfast. Fire rings. Beautiful place overlooking bad lands. Friendly staff, quiet, and comfortable.

Site22
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by loren S., June 23, 2023
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by loren S., June 23, 2023
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by loren S., June 23, 2023
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Reviewed Jun. 13, 2023

Much better than the nearby national park campground

We stayed at the Badlands Interior Campground and Motel for three nights while visiting Badlands National Park.  We were supposed to stay in the national park campground, but they had overbooked and we were out of luck, as were most other campers with reservations that day.  Fortunately, the Badlands Interior campground is just two miles down the road from the national park campground. They offer full hookups for the same price as a lessor site at the park campground.  

We found the Badlands Interior Campground to be enjoyable and convenient. We were in our class C while slowly making our way across the country. The campground is reasonably large. We had no problems getting a spot here. Sites are gravel for the RV, very level, and reasonably well maintained. All RV sites are pull through. Hookups are in good condition. You may have to run your water hose under your RV.  Each site has a grassy area with a table and fire pit. The grassy areas were a little narrow, causing your neighbor to be a little close.  Staff was very friendly and helpful. There are tent sites available.

There was a pool that we observed being used daily. There is a meadow with hiking trails at the campground. There are showers, laundry and a campground store.  Breakfast is also available.

The campground is conveniently located just two miles from the national park. It has great views of the national park. There is almost no noise other than your neighbors.

We had 4 bar LTE with Verizon. Our hotspot performed very well. The wifi offered at the campground is the best we have encountered.  My wife was able to play her xbox games in the evening.

We found this to be a great place to stay.  We will stay again when traveling this way.

Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Richard &., June 13, 2023
Reviewed Jun. 10, 2023

Badlands campground

The campground was great and super close to the Badlands park entrance. The owners were very nice and helpful. Great hookups for our RV-on a nice level ground, picnic table for eating outdoors, and best of all dog friendly! The bathrooms and showers were clean and close by. We didn’t get a chance to use the pool, but I’m sure it would be great on a warm day. The views are amazing from the campground! Love that it is military friendly and got an added discount.

Site24
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by terri , June 10, 2023
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by terri , June 10, 2023
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by terri , June 10, 2023
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Reviewed Jun. 4, 2023

Nice

We stayed in a tent for 4 nights, clean bathrooms / showers. Owner was very nice and wonderful to talk to. View was amazing. Camp ground was quite and well maintained. They also have hotel rooms… so our friend ended up with food poisoning and she was able to go book a room. Pool was lots of fun for the kids, very clean. Laundry was easy to access. We enjoyed our stay and would stay again.

Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by holly C., June 4, 2023
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by holly C., June 4, 2023
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by holly C., June 4, 2023
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Reviewed Sep. 18, 2022

AWESOME

The view of the badlands was everything for me. The staff was friendly and helpful. The site was large enough for me and my family of 4, the site was level for our tent. There is nothing negative that I can say about this place I loved every minute of it that I was there. I would recommend it to anyone.

Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Amy H., September 18, 2022
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Amy H., September 18, 2022
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Amy H., September 18, 2022
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Reviewed Aug. 11, 2022

Great Place

Called the day of and the gave us a spot. Nice pull through sites right outside of The Badlands. Staff was very nice as well and told us places to check out. Saw a bunch of wild life including Bison Prairie dogs, rams, and deer. I would recommend this campsite.

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Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Chasen , August 11, 2022
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Chasen , August 11, 2022
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Chasen , August 11, 2022
Reviewed Jul. 15, 2022

Great Location But Very Average

In my opinion the overall rating of 4 is a bit generous. The sites are extremely small and dense, with less than 10 feet of grass separating the sites. There is no privacy. The property is well maintained but it is old and a bit rundown. The electric and water hookups are shared between two sites. The cabins are scary. The bathrooms grade C. It is conveniently located at the southern end of the 240 Badlands loop with great access to the lookouts and trails in the Badlands. It’s a five minute drive to one of the visitor centers of Badlands NP.

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Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Duncan G., July 15, 2022
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Duncan G., July 15, 2022
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Duncan G., July 15, 2022
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Reviewed Jul. 12, 2022

Perfect proximity

Perfect location for visiting Badlands National Park. Jussstttt outside the park entrance and the Ben Reifel visitor center. Could not ask for a better location. The campground is a no frills, perfectly adequate base for exploring the area. 30 amp (some sites have 50) and water with a dump station. The staff is super friendly and there is a small store and cafe. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring. Sites are gravel and pretty level. Can’t beat it for $38/night! We had a spot at cedar pass for one night and extended here because it wasn’t worth moving (see pic of how close they are to one another) and CP doesn’t have water hookups.

The views are spectacular from the campground. Great spot for sunrises, sunsets and stargazing.

Site30
Month of VisitJuly
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  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Susan & Kevin W., July 12, 2022
Reviewed Jun. 26, 2022

Close to Badlands NP

Sites are long and level. The water spout is located in a weird spot, be sure to have a water hose. Bathrooms and showers are out dated and dirty. Pool was not clean, I guess it was from all the dust in the air.

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Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Tammie L., June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Tammie L., June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Tammie L., June 26, 2022
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Reviewed Nov. 8, 2021

This campsite was really cool! It was far enough from the noise of the park and felt pretty isolated. Beautiful views and it was cool to see bison wandering through the campsite.

This campsite was really cool! It was far enough from the noise of the park and felt pretty isolated. Beautiful views and it was cool to see bison wandering through the campsite. It was pretty windy , so bring lots of stakes and tie outs for your tent!

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Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Celine K., November 8, 2021
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Celine K., November 8, 2021
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2021

Tenting ok, dog walk is nice

We liked: tent sites on the outskirts, trail / dog-hiking area, proximity to Badlands. Showers and price were ok. To earn 5 stars it needs more seclusion and trees for tent sites. Generally we camp dispersed or in forest campgrounds, avoiding RV parks, so 4 stars is actually pretty good from us for an RV park.

Sitetent
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Val Z., August 23, 2021
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2021

Great campground

Stayed here during our visit for the Badlands. Friendly staff that was very helpful. Clean restrooms and store has basic necessities should you need them. Pretty good view of the Bandlands from the campground. I believe they sell breakfast and lunch there at the store. There’s a small grocery store just down the road that carries a variety of food choices. Will be staying here next trip.!!!

Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Benjamin K., August 21, 2021
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Benjamin K., August 21, 2021
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Benjamin K., August 21, 2021
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Reviewed Aug. 17, 2021

It was okay

Campers are very close together with nothing in between. Two very outdated shoes and toilets for the whole campground.

Site31
Month of VisitAugust
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2021

Great for exploring Badlands

Only a mile from the National Park with full hook ups (which we enjoyed with the 113 degree weather). Typical pull through (kinda pack you in spaces) but if you aren’t spending much time at the park then it’s all good. Laundry and showers which was nice. They have an above ground pool (that we didn’t use) and a small store and restaurant that serves a limited breakfast. A great spot for exploring. Definitely do the astronomy ranger talk at the amphitheater if your here! Every night at 9pm

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Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Erin A., August 5, 2021
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Erin A., August 5, 2021
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Erin A., August 5, 2021
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Reviewed Aug. 3, 2021

Super Great Spot! Watch for ticks

This place was awesome, so close to The Badlands and a fun jumping off point. Facilities were maintained well and had a small town vibe. I do have to say we had ticks while we were there (which I had never had before) so watch out for your pups!!

Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Kelsey C., August 3, 2021
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Reviewed Jul. 11, 2021

It’s the location and value, remember that

You want hookups close to Badlands National Park? This is your place, and the price is good too. If you want to whine about amenities and cable TV, keep driving into the night.

Electricity and water is shared so some sites have water and electric on the “other” side (passenger side), but I was able to reach without any extensions. The kids and I loved jumping in the above-ground pool,which was nice and cool on a hot day.

Site30
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jun. 27, 2021

Nice little campground!

Pulled in kind of late without a reservation and the guy in the office was super helpful. Everyone seemed friendly and happy to be there. Very close to the scenic loop within the Badlands. You can get a really good hot breakfast and all you can eat pancakes and coffee for about $8 right at the campground. They also sell single beers & wine in the camp store, which was convenient. The sunset was amazing!

Sitetent
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Gypsy G., June 27, 2021
Reviewed Jun. 18, 2021

Great location, but other things could be improved.

The location is right outside of the national park, and is a motel / campground. You could get a room, RV or tent site. We reserved a tent site and picked once we arrived. The staff was friendly and they do have a store with ice / wood / etc if needed. They also had a breakfast option.

The tent sites are just on a field of grass. They are right next to one another without any separation so proximity to neighbors is very close. However, the view was great as you could see the badlands.

The bathrooms and showers were rough, and we refrained from using them. Not very well maintained or cleaned often it seems. Also, bugs. Especially at night when the beatles come out.

For RV users, looks like they had full hookups but unsure of the amps. Probably the usual 50.

Overall we wouldn’t mind coming back!

Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Gene Z., June 18, 2021
  • Review photo of Badlands Hotel & Campground by Gene Z., June 18, 2021

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How much does it cost to camp at Badlands Hotel & Campground?

    Camping at Badlands Hotel & Campground can cost between $24.00 and $174.00 depending on the site.

  • Does Badlands Hotel & Campground have RV hookups?

    According to TheDyrt.com, Badlands Hotel & Campground has 30 amp and 50 amp electric hookups, water hookups and sewer hookups.

  • Are fires allowed at Badlands Hotel & Campground?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at Badlands Hotel & Campground, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

  • Does Badlands Hotel & Campground have wifi?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Badlands Hotel & Campground does have wifi.

  • Is there cell phone reception at Badlands Hotel & Campground?

    According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is good, AT&T is good, and T-Mobile is unknown.