Badlands Hotel & Campground

We booked online and received a confirmation at the same time we got an email notice that they did not have availability. We were several days out from arriving so we called to inquire as to whether we had a reservation or not. We were assured we did. Upon arrival, we were told there was nothing in the system. Then they rather unkindly scrambled to get us a partial group of days for what we’d reserved. In the meantime my wife, thinking we didn’t have a spot, booked alternate days in another place for the back of the reservation. So when I requested a modification of what they eventually offered us, they refused a “refund” of the final day of the reservation they’d messed up in the first place. Wow. Pretty poor customer service out here in the middle of nowhere and where the property actually doesn’t look much like their online pictures in the first place. Not inviting physically or warm and inviting personally. Guess it lives up to the Badlands reputation. We wanted to like it.

This place is an okay place to stay. It's convenient to the Badlands park entrance. Most sites have full hookups and all are gravel. The staff have been friendly and helpful. The bathrooms need some attention, they could use a good cleaning and some repair/TLC. The laundry facility is only open to guest between 4pm thru 7am. The hotel staff uses them during the day. In short, if come thru here again I'll try one of the other places

Friendly check-in. Booked online. Take the time to walk in the hiking area. Hidden pond - no swimming. Lightening storm last night. Slept with windows open and listened to coyote.

Nice little campground. Manager or owner who was working when we checked in was super nice and had great information about local stuff. We stayed when it was only about half capacity filled, so I can see while we didn’t have an issue with close neighbors, I can see how it might be intrusive if it were full. Everyone was respectful when we stayed and there were no running generators and the camp was quiet by 9:30. Bath house is nice. Picnic tables at the tent sites are old and falling apart. They have a cute little nature trail that they mow maintain. They do allow dogs and one was barking in the middle of the night. We were in a tent so it was disruptive, but the owner was trying to quiet it down. Would stay here again, though!

A fine place to pitch a tent for the night. Tent spots are small and tight. Has accommodations for RVs, tents, and cabins. Has a camp store where they have made to order breakfast. Overall, the convenience of this campground can’t be beat as it’s literally minutes from the entrance to badlands. We woke up early and drove in to see sunrise.

Stayed in the cabin due to incremental weather. Good AC when temps outside were nearly 100F

Really liked this place, had good neighbors and a good time overall. The campgrounds were clean as were the facilities, well worth the money for the convenient location. Great spot to see the blood moon from!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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

Very tight sites. Lots of outdated amenities. The view, however, is amazing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Close and convenient spot for easy access to Badlands National Park.

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.

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!

Great view of Badlands, nicely spaced spots, wifi ok but need more bathrooms. They were clean at 4 pm but by 6pm one toilet stopped up leaving 2 for a lot of people. Wasps and bugs in women's bathroom a real problem. Showers very small and tired looking. Store and restaurant attached to campground nice bonus.

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.

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.!!!