Best Equestrian Camping near Interior, SD

Recent Equestrian Reviews in Interior

165 Reviews of 4 Interior Campgrounds

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  Vincent B.

  Guide

  

  Jan. 9, 2025

  Badlands Hotel & Campground

  Nice location by the national park

  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!

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  Alex P.

  Traveler

  

  Dec. 20, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Where the Buffalo Roam

  Stayed here one night. No running water. Trash and picnic tables. Two vault toilets are located at each end of the campground. No cell service. It's winter and snowed early the morning I arrived to Badlands, so had the place to myself. Park rangers did rounds a couple of times during the day. Plenty of Buffalo crossing the road, roaming about, hanging out in surrounding hillside trees. Saw a fox, heard the howling wolves at night. Quiet and peaceful this time of year.

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  Alex P.

  Traveler

  

  Dec. 20, 2024

  Sage Creek Basin Camp

  Stunning Views at Overlook

  This location is Sage Creek Basin Overlook and trailhead. It is beautiful up here at higher elevation. 4g and 5g cell service is available here on Tmobile. There are no toilets. The two toilets, one at each end of the campground, are located a few miles away at Sage Creek Campground. A few fellow park tourists stopped to see the views and hike. I spent two nights here.

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  Alexa M.

  Scout

  

  Dec. 18, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Quiet, good stargazing

  Easy to access gravel drive; clean outhouse; can’t believe more people don’t use this spot.

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  laura S.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 14, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Pretty good for free!

  Spent one night here after exploring the park. less than a third full in early november. vault toilets clean-ish. wide open spaces, not really any privacy here. pretty sunrise.

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  Lisa B.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 14, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Breathtaking & Best Smelling Bathrooms

  My boy Palo and I camped in my Outback for a night. It was a great experience. They have the cleans best smelling bathrooms I have venture into.

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  Ken G.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 25, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Hot and dry, buffalo wandered through the camp

  This was a free site in the Badlands.  It's a dirt road to get there, washboards, but OK.

  The cg is in a prairie dog town so we kept the dog close.

  It was full on a Saturday night in September, but we got one of the last sites.  Very basic campground with a few trails to hike.  Views were OK, but nothing great.

  Buffalo wandered through camp at dinner time.  We basically camped on the road that circles the campground.

  Some picnic tables had a shade covering.  Pit toilets were clean.

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  Jeff M.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 16, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Base to the Badlands

  Great location to set out to explore the Badlands? Low reception with Verizon in the valley bye still have good contact. Great reception, small hike to the top of the hill.

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  Jeff M.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 16, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Great location for a base, to explore the Badlands

  Free dispersed camping, with clean vault toilets. no water or power you will have to bring your own. Quiet and tranquil location, Surrounded by prairie dogs as you sit in the valley with low rolling hills around you.

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  Marissa H.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 4, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Good

  I really liked this site, they had tables with shade, out house, flat ground, and compared to the dispersed camping wayyy less windy. We did not see bison today but there were prairie dogs

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  James P.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 19, 2024

  Badlands Hotel & Campground

  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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  carla R.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 12, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Hot

  At first we didn’t love it. It’s hot. No shade. No fires. Some picnic tables have a shade but they were all taken. I guess about 20 sights here I found trails to the creek. Win for me. Up early and holy WOW, buffalo start roaming through camp! 2 came right on through the middle of the campers loop scratching on posts and rolling in dirt behind our tent. Unbelievable. A handful more were roaming around on the other side of the creek. Me may have gotten bitten by prairie dog fleas though and they have a plague. I read the sign in the morning AFTER and we were leaving. I think we will survive. Worth every bite. The toilet house is nice with trash and hand sanitizer. No signal or water or electricity here. Lots of stars at night.

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  Alex D.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 21, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Sleep with the Buffalo!!

  What a sweet little spot! This is a 22 site, first come first served campground - no reservations & a 14 day limit. We visited in June & it was BUSY. The sites were all full by 4pm - but there is room to squeeze in extra tents/cars! There are no fires allowed here but there are two bathroom, and plenty of trash cans. The best part though is I can almost promise you’ll get up close & personal with some buffalo. Be respectful!!!

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  Kirk B.

  Scout

  

  May. 16, 2024

  Badlands Hotel & Campground

  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!

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  Leslie B.

  Ranger

  

  May. 13, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Free camping with wildlife

  Campground is basic. Only 2 (very clean) vault toilets, no water or electricity. I got there a little before 3pm on mother's day; it was full by 8. Only a handful of sites have sun covers over the picnic tables. You will be very close to other campers. Most are respectful. I would just recommend getting there before dark to keep from disturbing everyone. Prairie dogs galore in the center and on the periphery of the campground. My dog was fascinated by them. As noted by others, you will most likely be serenaded by coyotes and have morning visits from the bison. I also heard wild turkeys off in the woods.

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  Bryce B.

  Guide

  

  May. 8, 2024

  Sage Creek Basin Camp

  Great campsite

  Sorry I forgot to get pictures. We stayed here for two days. The campsite allows pets has two toilets at both ends. No running water or electricity. The vibe at the site was great with the other campers. Weather was a bit extreme but we got unlucky picking a week when a huge storm column was coming across the US. The buffalo were all over the campsite. Really recommend if you enjoy camping a little more off grid but still having others to hangout with

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  gray M.

  Scout

  

  Jan. 24, 2024

  Badlands Hotel & Campground

  Great job

  Unblocked Games 76 is one of the original"unblocked games" websites, launched many years ago

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  Nate R.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 12, 2023

  Sage Creek Campground

  Free camp in Badlands!

  It is a area about the size of a city block that you camp in the middle of and park around. It is popular so try not to show up late. Plenty of tent camping inside the loop. Parking can be and issue. By 9.pm some small RVs came and couldn't find space left to park. Vault toilets, trails, some picnic tables, scenery. Woke up to a buffalo 30 yards from my tent. Other people said they walk right thru camp. Prairie dogs everywhere, so watch your step for holes. I got yelled at by a prairie dog on my hike up the hill lol. Our stay was short but enjoyable.

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 5, 2023

  Sage Creek Campground

  Free!

  Great free campground in the Badlands Wilderness area. Follow Sage Creek Rd and watch for signs for the campground. Made it no problem in a 26’ motorhome, but it is a 12 mile dirt road with a lot of washboard so things get rattled and covered in fine powdery dirt. Totally worth it though because on the way out you get amazing views from the top along the ridge of Badlands plus bison, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, coyotes, and hundreds of prairie dogs along the road on the way. 

  The campground is a loop that has parallel parking around it and sites are designated by numbered posts. There is a horse camp area to one side and toward the right as you pull in and many people just made up spots not in the loop but behind the bathroom and along near the horse camp, so if you made the long drive out you should have at least somewhere to squeeze in for the night.

  There are picnic tables, some which are covered and two pit toilet bathrooms. Also there is garbage and recycling. There is no water here so be sure to bring enough as temps can get quite hot. Some reviews mention the wind being an issue and though it was windy at first it died down and was calm all night. 

  It was nice when we were there in late Sept. There were plenty of empty spots in late afternoon but filled up through the evening. Bison frequently come through the campground and use the posts to scratch themselves. Don’t be an idiot though (we saw some of that) these are huge wild animals and do not want selfies with you! 

  There were also a lot of coyotes that came through at night so be aware if you have a pet. 

  Weak and spotty cell reception with ATT and Verizon and no TMobile.

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  Emily T.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 22, 2023

  Sage Creek Campground

  best camping spot ever

  Wild animals everywhere, you're camping on the ground with the prarie dogs, lots of rabbits, birds, and bison coming through the campground as well. Next to the campground is a small walk up a steep hill to get good overlooks, and trails down to the creek with fossils.

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  Saarah P.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 21, 2023

  Badlands Hotel & Campground

  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.

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  Adam J.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 21, 2023

  Badlands Hotel & Campground

  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.

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  Michael A.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 14, 2023

  Sage Creek Campground

  Great spot with even better views

  Got in fairly late, was quite busy but we found a spot. The views and nearby trails are unbelievably beautiful at sunset. Just bare in mind (if you’re camping) that the site is very open so, we were struck by very heavy winds in the night due to a storm.

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  Jeff H.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 12, 2023

  Sage Creek Campground

  Prairie dogs galore

  If your looking for a place to crash with no shade and hundreds of Prairie dogs, then this is the place for you.

  We showed up about four and every site but one was taken. The site actually stayed busy through the night and most just found a empty spot and racked out.

  Overall it’s a nice campsite with a significant number of Prairie dogs and a bathroom that was clean but toilets definitely haven’t been pumped in quite some time.

  Pro tip: If I haven’t mentioned Prairie dogs, they have a lot and, they apparently love grapes or anything they can get their little hands on.

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  Hilary S.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 5, 2023

  Sage Creek Campground

  Lots of wildlife!

  On the drive in and out to Sage Creek, I saw all the major mammals of the park (bison, prairie dogs, deer, bighorn sheep, pronghorn), and there was even two bison grazing at the equestrian site in the morning. 

  The campground is nice and dark and had a great view of the Milky Way. There is no water at camp, which was made very clear on the park website and map. Sage Creek did have some water flow when I went, so I could have filtered some if I needed more. 

  My main criticism is that only a handful of the sites had shades for the picnic tables. When I arrived, the campground was less than half full, but none of the remaining sites had a shade. For a park that gets this hot and doesn't really have trees or other shade, I think this should be provided at each site.

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  Wojtek M.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 20, 2023

  Sage Creek Campground

  stop after Mt. Rushmore on a road trip

  beautiful, remote, a bison didn't bother anyone, saw a snake, stargazing

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  Andrew D.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 16, 2023

  Badlands Hotel & Campground

  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.