Cedar Pass Campground — Badlands National Park
Ally S.
Reviewed Jul. 5, 2016

Windy!

I stayed overnight on a cross country trip and our time was definitely memorable. The park offers vast 360 views of the canyons and rock formations. I remember feeling really small and very far removed from civilization and that was one of the coolest things about the park. After a full day of hiking we set up camp at the Cedar pass campground and watched the sunset and a lightning storm off in the distance. The campground has covered picnic tables to give you some shade from the sun and the bathrooms weren't too far either. Night came and we went into our tents but couldn't sleep long before we were woken up by the wind. We peaked our heads out and saw tents and canopies tipped over and blowing all over the place so we ended up going into the car that night. Turns out there was a tornado a few miles away from the park. The poles to my tent bent but I was just happy it didn't blow away! There was a large storm that night but it gets windy at night in general. Just a heads up!