Looking for free camping in Badlands National Park? Perhaps a halfway point between your park activites and the black Hills/Mount Rushmore?

Very simple but fun campground. It's an open field space, with picnic tables (some with pergolas), bathrooms, and a secondary area for larger campers. It's fun because you have access to simple, 300-800 ft gain hikes all around you, because you're in a small Valley (think camping on the field inside a soccer stadium). I highly recommend making one of these hikes part of the morning or evening you're there, to see the sunrise/set. Being a free site, it's first come, first served. There are no plots, and so it's quite well understood you should pick an area to make camp that balances privacy to your neighbor with accommodating those yet to arrive.

You'll see prairie dogs and bison, whether by accident or on purpose.

Bathrooms exist on either end of the camping area. No showers or potable water.

I woke up to Bison grazing in the fields by the campground site.

Your tax dollars well spent.