badlands | SD | Find park - Future Camping

Layered badlands formations behind fields of green grass under cloudy and billowing clouds.

Summer storms are frequently violent and unpredictable.

The yellow mounds are peaking out of the formations in this photo.

Badlands formations are very rugged and often have sharp peaks.

Jagged badlands buttes extended in horizon amid yellow flowers under a blue sky.

The park has seasonal changes in colors so plan ahead!

road leading between snow covered badlands formations

Winter in Badlands National Park often creates snow covered wonderlands throughout the park.

Physical Address:

25216 Ben Reifel Road

Interior, SD 57750

Mailing Address:

25216 Ben Reifel Road

Interior, SD 57750

contact-details

Phone Number: 6054335361 Voice

Email Address: badl_information@nps.gov
Description:

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance - Private Vehicle: $30.00

Fee covers the entry of a private vehicle and its occupants for 7 days

Entrance - Motorcycle: $25.00

Fee covers the entry of a motorcycle and its occupants for 7 days

Entrance - Per Person: $15.00

Fee covers the entry of an individual that is hiking, bicycling, etc... for 7 days

Commercial Entrance - Sedan: $25.00

Commercial sedan, 1 to 6 passenger capacity. $25 plus $15 per person - 7 days for Original Manifest

Commercial Entrance - Van: $50.00

Commercial van, 7 to 15 passenger capacity; $50 - 7 days for Original Manifest

Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus: $60.00

Minibus, 16 to 25 passenger capacity; $60 - 7 days for Original Manifest

Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach: $150.00

Motorcoach, 26 or more passenger capacity; $150 - 7 days for Original Manifest

Entrance Passes

Annual Entrance - Park: $55.00

This pass admits a single, private, non commercial vehicle and its occupants into the park. This pass does not include camping or give any type of discount at stores inside the park. Valid for one year from month of purchase.

The rugged beauty of the Badlands draws visitors from around the world. These striking geologic deposits contain one of the world’s richest fossil beds. Ancient horses and rhinos once roamed here. The park’s 244,000 acres protect an expanse of mixed-grass prairie where bison, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs, and black-footed ferrets live today.

park designation:National Park

Directions:

Badlands National Park is located 75 miles east of Rapid City, South Dakota. Physical Addresses for GPS* Park Headquarters: 25216 Ben Reifel Road, Interior, SD 57750. Northeast Entrance (I-90, Exit 131): 21020 SD Hwy 240, Interior, SD 57750. Pinnacles Entrance (I-90, Exit 110): 24240 Hwy 240, Wall, SD 57790. Interior Entrance: 20640 SD Hwy 377, Interior, SD 57750.

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Operating Hours:

Badlands National Park

The park is open to visitors all year with the exception of weather closures.

Weather Information:

The Badlands weather is variable and unpredictable with temperature extremes ranging from 116° F to -40° F. Summers are hot and dry with occasional violent thunderstorms. Hailstorms and occasional tornadoes can descend on the Badlands with sudden fury. Winters are typically cold with 12 to 24 inches of total snowfall.