National park

Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park is a national park in Pennington County, South Dakota. Entrance is $30 per vehicle. It is open 24 hours a day, year-round.

Check current closures and fire restrictions for Badlands National Park on the managing agency's own page.

Badlands National Park
Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0

Badlands National Park map

Badlands National Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for SD, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.

Common questions

Entrance costs $30 per vehicle, $25 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Badlands National Park costs $55. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online.
Yes. Badlands National Park is open 24 hours a day, year-round.

Fees, passes, and hours

Entrance costs $30 per vehicle, $25 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Badlands National Park costs $55. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online.

Badlands National Park is open 24 hours a day, year-round.

Sources: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30; nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.

Camping in Badlands National Park

Campground inside the park's South Dakota boundary: Cedar Pass Campground , each with its sites, fees, season and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.

Getting there

  • Nearest town: Wall, 11.2 miles

Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.

Public lands next to Badlands National Park

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.