National park · est. 1978

Badlands National Park · caps RVs at 30 ft

Cedar Pass holds 30-ft rigs year-round with cold showers in season. Sage Creek is free, first-come, and bison wander into camp — the park's prairie burns rotate every 5-7 years.

RV rentals in South Dakota

Max RV: 30 ft
Season: Year-round (Cedar Pass) · seasonal (Sage Creek)

Max RV length: 30 ft
Dump station: On site
Season: Year-round (Cedar Pass) · seasonal (Sage Creek)

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Cedar Pass Campground holds 96 sites at a 30-ft cap, runs year-round, dry-camp with a dump station and (notably) cold showers in the bathhouse — water is provisioned by the concessioner and turns off November through March.

Sage Creek Primitive Campground in the park's wilder west section is free, first-come, 30-ft cap, no water, no dump, and routinely visited by free-roaming bison who treat the camp's open grass as their browse. The Black Hills Wildland Fire Module rotates through the prairie every 5-7 years; the burn scars are visible from the loop road. Loop Road handles 30-ft rigs to every viewpoint but the Sage Creek Rim Road's washboard surface and one-lane sections discourage longer rigs.

What the length limit is measuring

Pad length — the rig plus anything it tows
Height — what the branches and the awning need
Turning arc — the swing off the loop road

How the in-park dump station is used

Waste outlet — under the rig, driver side
Ground drain — hose seated, then the valve opens
Rinse standpipe — non-potable, for the hose only

Primary sources

How to book this park

Reservations + adjacent staging

Official reservation portal

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

Can you take an RV into Badlands National Park?

RVs up to 30 ft are allowed in Badlands's campgrounds.

Are there RV hookups at Badlands National Park?

No — Badlands's campgrounds are dry (no hookups). Fill water and charge before you arrive.

Is there an RV dump station at Badlands National Park?

Yes — Badlands has an RV dump station.

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Wind Cave's Elk Mountain holds 35-ft rigs year-round (no water in winter) — 62 sites, free-roaming bison overhead, and the world's densest boxwork formation underground.

South Dakota rules · last verified 2026-05-10

State rental tax: 7% · not collected by PickRV
Min driver age: 21+ std · 25+ Class A
Gravel roads: Allowed — disclosure required
Generator quiet: 22:00-07:00