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No strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 161 openings spread across the week.
The largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 10:00 and 12:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 34 of 161 detected openings (21.1%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Mountain Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 20 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 6–31 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | 10 | 6.2% |
| 2 | 6 | 3.7% |
| 18 | 6 | 3.7% |
| 45 | 6 | 3.7% |
| 71 | 6 | 3.7% |
Site 78 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 10. One free watch covers every site here.
Of the 2,739 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 1,230 open for online reservation · 1,509 reserved.
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 669 fall on weekdays and 561 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
October holds the most room. 990 of 1,577 site-nights are still open there.
| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 0 | None open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 0 | None open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 0 | None open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 0 | None open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 0 | None open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 0 | None open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 0 | None open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: no online availability on any tracked night. Christmas: no online availability on any tracked night. New Year: no online availability on any tracked night.
| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 84 | 25 |
| 86 | 25 |
| 89 | 25 |
| Group Loop 1 | 25 |
| Group Loop 3 | 25 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Multi-night stays. 169 2-night, 119 3-night, 45 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 20 at site Group Loop 1.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 65 ft. 59 sites take 25 ft, 49 sites take 35 ft, 43 sites take 40 ft.
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 40 ft | None | 25 | 22 nights | Sep 22, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +13 more |
| 86 | 40 ft | None | 25 | 21 nights | Sep 22, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +13 more |
| 89 | 20 ft | None | 25 | 22 nights | Sep 22, Sep 25, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +13 more |
| Group Loop 1 | 65 ft | None | 25 | 9 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 23, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +13 more |
| Group Loop 3 | 40 ft | None | 25 | 11 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 6 +13 more |
| Group Loop 4 | 60 ft | None | 25 | 11 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 6 +13 more |
| 34 | 20 ft | None | 24 | 19 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +12 more |
| 35 | 20 ft | None | 24 | 12 nights | Sep 18, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +12 more |
| 75 | 35 ft | None | 24 | 21 nights | Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +12 more |
| 29 | 20 ft | None | 23 | 12 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 8, Oct 9 +11 more |
| 33 | 20 ft | None | 23 | 18 nights | Sep 22, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +11 more |
| 6 | 20 ft | None | 23 | 21 nights | Sep 27, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +11 more |
| 71 | 20 ft | None | 23 | 18 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +11 more |
| 8 | 25 ft | None | 23 | 21 nights | Sep 25, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +11 more |
| 88 | 30 ft | None | 23 | 21 nights | Sep 22, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +11 more |
| 2 | 20 ft | None | 22 | 21 nights | Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +10 more |
| 69 | 20 ft | None | 22 | 15 nights | Sep 24, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +10 more |
| 82 | 60 ft | None | 22 | 20 nights | Sep 24, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +10 more |
| 3 | 20 ft | None | 21 | 15 nights | Sep 21, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +9 more |
| 31 | 20 ft | None | 21 | 15 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +9 more |
| 36 | 20 ft | None | 21 | 18 nights | Sep 23, Sep 27, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +9 more |
| 40 | 55 ft | None | 21 | 15 nights | Sep 21, Sep 25, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +9 more |
| 21 | 65 ft | None | 20 | 16 nights | Sep 24, Sep 25, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +8 more |
| 25 | 45 ft | None | 20 | 17 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +8 more |
| 18 | 50 ft | None | 19 | 14 nights | Sep 24, Sep 29, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +7 more |
| 23 | 50 ft | None | 19 | 17 nights | Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +7 more |
| 4 | 20 ft | None | 19 | 16 nights | Sep 27, Oct 2, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +7 more |
| 38 | 20 ft | None | 18 | 9 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +6 more |
| 77 | 45 ft | None | 18 | 10 nights | Sep 29, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +6 more |
| 10 | 30 ft | None | 17 | 6 nights | Sep 25, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 14, Oct 15 +5 more |
| 59 | 35 ft | None | 17 | 9 nights | Sep 29, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +5 more |
| 61 | 40 ft | None | 17 | 11 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 15 +5 more |
| 14 | 30 ft | None | 16 | 12 nights | Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +4 more |
| 16 | 50 ft | None | 16 | 12 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +4 more |
| 27 | 50 ft | None | 16 | 9 nights | Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +4 more |
| 39 | 20 ft | None | 16 | 6 nights | Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 29, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +4 more |
| 58 | 25 ft | None | 16 | 9 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +4 more |
| 63 | 50 ft | None | 16 | 8 nights | Sep 24, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +4 more |
| 66 | 20 ft | None | 16 | 4 nights | Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 29, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 10, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +4 more |
| 7 | 35 ft | None | 15 | 6 nights | Sep 24, Sep 28, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +3 more |
| 72 | 20 ft | None | 15 | 8 nights | Sep 22, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13 +3 more |
| 79 | 60 ft | None | 15 | 4 nights | Sep 27, Sep 29, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 16, Oct 17 +3 more |
| Group Loop 2 | 50 ft | None | 15 | 5 nights | Sep 22, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 16 +3 more |
| 32 | 20 ft | None | 14 | 5 nights | Sep 24, Sep 29, Oct 1, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +2 more |
| 64 | 40 ft | None | 14 | 6 nights | Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 +2 more |
| 67 | 20 ft | None | 14 | 4 nights | Sep 25, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 18 +2 more |
| 91 | 20 ft | None | 14 | 6 nights | Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16 +2 more |
| 30 | 35 ft | None | 13 | 6 nights | Sep 24, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 5, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 19 +1 more |
| 45 | 50 ft | None | 13 | 6 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 1, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 18, Oct 19 +1 more |
| 62 | 55 ft | None | 13 | 7 nights | Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 3, Oct 7, Oct 9, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +1 more |
| 90 | 35 ft | Yes | 13 | 10 nights | Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +1 more |
| 93 | 20 ft | None | 13 | 4 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 16, Oct 19 +1 more |
| 5 | 20 ft | None | 12 | 6 nights | Sep 22, Sep 24, Sep 29, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Mar 19, 2027 |
| 81 | 60 ft | None | 12 | 6 nights | Oct 3, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 18, Oct 19, Mar 19, 2027 |
| 1 | 20 ft | None | 11 | 6 nights | Sep 29, Oct 6, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Mar 19, 2027 |
| 43 | 55 ft | None | 11 | 8 nights | Sep 29, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Mar 19, 2027 |
| 83 | 55 ft | Yes | 11 | 6 nights | Oct 7, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Mar 19, 2027 |
| 13 | 30 ft | Yes | 10 | 6 nights | Oct 5, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 16, Oct 17, Mar 19, 2027 |
| 20 | 55 ft | Yes | 10 | 4 nights | Sep 29, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Mar 19, 2027 |
| 73 | 60 ft | Yes | 10 | 4 nights | Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Mar 19, 2027 |
Surrounded by the vast, open prairie and featuring expansive views of the Badlands, Cedar Pass Campground is a great base camp from which to explore Badlands National Park. Featuring 96 sites, this seasonal campground is open from late March through mid-October, and is conveniently located within easy walking distance of Cedar Pass Lodge & Restaurant and the Ben Reifel Visitor Center.
An evening program led by park rangers is held nightly at the Cedar Pass Amphitheater. This event runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, beginning each evening with a half-hour educational talk about the Badlands, covering a wide array of topics that change every evening. Once the educational part of the presentation finishes, the rangers begin a guided night sky viewing program. Interesting facts and features of our night sky will be explored and pointed out for you via laser, and telescopes are often provided to view star clusters, planets, and the Milky Way.
The Amphitheater parking lot is conveniently located at the entrance to Cedar Pass Campground, in easy walking distance for most campers! For evening program start times, please see the Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Cedar Pass Lodge, or the host kiosk at the campground entrance.
An evening program led by park rangers is held nightly at the Cedar Pass Amphitheater. This event runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, beginning each evening with a half-hour educational talk about the Badlands, covering a wide array of topics that change every evening. Once the educational part of the presentation finishes, the rangers begin a guided night sky viewing program. Interesting facts and features of our night sky will be explored and pointed out for you via laser, and telescopes are often provided to view star clusters, planets, and the Milky Way.
The Amphitheater parking lot is conveniently located at the entrance to Cedar Pass Campground, in easy walking distance for most campers! For evening program start times, please see the Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Cedar Pass Lodge, or the host kiosk at the campground entrance.
Cedar Pass Campground is surrounded by prairie grasslands and Badlands buttes, or geologic formations. These formations contain sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, claystone, limestone, volcanic ash, and shale. The natural beauty of this landscape makes for stunning sunrises and sunsets, while low population density and minimal light pollution creates a beautiful night sky most evenings.
Ben Reifel Vistor Center Cedar Pass Lodge Minuteman National Historic Site Prairie Homestead Wall Drug Mount Rushmore (1 hour, 45 mins) Custer State Park (1 hour, 45 mins)
From Sioux Falls: Travel west on I-90 to exit 131. Turn south onto Hwy 240, the Badlands Loop Road and enter Badlands National Park at the Northeast entrance. Travel 8 miles (13 km) to Cedar Pass Lodge, making a slight left onto Hwy 377. Cedar Pass Campground will be on your left. From Rapid City: Travel east on I-90 to exit 110. From exit 110, turn south onto Hwy 240, the Badlands Loop Road and enter Badlands National Park at the Pinnacles entrance. Travel 30 miles (48 km). Turn right on Hwy 377. Cedar Pass Campground will be on your left. From Rapid City: (alternate route) Travel east on I-90 to exit 131. Turn south onto Hwy 240, the Badlands Loop Road and enter Badlands National Park at the Northeast entrance. Travel 8 miles (13 km) to Cedar Pass Lodge, making a slight left onto Hwy 377. Cedar Pass Campground will be on your left. Scenic Highway 44: Travel southeast on Hwy 44 to the town of Interior and continue northeast on Hwy 377 two miles (3 km) to Cedar Pass Lodge
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Reservations for Cedar Pass Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 1,230 of 2,739 tracked site-nights are currently open (44.9%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 161 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
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Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 17:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
Campsite Sniper detected 83 site-date openings at Cedar Pass Campground in the last 7 days, 150 over 30 days and 161 over the last 90.
119 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 22 at site Group Loop 4. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
49 of the 83 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 65 ft.
October 2026, with 990 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 1,577.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 20 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 6-31 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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