National Park Service · South Dakota

Sage Creek Campground

National Park Service · South Dakota, United States · in Badlands National Park

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Sites
22
Max RV length
18 ft
Drinking water
No
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
No
Dump station
No
Laundry
No
Elevation
2,552 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 1 · certified dark-sky place
Cell coverage
Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
Lake
Badlands National Park
Nearest town
Wall
Address
Sage Creek Campground, Wall, SD, 57790
Phone
(605) 433-5361

About

Sage Creek Campground is a primitive campground. There is no charge to stay here and camping is available on a first come first serve basis. The campground rarely fills to capacity.

Fees

Sage Creek Primitive Campground: free. Tent camping and RV camping is allowed. The road in the campground as well as the road leading to the campground are gravel roads. When it rains these roads can become difficult to traverse. There is no fee to camp in this campground. No fires or open flame permitted.

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January35°17°-14°55°11 of 11
February41°19°-21°69°11 of 11
March48°27°2°73°11 of 11
April58°34°5°85°9 of 11
May68°47°34°86°0 of 11
June82°61°50°104°0 of 11
July90°67°54°104°0 of 11
August86°65°55°104°0 of 11
September80°59°35°98°0 of 11
October62°42°23°85°3 of 10
November53°33°11°74°8 of 10
December37°22°5°62°10 of 10

Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.

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