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Badlands / White River KOA Holiday
The well-known "Oasis in the Badlands" awaits you. Whether you visit us on an overnight stay or you decide to base here and explore the area for a while, we provide you with many opportunities to make awesome memories.
Welcome to the Oasis of the Badlands! We are opening on time this season. New WiFi: get the password from the campground store.
This remote and beautiful KOA is just 4 miles from Badlands National Park. The rugged beauty of the Badlands includes a rich fossil bed and the nation's largest protected mixed-grass prairie, where you'll find bison, bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, mule deer and prairie dogs. Some of the darkest skies in North America await stargazers, and opportunities for photography and hiking abound. The campground is in a quiet rural setting with hundreds of large shade trees beside the White River.
- The store is open to guests from May 1 thru Oct 1. We have all the usual amenities, including RV supplies, groceries and gifts. Please use hand sanitizer in the store before touching the merchandise.
- The cookshack is open for breakfast and dinner from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.
- We request guests use bath facilities in their RVs, if available, to minimize traffic on the bathhouses; thank you for your consideration.
- Our swimming pool is open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
If you need to cancel, please call the campground directly. 605-433-5337. We need at least 48 hours notice to issue you a refund, additional time as noted here: RVs/tent sites 48 hours during the regular season, 72 hours for holiday periods and the Sturgis Rally. Accommodations: 1 week for a refund during the regular season, 2 weeks for holiday periods and the Sturgis Rally. Email notification is not acceptable, you must call the campground. There is at least a $10 cancellation fee for most canceled reservations.
Max pull thru: 120 feet. Your hosts: Bob & Karen Brown.
User Reviews
Jeffery Cole
Good location but needs some work. Camp sites are fairly spacious. Not a lot of shade trees around though. We called the Campground before we arrived to ask a question and they didn’t answer the phone and did not return our phone call and we’re a little bit snarky when we checked in. Bathroom houses and showers, etc. are in rough condition. They need a complete overhaul. It confuses me how these campgrounds make so much money with their prices, but will not reinvest any of that money into their public facilities.
Brandie Lewis
My husband and I stayed in one of the 6-person yurts and absolutely loved it. We were close to the bathrooms and it was tucked away from the road so you didn't hear traffic driving by. There is a nature trail that goes around the KOA. The yurt had a mini fridge, power outlets, a can, heater and extra bedding. I liked how it was elevated off the ground so if for whatever reason the ground flooded, then your protected. Highly recommend staying here in a yurt again.
sarah swenson
TL/DR: DO NOT RENT YURT 2 or 3 (6 person Yurt) if you want/need a truly air conditioned room, especially if you intend to keep a pet inside unattended! We rented Yurt 2, which is advertised as a walled-air conditioned Yurt, with the intention of keeping our dog in the Yurt while we hiked in Badlands NP (dogs not allowed on trails). When we arrived, the indoor temp was well above 90 and we discovered that the Yurt has canvas walls with an under-capacity free standing room AC. We expressed concern to park employees but were told that the AC hadn't been running for a few days, that it would cool off overnight (by morning it was still 70 despite an outside air temp of low 60s), and maintain a safe temp. This was all untrue! The next morning, a different park employee expressed concern when we planned to leave our dog in the Yurt all day. She offered to monitor the indoor temp using her own personal remote temp monitoring device and move our dog if the AC couldn't keep up and the indoor temp reached 80. When the temp reached 80, our dog was moved to Yurt 1, which is solid walled, smaller, and with a mini-split that has effective AC capacity. Back in Yurt 2, despite the shades drawn, and the AC running all day, the room when we returned was over 90 degrees (the air temp that day was in the upper 80s). Not only is this Yurt falsely advertised as air conditioned, this is an extremely dangerous and negligent environment to allow pets. KOA MUST remove the pet option on these Yurts! We are truly grateful to the park employee who was conscientious and ensured our dog was safe. She also moved us to an adequately air conditioned cabin for our 2nd (and last night).
Tia Barrett
We stayed at this location while in the area to visit the Badlands. It is set just outside of a town with less than 100 people so I would recommend making sure you have meals planned as there are not a lot of options outside of the campground. The KOA does offer food through their "food shack", but it isn't available every day of the week. The store/check in location was clean and fully stocked, the bathroom by the front office was clean and the staff members were friendly and helpful! This KOA was amazingly quiet with nice sized sites....especially considering the last KOA we came from. The pool was a little small, but it was a wonderful addition to our stay during a very hot week. If we come through the area in the future, we would stay again. The price was great!
Carolyn Anthon
We opted for this KOA due to the proximity of Badlands NP and the fact we had a party of 6. The reviews online were largely positive and we have no complaints. The cabin was very clean with clean bed linens, blankets and plenty of towels for showering all included. You might wish to have your own beach towels along if you swim a lot. We were traveling light and did fine with what was provided. This site has a lot of outdoor games and areas for kids to play. Everything seemed well-maintained and in good condition. The staff was super friendly and well-informed about the region. Definitely recommend if you want to be close to the national park and camp in comfort.