Badlands National Park charges an entrance fee. You may purchase a 7-day pass valid at only Badlands National Park by selecting from the choices below. If you are visiting other federal recreation areas consider purchasing an Interagency Pass (Annual, Senior, Access, Military, etc.) when you arrive at the park. If you already hold one of the accepted entrance passes you do not need to purchase any of the passes listed below.
Site Passes purchased on Recreation.gov are non-refundable and non-transferable. Only purchase this Badlands National Park Site Pass if you do not plan to use another pass to cover the entrance fee.
For more information about fees, passes and the park please visit Badland's Fees & Passes web page.
You are purchasing a digital site pass that is valid only for weekly entrance fees at Badlands National Park.
Badlands National Park requires all visitors to pay an entrance fee except children under 16 years of age.
This fee covers unlimited entry for one vehicle and passengers for 7 consecutive days, beginning on the start date you select.
Please be prepared to show your site pass on your mobile device (or printed on paper).
Entrance passes are non-transferrable, non-refundable, will not be replaced if lost or stolen and will be void if altered or reproduced.
Do you already own a pass? Badlands National Park honors the Interagency annual and lifetime passes that are valid at multiple national park and federal sites. If you own one of these passes you do NOT need to purchase a digital site pass.
Are you visiting multiple parks? Upon arrival at Badlands National Park you may purchase Interagency annual and lifetime passes that allow entry at multiple national parks and federal lands. For information about other pass options, please visit the Recreation.gov 'Buy a Pass' page or compare the passes at the USGS Pass Store https://store.usgs.gov/pass