Get the app

Food Cedar Pass, Badlands National Park

Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant

A place to eat in Cedar Pass, Badlands National Park, moderately priced ($$) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Lunch.

Open in Google Maps Apple Maps
Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant in Cedar Pass, Badlands National Park
Photo: Cedar Pass Lodge in Badlands National Park · Google

Why go

The park's only restaurant, known for Indian tacos and bison burgers.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Badlands National Park, alongside 4 activities, 4 sights and 1 place for a drink. The closest of our other picks is Ben Reifel Visitor Center, 0.2 mi away as the crow flies.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Cedar Pass
Price
$$
Time needed
1 hr
Best time
Lunch

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Badlands National Park, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Ben Reifel Visitor Center

    Main park visitor center with a fossil prep lab and orientation film.

    Sight · 0.2 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Notch Trail

    1.5-mile trail with a log ladder climb to a ledge over the White River Valley.

    Activity · 1.2 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    Door Trail

    Easy 0.75-mile trail through a break in the Badlands Wall into eroded terrain.

    Activity · 1.4 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    Fossil Exhibit Trail

    Short accessible boardwalk with fossil replicas of ancient mammals.

    Sight · 3.4 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Badlands Loop Road

    SD Highway 240 through the park, with overlooks every few miles.

    Activity · 6.7 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

    Cold War missile site with a visitor center and the Delta-09 silo viewing window.

    Sight · 7.0 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant is a stop on our Dakotas Badlands & Black Hills route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Badlands National Park

Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant is our only food pick in Badlands National Park; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Badlands National Park guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Badlands National Park run from 36°F in December to 93°F in July; May is usually the wettest month. For Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant itself, we suggest: Lunch.

Modelled monthly averages for Badlands National Park from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Badlands National Park weather by month.

Getting there

Map links open a live search for Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.

Address
20681 SD-240, Interior, SD 57750, USA
Coordinates
43.74782, -101.94519
Destination
Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant: quick answers

How much time do you need at Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant?

Plan on about an hour at Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant?

Our pick: Lunch. Insider tip: Seasonal; usually open spring through fall.

Where is Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant?

Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant is at 20681 SD-240, Interior, SD 57750, USA, in Cedar Pass. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant?

Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant appears on Dakotas Badlands & Black Hills, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

Add Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant to your crew's plan

Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Badlands National Park.

Get TripsCircle

Plan Badlands National Park

Lists & regions

Also in Badlands National Park

Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.