Must-see hotels in South Dakota

Hitching Horse Inn

South Dakota

This welcoming four-room inn has an understated charm and is free of the suffocating twee doodads common in other B&Bs. Two of the rooms have Jacuzzi tubs…

Cedar Pass Lodge

South Dakota

Stay at a cozy, well-equipped (fridges, microwaves, TVs) cabin inside the park at Cedar Pass Lodge. There is a restaurant and shops.

Sage Creek Campground

South Dakota

Primitive yet popular Sage Creek Campground does not take reservations and is often full in summer. Picnic tables are shaded. There's cold water and…

Cedar Pass Campground

South Dakota

The most popular place to pitch a tent in the Badlands. Each site has a shaded picnic table with a wind break. It's run by the Cedar Pass Lodge.

Heritage House

South Dakota

This 1888-built bank building has been converted into an atmospheric four-room B&B with antique furnishings and period charm.

Valley Inn

South Dakota

The closest, cleanest indie motel to downtown, with 63 comfortable rooms.

Sunshine Inn

South Dakota

An indie outpost, with a genial owner and 22 basic and sparkling rooms.