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Overview
About Waysides at Cedar Pass Lodge
Why stop
- The bison Indian taco gives the menu a distinctive regional specialty.
Heads up
- Value can feel uneven for portions and drinks.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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Your drive to Waysides at Cedar Pass Lodge, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Badlands National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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“You're coming up on Cedar Pass Lodge and Waysides, the park's only sit-down restaurant. Stop here for a meal without driving out of the park.”
Plays as you drive up to Waysides at Cedar Pass Lodge in the Parkwolf Badlands Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Ben Reifel Visitor Center
- Cedar Pass Campground and Amphitheater
- Cliff Shelf Nature Trail
- Door, Window and Notch Trailheads
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More about Waysides at Cedar Pass Lodge
The park's one restaurantWaysides is the sit-down restaurant at Cedar Pass Lodge, along SD-240 near the Ben Reifel…
Waysides is the sit-down restaurant at Cedar Pass Lodge, along SD-240 near the Ben Reifel Visitor Center. It's the only place to buy prepared food inside Badlands National Park, so choose it for a meal without driving out. If you'd rather picnic, bring your own food and use one of the park's picnic areas.
Look for the bison Indian tacoThe menu leans into Great Plains dishes.
The menu leans into Great Plains dishes. At lunch, the bison Indian taco is the distinctive order: braised bison with lettuce, tomato, cheddar, corn relish, scallions and crema. The bison burger is a simpler alternative, and breakfast has an egg-and-potato Indian taco.
Make the choice that suits your dayThis stop is about convenience and a regional meal.
This stop is about convenience and a regional meal. Value can feel uneven, especially when portions or drinks don't match the price. If cost or a wider choice matters more than a sit-down meal here, bring a picnic; tables are available at Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Big Foot Pass Overlook, Conata Picnic Area and White River Visitor Center.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Badlands
760 sightingsBisonMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
1,060 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
904 sightingsPrairie DogMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
333 sightingsPronghornMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
304 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
87 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Badlands. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
