Steer Pasture Overlook Dispersed Camping

We missed Wall Drugs a few years ago because of the pandemic but stayed at this location anyway. This time we were able to visit Wall Drugs and agin spent several nights on the Wall. We love this spot mostly because of epic views, ease of finding a spot and the mountain goats! We weren’t privy to any epic storms this year as we were the last stay but we did get some epic sunsets and sunrises. This is a location that even if for only one night a person should visit. 7 miles form Wall Drug, a mile or so from Badlands National Park and access to several mothballed minuteman missile sites. Well worth the stop. The road in is ROUGH! Large potholes so beware! But worth the extra navigation needed to get in.

This really is what boon docking is all about! There are quite a few sites but they fill up fast. We got there at 5:30pm on a Thursday and there were only a few left. The driveway is a big loop. My only complaint is the wind. We couldn't really be outside after 6:30pm because it was whipping around. The wind also made for noise while sleeping. Worth it all for the amazing views of the Badlands!

Update: I wrote this review as I was falling asleep...man we had a heck of a storm and didn't get any sleep. When we pulled out in the morning we saw that some people were stuck in mud due to the torrential downpour the night before. We had to floor our van and not lose any momentum to get out and not get stuck in mud.

We stayed at the first official spot off the road! There was some traffic that was going in and out of the camping area regularly. But not too much. The view was fantastic!road in was gravel and seemed well maintained. Sheriff drives by every single day to monitor land use. There is a short steep hill just after the first two spots but saw fithwheels making it up. Best take it at a bit of a fast pace if you don't have a 4x4. You will need the momentum to make it up. May have bovine visitors as well as big horn sheep but all worth it! All reviews about the wind are true! Gusty all day and night!

Road quality- good.
Entrance 1: mile marker 132. Entrance 2: mile and a half further down road. Main difference - #1 canyon is on drivers side. #2 on passenger side. Use the entrance based on camper door and who will pick out the site. Couldn’t find a steep hill. Drove around the loop in 2 wheel drive. There are more potholes at entrance number 2. Just go slow.

We got there at dark with a storm overhead and used entrance 1 and parked a block from the canyon. Were nervous with all the post about how dangerous it is. If you stay on main road you are at least 30 feet from edge.
If you want the best views, expect company. If you want privacy just park a block or so from edge. There is more room here than anyone could ever fill.
Great location at entrance of park and close to town. Will definitely stop again.

Take the 90 to Wall and head south on 240. The entrance just after marker 132 is the one that we took to get to our site. The road has some ruts in it, but, they are easily avoided. The only pucker factor is the steep(but, short) hill that we had to climb. My wife had her eyes closed for that section. Right at the top of this hill are fabulous views of the Badlands.

Badlands National park is about 15 minutes away from where we camped. It was a memorable drive through that beautiful park. We saw Buffalo, Big Horn sheep and, of course, Prairie Dogs.

Water was available in Wall at Sleepy Hollow campground. It cost $10. There is one grocery store in town as well. Wall Drug was a hoot. Lots of neat stuff to see. Veterans get free coffee and a doughnut as well. The occasional herd of cattle would make their way through the camping area.

The only downside was the wind that kicked up every once in a while. There was almost two solid days of our stay where we were forced to hunker down in the camper as the sustained winds were around 40 MPH and the gusts were close to 60 MPH. The rest of the time it was wonderful, which in all actuality was the majority of the time. We thoroughly enjoyed our time here.

Take the 90 to Wall and head south on 240. The entrance just after marker 132 is the one that we took to get to our site. The road has some ruts in it, but, they are easily avoided. The only pucker factor is the steep(but, short) hill that we had to climb. My wife had her eyes closed for that section. Right at the top of this hill are fabulous views of the Badlands.

Badlands National park is about 15 minutes away from where we camped. It was a memorable drive through that beautiful park. We saw Buffalo, Big Horn sheep and, of course, Prairie Dogs.

Water was available in Wall at Sleepy Hollow campground. It cost $10. There is one grocery store in town as well. Wall Drug was a hoot. Lots of neat stuff to see. Veterans get free coffee and a doughnut as well. The occasional herd of cattle would make their way through the camping area.

The only downside was the wind that kicked up every once in a while. There was almost two solid days of our stay where we were forced to hunker down in the camper as the sustained winds were around 40 MPH and the gusts were close to 60 MPH. The rest of the time it was wonderful, which in all actuality was the majority of the time. We thoroughly enjoyed our time here.

We pulled in just before sunset on a busy Saturday night and we weren’t sure we’d find a spot because there were a LOT of other campers, rvs, and tents already set up. We did find some space right on the rim between an airstream and a tent, and we had magnificent views of the badlands and the sunset. We didn’t hear any noise from other campers, and the wind gusted occasionally but didn’t bother us much at all. When sitting outside, the mosquitoes swarmed up when the wind died down, so we spent most of the evening inside. Great place to park!

Just to let you know, you can only park your RV or Vehicle 300 ft from the forest service road. We where parked about 600 feet from the road in a spot over looking the badlands and a forest ranger stop by and told us we had to move. He also told one other person to move as well. So both of us moved about 300 ft and we where okay. The rangers do patrol this area.