Steer Pasture Overlook Dispersed Camping

I try not to give a 5 star review on anything unless I’m really impressed.
The drive in.
I took the upper road that the GPS took me to. It was fine and the roads are not that bad. I pull a 32’ horse trailer and have been on way worse. The place is a large loop and both entrances are easy. There are a couple of flat spots so bring blocks and chocks.
The Weather.
The weather was in the 90s but a cool front is moving in now so a little rain is on the way. That might help to wash away all the people. The winds can be bad. The night before I got there was 80 MPH gusts. But for me it was 35 max.
The wildlife.
You can hear coyotes in the distance and see Big Horn sheep on the wall. Snakes are around so keep an eye out.
There are some cactus the dogs can step on.
You can have a fire if it’s not dry and windy.

The map coordinates were spot on. We stayed here for a night prior to going thru Badlands National Park. Located with miles from the park entrance. There were a number of campers, maybe 20-30 spread out along the ridge, but did not seem “crowded”. We had a perfect flat spot at the end of the line, overlooking not only the pasture overlook, but rock formations as well. If in the area, go nowhere else but here. We are completing a two week trip and this was by far the best!

What a beautiful spot!! There is one scary spot going uphill to get to the level ground. We made it though in our 38 ft class A and we were not the largest rig I saw during our stay. We were already detached when we were leaving so we decided to drive the car down that hill separately and reattach at the bottom. Most did not do that.
Plenty of room and level spots. We pulled in around 4:00 and had our pick of area. We stayed fairly close to the first entrance. There were 2 rigs that pulled in later and parked very close to us on our first night but they were gone by morning.
Mornings were gorgeous! It did get crazy windy in the afternoon and evening. You really could not comfortably sit outside and watch the sunset. But we opened all the shades and still enjoyed the view. Cell service was great.

Easy near the I-90. From the interstate you drive five or ten minutes on a paved road which leads to a gate on the left (look for all the RVs parked on the hill) and a dirt track in good condition that my Ford Fusion managed easily. Close to national park and Wall Drug. This is a very busy, popular spot but there was plenty of space and felt very safe. We saw a sheriff patrolling and lots of families camping. Perfect boondocking spot, beautiful view, would definitely stay again!

A.P.S. Though this spot is lovely it is VERY windy. We managed in our small tent just fine but it was very flappy even sheltered somewhat by the car. Also no toilets or picnic benches.

Most reviews talk about the wind! Yes, it is windy. But when we were there it was 100 degrees so the wind was a very good thing! Used the 'main' entrance (second from Wall) and able to find fairly level site close to entrance. The road is 3-4 miles long and it is amazing to see RVs parked all along this long road! Beautiful overviews of the canyon and quiet. Dirt road is easy to navigate - both with our RV and our motorcycle. Closeness to the Pinnacles entrance of Badlands National Park and Wall Drug can't be beat! And great cell service!

Many reviews mention wind and that, other than the terrific views, is the defining feature of this area.

There are few totally level sites, so be prepared to overcome the slope. The road into this area is better than we had thought so don’t worry too much about access. We did not see it after a rain, however.

People were mostly cool but some folks seemed unaware at how well their voices carried overland in the less windy moments.

Took the entrance closer to Wall SD, which has a bit of a longer and rougher dirt road up to the overlook area. The payback was to have many more spots to choose from (we arrived late afternoon on Friday, May 7th, 2021) versus the area closer to the cell towers & NP entrance. Most of the people around us were car camping, so very quiet. We didn't use our generator, but were far enough away from our neighbours that I don't think we would have been an irritant. In spite of reading lots of reviews about the wind, still found it a little unnerving at first (35-40mph in early morning hours). Should have parked nose to the wind, not parallel to the edge. Still, the view and the solitude made the trip special. Unfortunately, we didn't have any creature visitors as others have described. Can't emphasize enough how great an experience this was. Just go!