Steer Pasture Overlook Dispersed Camping

We found a nice spot that was really level and not too close to the rim. Went into Wall to do laundry. Nice breeze when we got back and then the sky darkened. Lightning was pretty intense and the winds picked up. Our 30’ Nash was rocking side to side. Just as suddenly it stopped and the sun came out. Beautiful sunset. This is a very busy area.

This dispersed area and the one compendium list as Nomad is really the same one, you just approach it from the North or the South but the road loops between. It's amazing that this dirt road is right on the edge of the Badlands looking into it. I was literally parked 10 ft from the cliff. Spent a week here which was longer than most. There were times when I could see probably 75 RVs with binoculars along the ridge. Then the heavy rains came and half left. Adequate dirt road. 5 miles from Wall and a few miles to park entrance. Probably will need to level unless you get lucky. Lots of places to park that would not require unhooking your toad. Saw NPS? Ranger drive through twice. True to it's name I had 40 views grazing at the cliff edge one day. Very entertaining

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!