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Black Hills& Badlands Sunrise& Set

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· Hermosa, Custer, South Dakota
40 acres hosted by Susi C.
1 RV/tent site · 1 RV site
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Hey there, we're excited to welcome you to our peaceful slice of Secluded Paradise on the Dancing Phoenix Farm! Check out our MORLA site's video review, by Precious Kofi, a guest on the farm in Spring 2023 (when we lived and hosted in Colorado), to learn a bit about what your stay in MORLA may feel like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvyzVA3Tzjk&t=1157s Originally from the city, we're now fully immersed in The Farm, located on gently rolling land in the Southwestern Plains of South Dakota. Your campsite is located about 15 minutes in from SD44, and approximately 45 minutes from Rapid City. You will be driving on a dirt/gravel road to get to us. You may want to put your vehicle in 4wd to get to our place, as the dirt road that takes you to your campground is "lumpy". The location is perfect for a quick overnighter, if you're visiting South Dakota's nearby nature sights and parks. Our family lives on the property, and we're happy to help answer any questions. This is a working farm, and you may see us on the pasture, upgrading and maintaining. We're glad to share with you and happy to have you ghost us as we work, if that's an interest of yours. Be sure to flag us down if you need anything. Check in with us by text an hour before your arrival (cell phone reception is not reliable out here). ABOUT OUR CAMPGROUND Pitch your tent, park your RV/camper, bus or other ride on our pasture and enjoy the stunning wide-open view of the rolling hills of Hermosa, the Black Hills, Badlands and unobstructed sunrise and sunset views. Kids and leashed fur babies camp free. Your site has a picnic table for you to enjoy your meals outdoors. The views are stunning from this secluded spot, and there's a water spigot available nearby on the property. Your campsite is located in the wild and rustic, sometimes windy, plains of South Dakota, and may not be for everyone. We can experience extreme weather in all seasons. If you're into photography, you will experience some amazing and intense photo-worthy views. When you stay with us, you will get the experience of camping in the middle of nowhere, South Dakota - wild, raw, sometimes windy and rugged. It's an amazing experience to be had - with stunning views and a feeling of freedom that's hard to find in more civilized and populated locations. You may see or hear coyotes, deer, pronghorn, bull snakes and rattlers, owls, creepy-crawlers and experience annoying mosquitos and flies during the hotter summer season. Our guests have mentioned they feel like they're on another planet when they're here... of course! We're traveling on the Fifth Dimension out here, so don't be surprised if you hear from the other side. We believe that stewardship of the land is everyone's responsibility, and we're excited to share it with you to enjoy! Stargazing on the site can't be beat, and you may even catch a UFO or alien... if you're aligned! Please bring your own blankets and sleeping bags. It can get to below freezing at night, so be prepared for travel and camping in sometimes extreme winter cold. Please check out the local forecast before traveling. We will be happy to refund any weather-related cancellations. If you would like a complimentary cup of instant coffee or herbal tea brought to your site between 6-8 am, let us know what you'd like the night before and we'll send one over! We offer a cold brown-bag style breakfast/snack for $5, as well. Your choice of a couple farm-fresh hard-boiled eggs with trail mix - or homemade sourdough bread/butter. ABOUT THE AREA There are a couple small local mini grocery stores and gas stations about 35 minutes away, in the town of Hermosa. There are also a handful of small country cafes - and city restaurants and amenities in Rapid City. Enjoy nearby hiking trails in the area, as well as bicycling, motorcycle and 4-wheel drive trails. If you have Food Forest/Permaculture, farming, gardening or Back to Eden experience and would be interested in helping, living on our farm - short or long term, let's talk. Holding Crypto? We accept cryptocurrency as payment (Btc, Eth, Tron, BUSD) for items in our lil country store, located on the property. Let us know if you would like to sample a complimentary bottle of our homemade booch (kombucha). Hipcamp messages, email, and texts are the best way to reach us. We have little or no cell phone reception. Please help keep the cost down for us by removing your trash and cleaning the campsite prior to your departure. "Leave no Trace" campers only, please. Firewood is available for 3$ a bundle, only when there are no local fire restrictions. Be sure to read all the rules upon booking, and ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 4PM to keep your reservation. PLEASE TAKE A SCREENSHOT of the written instructions, as you WILL LOSE PHONE SERVICE ON YOUR WAY. We look forward to connecting!
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21 ratings · 19 reviews
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Hiro K.recommends
August 10, 2023
ATREYU
One of the best places to stay! The Milkeyway above the night sky was amazing! Hope for the best as they are transitioning to a new place!
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Hiro K.recommends
July 22, 2023
ATREYU
One of the best!
Susi was very interactive and the communication was great. We were able to try out the fresh greens from her garden plus fresh eggs. Meeting all the animals were great but what was best part for us was learning about Susi and her husbands lifw story. Place was kept up amazing. What a place.
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Virginia A.recommends
July 5, 2023
FALCOR
Wonderful night, wonderful hosts
The hosts went above and beyond to help us have a delightful stay!! When we arrived, the hosts had a welcome gift for us and invited us to pick our own salad, which was uniquely delicious! We were the only campers in the pasture, so they offered us to upgrade to MORLA, which had a hammock, cool stock tank for tired feet, picnic table, lovely composting outhouse, and solar powered lights. It was very thoughtfully arranged! We didn’t choose to stay in the A-frame, but we really appreciated the site. FALCOR would be more private but a bit rougher with less of interest for kids. This is a beautiful high plains pasture setting with rolling hills and mowed paths for walking. We enjoyed communing with the domestic animals from goats to Guinea fowl and saw some wildlife, also. The nitty gritty: Expect no cell coverage and pay close attention to the directions. I should have put my phone on airplane so it wouldn’t use up battery life searching for signal. High winds and sudden storms are not unusual out here, but things dry quickly. Bugs were after us during part of the evening, but they calmed down after dusk.
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Tyler H.recommends
June 27, 2023
FANTASIA
A Hidden Gem
Upon arrival we were greeted with homemade gifts and the opportunity to cut our own salads from Dan and Susi’s garden. We were also shown their many animals they keep on the farm! Really great hosts and the property is beautiful. Would stay again
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Taylor M.recommends
May 31, 2023
MORLA
My fiancé and I had the best one night stay at Morla. We enjoyed the views, Susi’s hospitality, and a cool dip in the steel tub. Highly recommend!
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Brianna H.recommends
May 29, 2023
FALCOR
Falcor
We had a great stay with Dan and Susi at Falcor! They had a kiddie pool filled and waiting for us when we got there for my kiddos. They also invited us to have dinner with them and showed us around their garden and we met the animals. We also got to meet their sweet pups and we purchased a book about Makai that Susi is the author of. We really enjoyed their kombucha and had fresh eggs for breakfast. They provided 6 gallons of potable water in a jug and we had a toilet available on the site. Falcor does not have a formal picnic table but did have pallets to prepare food on. Also, remember to bring wood when there isn’t a fire ban. We were woken up several times by thunder but that’s the season and being in the plains and cell reception is very very spotty but it’s nice to disconnect. We would definitely stay here time and time again. Susi and Dan are great hosts and we really enjoyed our stay!
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Hermosa, Custer, South Dakota, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, and Mnicoujou First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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Hosted by Susi C.Joined in April 2021
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