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Explore the 71,000 acres in the Black Hills on various hiking trails. You can hike, bike, and ride horseback on most of the trails. Scenic drives are also popular in this park.
In the fall, you can attend the Buffalo Roundup and Arts Festival. Gasp in awe at the sight of buffalo charging across the plains. During the season, this park allows hunting.
Year-round, you can visit the Gordon Stockade. This historic site dates back to the 1870s when gold was discovered in the Black Hills. Take a tour of Badger Hole during the summer months. It was home to one of the area's most colorful characters. You can drive up a narrow road to see the Mount Coolidge Fire Tower.
Choose from the nine campgrounds around the park with varying facilities. You c
Explore the 71,000 acres in the Black Hills on various hiking trails. You can hike, bike, and ride horseback on most of the trails. Scenic drives are also popular in this park.
In the fall, you can attend the Buffalo Roundup and Arts Festival. Gasp in awe at the sight of buffalo charging across the plains. During the season, this park allows hunting.
Year-round, you can visit the Gordon Stockade. This historic site dates back to the 1870s when gold was discovered in the Black Hills. Take a tour of Badger Hole during the summer months. It was home to one of the area's most colorful characters. You can drive up a narrow road to see the Mount Coolidge Fire Tower.
Choose from the nine campgrounds around the park with varying facilities. You can find tent-only sites and RV camping areas with full hookups. Some of the campgrounds offer cabins for all the comforts you crave. Take advantage of the fire grates and picnic tables to have a meal under the stars!
The moment you get to thinking the only thing South Dakota has to offer is Mount Rushmore, you'll know it's time to venture out to Blue Bell Campground and find a relaxing getaway in the scenic Custer State Park. There’s a home amongst the ponderosa pine here for rugged tent campers and RV aficionados alike. Glampers too will find their niche in o Read more...
Stockade South Campground is a gem. Though a bit smaller than its northern cousin, Stockade South offers all the same scenery, wildlife watching, and access to Stockade Lake. Additionally, the sites here are a bit more private, giving you and yours a chance to enjoy the scenery your way. Set up camp here and live up a little Southern hospitality!
Sylvan Lake Campground is a great place to cool off in the summer. Located just off the highway, the pines of Black Hills Forest isolate this mid-sized group of sites from the road noise. RV campers will get a chance to know their neighbors, as the sites are nestled in nice and cozy with each other, whereas tent campers will be a little more remov Read more...
Does your ideal forest getaway somehow also include sandy beaches and crystal waters? It’s not so strange at Legion Lake Campground. This modest collection of full electric sites gives you easy access to everything Custer State Park has to offer, plus a little bit of beach action around sparkling Legion Lake. And wildlife? You can’t swing a bison Read more...
Saddle up and trot your way to the French Creek Horse Camp for a few nights' stay in this true equestrian oasis. This spot is reserved for horses only (well, and their riders, of course). Each campsite comes with its very own corral for your steed, and plenty of space for the two-legged guests to hang out after a long day of riding the park’s many Read more...
Wanna get up close and personal with the local wildlife? Game Lodge Campground offers you a home where the buffalo roam. Up-to-date sites with modern amenities keep you comfortable while you keep an eye out for bison, burros, and birds of all colors. There’s a lot of land to hike out there. You can even get in a little fishing if that’s your thing Read more...
Lovers of the backwoods will be dancing to the beat of their drums out in the French Creek Natural Area in Custer State Park. Only one way to your backcountry adventure: hiking the 12-mile nature trail that runs alongside the scenic and historic French Creek. Here, home is where you pitch your tent, so feel free to stroll around in search of that Read more...
Lots of sites, modern amenities, outstanding wildlife watching. . . what’s missing? At Stockade North Campground, the only thing missing is you! This contemporary collection of sites sits just north of Stockade Lake, an attraction all its own. Bring your RV, bring a tent, bring the kids. . . but most importantly, bring a camera. While you’re hikin Read more...
Clean bathrooms, hot showers, scenic views, room service. . . wait. Not that last one. Other than that, Grace Coolidge Campground has a lot in common with a good hotel. Even the best hotels, though, don’t usually offer easy access to biking, fishing, hiking, and lots of other outdoor activities. Here, RV-ers and tent campers are equally welcome, a Read more...
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Custer State Park
This park offers rolling plains, granite peaks, and a gorgeous lake!
Explore the 71,000 acres in the Black Hills on various hiking trails. You can hike, bike, and ride horseback on most of the trails. Scenic drives are also popular in this park.
In the fall, you can attend the Buffalo Roundup and Arts Festival. Gasp in awe at the sight of buffalo charging across the plains. During the season, this park allows hunting.
Year-round, you can visit the Gordon Stockade. This historic site dates back to the 1870s when gold was discovered in the Black Hills. Take a tour of Badger Hole during the summer months. It was home to one of the area's most colorful characters. You can drive up a narrow road to see the Mount Coolidge Fire Tower.
Choose from the nine campgrounds around the park with varying facilities. You c
Explore the 71,000 acres in the Black Hills on various hiking trails. You can hike, bike, and ride horseback on most of the trails. Scenic drives are also popular in this park.
In the fall, you can attend the Buffalo Roundup and Arts Festival. Gasp in awe at the sight of buffalo charging across the plains. During the season, this park allows hunting.
Year-round, you can visit the Gordon Stockade. This historic site dates back to the 1870s when gold was discovered in the Black Hills. Take a tour of Badger Hole during the summer months. It was home to one of the area's most colorful characters. You can drive up a narrow road to see the Mount Coolidge Fire Tower.
Choose from the nine campgrounds around the park with varying facilities. You can find tent-only sites and RV camping areas with full hookups. Some of the campgrounds offer cabins for all the comforts you crave. Take advantage of the fire grates and picnic tables to have a meal under the stars!
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9 campgrounds in Custer State Park
The moment you get to thinking the only thing South Dakota has to offer is Mount Rushmore, you'll know it's time to venture out to Blue Bell Campground and find a relaxing getaway in the scenic Custer State Park. There’s a home amongst the ponderosa pine here for rugged tent campers and RV aficionados alike. Glampers too will find their niche in o Read more...
Stockade South Campground is a gem. Though a bit smaller than its northern cousin, Stockade South offers all the same scenery, wildlife watching, and access to Stockade Lake. Additionally, the sites here are a bit more private, giving you and yours a chance to enjoy the scenery your way. Set up camp here and live up a little Southern hospitality!
Sylvan Lake Campground is a great place to cool off in the summer. Located just off the highway, the pines of Black Hills Forest isolate this mid-sized group of sites from the road noise. RV campers will get a chance to know their neighbors, as the sites are nestled in nice and cozy with each other, whereas tent campers will be a little more remov Read more...
Does your ideal forest getaway somehow also include sandy beaches and crystal waters? It’s not so strange at Legion Lake Campground. This modest collection of full electric sites gives you easy access to everything Custer State Park has to offer, plus a little bit of beach action around sparkling Legion Lake. And wildlife? You can’t swing a bison Read more...
Saddle up and trot your way to the French Creek Horse Camp for a few nights' stay in this true equestrian oasis. This spot is reserved for horses only (well, and their riders, of course). Each campsite comes with its very own corral for your steed, and plenty of space for the two-legged guests to hang out after a long day of riding the park’s many Read more...
Wanna get up close and personal with the local wildlife? Game Lodge Campground offers you a home where the buffalo roam. Up-to-date sites with modern amenities keep you comfortable while you keep an eye out for bison, burros, and birds of all colors. There’s a lot of land to hike out there. You can even get in a little fishing if that’s your thing Read more...
Lovers of the backwoods will be dancing to the beat of their drums out in the French Creek Natural Area in Custer State Park. Only one way to your backcountry adventure: hiking the 12-mile nature trail that runs alongside the scenic and historic French Creek. Here, home is where you pitch your tent, so feel free to stroll around in search of that Read more...
Lots of sites, modern amenities, outstanding wildlife watching. . . what’s missing? At Stockade North Campground, the only thing missing is you! This contemporary collection of sites sits just north of Stockade Lake, an attraction all its own. Bring your RV, bring a tent, bring the kids. . . but most importantly, bring a camera. While you’re hikin Read more...
Clean bathrooms, hot showers, scenic views, room service. . . wait. Not that last one. Other than that, Grace Coolidge Campground has a lot in common with a good hotel. Even the best hotels, though, don’t usually offer easy access to biking, fishing, hiking, and lots of other outdoor activities. Here, RV-ers and tent campers are equally welcome, a Read more...
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