Description

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 removed and remote. Either way, you’re near Sylvan Lake, so cooling off is easy. Even on land, though, the shade of the evergreens and the naturally cool mountain nights keep the heat beat!

Campsite area

Bring your own tents, vans and truck campers, trailers, RVs

39 sites

Up to guests per site

Park at listing

No wheelchair access

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Essentials

Campfires allowed

Toilet available

Pets allowed

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Amenities

Potable water available

Showers available

Picnic table available

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Activities

Offered near the campground.

Biking

Boating

Fishing

Hiking

Horseback riding

Paddling

Climbing

Swimming

Wildlife watching

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Jennifer H.

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October 7th, 2018

Sylvan Lake Campground

Showers were always full until I started getting up at 7.

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Fern T.

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July 3rd, 2017

Sylvan Lake Campground

There are narrow tunnels along the Needles Highway (the most scenic and popular route to Sylvan Lake). We had to take the southern route into the campground, but this campground was so worth going out of our way for!

Paddling on the incredibly beautiful Sylvan Lake.

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Marie D.

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May 17th, 2017

Sylvan Lake Campground

Several sites situated on a hillside- beautiful site, level tent pads, but must haul gear up. It's worth the privacy.

We had to park below our camp, and haul gear up. But we had level sites for the tents and it seemed as if the entire hillside was ours.

We camped over Memorial Day weekend and experienced sleet and hail, down to 32 one night. But daytime temperatures were nice and comfortably cool. We hiked Harney Peak in the rain.

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Jennifer H.

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March 1st, 2017

Sylvan Lake Campground

A cool stop while going through South Dakota. Near a fun smaller town called Hill City and Mount Rushmore. We were in campsite 26 which was secluded and very nice and dog friendly. From the campground there are hiking trails that can take you to the lake which are relatively easy but convenient to stay off the road! The lake was pretty crowded but we were close to the 4th of July when we stayed there. There's a fun hike around the lake and through the rocks in my photo. There are non-motorized boat rentals for recreation.