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    4.5 (11 reviews)

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    Site 15e

    Really nice campground. We stayed in a travel trailer. The restrooms and showers are cleaned daily, hosts are great, and the educational programs for the kids every night have been fun. The only thing negative was that our site, 15e, is tough to back into due to trees close by. We had to do some maneuvers to get it in, and weren't able to fully extend the awning. Water available near the shower house, bring extra hose. The site itself was large and plenty of room to play catch or other yard games. Custer State Park and the surrounding area has so much to do. Well done SD, my home state could learn a thing or two about how to do camping!

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    13 years ago

    Custer State Park is great, and the Blue Bell is wonderful. Love the lodge and bar for great western atmosphere.

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    Including the Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore (via Iron Mountain Road!), Crazy Horse, Wind Cave and Jewel Cave.

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    Big Pine Campground - Plenty of room for the Big Rig!

    Big Pine Campground

    4.7(66 reviews)
    8.2 mi

    This campground is fantastic. It has great views with big tall pines. When the wind blows it…read moremakes the most peaceful sound. The owner, his family and staff work extremely hard to make your stay as pleasant as possible. My wife and I have done 2 trips here, 10 days each. We love the amenities , peace and quiet, and location. Custer is great. A nice little treat is the owner's sons operate a food truck with amazing burgers, fries and breakfast sandwiches and....they deliver. I promise, you will not find better food anywhere in town and the price is right!! Stay here, put your feet up and enjoy!!! you will love it!!

    Beautiful with lots of trees, level site and close to Crazy Horse, Mt. Rushmore and Custer. Hosts…read morewas very friendly and welcoming and had an escort to our site. Restrooms and roomy showers were clean. We had a 25' TT and site accommodated our tow vehicle. We had 2 sites a back in (3 nights) and pull thru (2 nights). Beautiful hiking trail behind campground. We had a fire ring and location is somewhat hilly so difficult for handicap to get around. All in all a great location and easy to find. Nice general store on site. Definitely have to get some homemade pie from the Purple Pie House, blueberry, apple and bumbleberry were delicious warmed ip with a scoop of Vanilla ice cream! The Claw Antler & Hide store had very unique and cool items bought antler whistles for the grandkids. Had the best buffalo burger at Black Hills Burger and Bun but go early its very popular! For you knitters visit the Busy Ewe Farm & Fibers (605) 440-0316 awesome natural wool yarns.

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    Big Pine Campground - Entrance sign

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    Women's bathroom

    Sylvan Lake Campground - Site 21

    Sylvan Lake Campground

    4.3(8 reviews)
    9.2 mi

    This is an awesome campground within an incredible state park…read more We stayed two nights at Sylvan Lake Campground and were really impressed, especially by how clean everything was! I couldn't believe how spotless the bathrooms were every single time I went in, it was perfect. The electric sites are fairly close together, so if you're looking for more privacy, I'd recommend the walk-in sites. The unfortunate thing about the walk-in sites are the more secluded sites (like #16, #17, and #21) require a bit of an uphill trek. It's not a long walk, but it does take a little bit of effort to get everything up there. That said, Site #21 was one of the best campsites I've ever stayed in, it was worth the extra sweat. The only reason I'm giving this place four stars is because the trail to the walk-in sites is very rough. They do provide a wheelbarrow to help carry your stuff, but the terrain is so rocky that using it seemed like more trouble compared to just walking your stuff up. Overall we enjoyed our stay and everyone was so quiet, it really felt like it was just you in nature.

    What a beautiful and scenic lake. We had so much fun climbing on all of the rocks too! The trails…read moreto walk around the lake are very scenic and nice too. Watch out though - they are fixing up some of the trails, so some things might be closed or detoured, and the detour can be long! There is only 5 kayaks to rent on first come first serve basis, so maybe bring your own kayak if you can.

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    Sylvan Lake Campground - Site 21, slightly slanted

    Site 21, slightly slanted

    Sylvan Lake Campground - Raspberry bushes everywhere!

    Raspberry bushes everywhere!

    Sylvan Lake Campground - Site 21

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    Site 21

    Custer / Mount Rushmore KOA - Stayed here on our visit to Mt. Rushmore

    Custer / Mount Rushmore KOA

    4.1(17 reviews)
    8.8 mi

    A great all round experience. Employees were fabulous…read more. helpful, helped solve a problem (Mother Nature)!!! Tent sites are on platforms so when it rains you do not get flooded out!! Even and some come with power hook ups. We moved to a cabin after 2 days straight of rain. Clean comfortable beds. Large porch and we could dry out tents there!! Large table and 2 fire pits. Store has everything you forgot as well as things you just have to buy! Small restaurant open and they have espresso. Pool is clean and easy to sit around or splash around in. Large jump play area that keeps the kids occupied! Laundry and 2 bath houses. A definite spot to return to.

    We couldn't have picked a more ideal spot for our 3n stay. The plan was to hit up Custer State Park…read more& catch a glimpse of the first 2020 baby burro, spend a day hiking the wilderness & get reacquainted with the camera. Check in was a breeze & we were shown to our spot promptly. Staff spotted us into our slot & left us to enjoy our stay. As we were in a self-contained unit, we did not accress restrooms or the shower house. The pool snd dump station are understandably closed right now. Kabins were in use. It was easy to find & access this location. It's convenient for many hiking areas, Crazy Horse, Mt Rushmore, Custer city & Custer State Park. We were greeted each morning by a bunny. The only down was loss of water on the day of departure. As we still had a rather full tank, it wasn't all that major for us, but it eould have been if empty & may have been for others. Would definitely use again.

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    Custer / Mount Rushmore KOA - Cute dinning area.

    Cute dinning area.

    Custer / Mount Rushmore KOA - Cabin 3

    Cabin 3

    Custer / Mount Rushmore KOA - We had one of their patio pull threw spots and it was awesome.

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    We had one of their patio pull threw spots and it was awesome.

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