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Buffalo Chip Campground

3.3 (61 reviews)
Closed 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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Patrick W.

I stayed here for the 79th Anniversary. I had a great time! there was more concerts and entertainment than I could handle and the staff was extremely helpful. I left for the day and came back to find that a storm had completely destroyed my (rented) tent. It looked like a childs wading pool that had been through a hurricane. The staff had a new one set up for me & ready to go before I even returned. The only down side was that I had picked this particular area (EZ Camp) due to the easy walking distance to showers and bathrooms, but the pipes had blown in it and it was dis-functional. I had a half mile walk (or ride) to a shower. I had reserved again for 2020, but delayed my stay until next year due to the COVID conspiracy. I received full credit towards my next stay. See you next year!

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Dean W.

Never Again! We stayed at the Buffalo Chip campground last year and it was O.K., we saw a few good concerts, so we decided to try again for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 75th anniversary. We reserved our spots/bought tickets in March (5 months early). We arrived in August, early in the morning and they had given our reserved spot away. So they moved us a mile down the road to the overflow camping, which is actually a hay field. After setting up we found out the closest bathrooms were about 1/2 mile away (no exaggeration). By the end of our stay a couple porta-pottys showed up here and there, but the only way you would find them is to stumble across them. The first night we were there it rained and this field turned into a mud pit. There were vehicles stuck everywhere, and people were dropping their motorcycles left and right. The roads through the field were muddy and impassable. It was a 1/2 hour walk to the concert area, but you needed hip boots unless you wanted to arrive covered in mud (check out the photos I've attached to prove it). The concerts this year were crap too! I'm guessing that Woody (owner) knew people were not going to miss the 75th anniversary, so he was going to get our money whether he booked good bands or not! It's bad when you can not even remember who is playing that night, because they are not worth remembering! If Woody wasn't a cheapskate he'd spend a little money to make sure his customers had an enjoyable experience.

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13 years ago

Not boy scout camp, I wouldn't bring the kids here, but its waay fun. Rated X much of the time.

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I have stayed at the Chip 5 times and loved it every time. I will go to Sturgis and stay at the Chip as long as I can ride!!

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Broken Spoke Campground - With 600 acres of land at the foot of Bear Butte you can always find a great spot to pitch your tent during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

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2.5(12 reviews)
3.8 mi

We were camping down the road during the 2015 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and we decided to stop and…read morecheck out the Broken Spoke Saloon. This place was much nicer and cleaner than the Buffalo Chip Campground. We wish we would have stayed here instead. Pulling into the property on the motorcycle, you have to actually drive through the bar, and out the back to get to the parking area. As mentioned by another reviewer, this bar is actually more of a pole building with a bar inside, but so are most of the other bars in the area (Beaver Bar, Full Throttle Saloon, Buffalo Chip, etc.) The bar was clean and fun. They have a stage for live entertainment, but had recorded music playing while we were there. Visitors are allowed to visit and use the pool area. The pool area looked very clean and relaxing while we were there. There are a couple bars located in the pool area. I'm not sure if this bar/campground is open year round or only during the motorcycle rally. From whatI could see of the campground, it looked clean and well organized. This place appeared to be smaller and quieter than other campgrounds in the area. We did see some nudity around the pool area, so this campground probably isn't suitable for children during the motorcycle rally!

This was my 15th trip to Sturgis since 1997, and I have to rate it the 3rd worst experience due in…read moreno small part to the Broken Spoke Campsite. In the interest of full disclosure I will explain I did have bike troubles (exploded rocker box) that was not thier fault, and in fact the main criticism was the weather, also not under the control of the BS management. But anyone who has visited this area in august will know that the weather can be unpredictable. So why build a campsite on the top of a mesa, with no shade and nothing for at least a couple hundred miles to shield against the constant 40 to 60 mph winds. The heat of the sun was unbearable, but sun shades and easyups were just torn apart. At the end of the week there were more easyups in the dumpster than left standing. The management even started warning RV owners to not use thier awnings. And the wind was constant, all day, every day. On the positive side they do have a great pool, children not allowed due to "adult" activities. The pool was the only saving grace of a terrible week. The other problem is you are 11 to 12 miles out of town. They do have a small general store but expect to pay $3.50 for a small bag of ice and $15 for a 12 pack of bud light. The on-site bar is pretty good and the entertainment about average for Sturgis, there is better in town, but again the bar pricing is set knowing they have a captured clientel. The shuttle bus in to town is OK but timing is not the most convenient and another operation "da Bus" is better and calls at a lot of other campsites with a more frequent service. The site is "raw" there is no grass, more like scrub brush and dirt which turned into a dustbowl. The staff were courteous and helpful, the showers and bathrooms kept clean. But the positives were no way enough to make up for the terrible location. I will not return, and that was a pretty consitent refrain heard around the campsite.

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