We spent 4 nights,August 2024, at Black Elk Resort meeting up with friends. Great location 10…read moreminutes away from Keystone. After site seeing during the day it was great to come back here and visit their tap room for local beers, wine & food if we were still hungry and then sit by the nightly fire. We used the full hookups with our class B travel van while our friends came in thief 40' massive RV's. The restrooms and showers at Black Elk Resort are beautiful,very clean and much larger than the shower in our Van so we used them nightly! They also have a laundry room. Bring your quarters. They also have many cute cabins although we did not have a need for them on this trip. We will be staying here again on our next trip to South Dakota and Custer State Park!

We recently stayed there for 5 nights, in our RV, end of September. I'll start with positives…read more Great location for all of the local points of interest. Mt Rushmore, Custer state Park, Crazy Horse etc. There is a beautiful covered patio area with BBQ's you can use & a nightly camp fire. Also, a bar, which we didn't frequent. Reality, we were disappointed from the moment we pulled in. The grass was NOT green like the pictures. I realize it was end of season, but, it was 90°! Why not water the lawn? We stayed in the front of the park, right next to the main road. Loud!! Not happy. The website pictures certainly don't show that! Our sights were so slanted, we had to use all of our blocks to jack up our trailer so we were level. Not happy. The water was BROWN! We had to use our water filter & run the water for quite awhile before it was semi clear. Needless to say, we bought bottled water for cooking & drinking. The water was ok for a few days, then almost zero water pressure for showers. By the last day, the water turned disgustingly brown again. Our water filter had turned from clear white to dark brown. Wish I could post a picture of it. We would never stay there again, due to these issues. Just want people to be aware, websites are not what they appear to be.

Excellent campground! We stayed in our tent and later in the cabins. The staff here is absolutely…read moreamazing!

We ended up staying here after having THE WORST time at the rapid city/blackhills KOA…read more This place was soooo much better. The staff was phenomenal and we had an awesome overlooking view of Rapid City. Sarah I believe her name was (the Capricorn lol) was so attentive, nice, and actually listens to the customers. There is onsite laundry, bathhouses, a pool, and recently remodeled office. It was quiet and peaceful and had a great rest of our time in Rapid City.

This campground unfortunately ranks as the worst we've ever encountered, despite our extensive…read moreexperience as full-time campers. Although we planned to stay two weeks, we cut our visit short by five days due to poor treatment from the staff. Below is a detailed account of our experience. First, I want to recognize a few staff members who were genuinely professional and kind: Courtney (with purple hair), Louise, and Pam from the kitchen. They made sincere efforts to improve our stay. Unfortunately, the overall experience was overshadowed by significant issues with the campground's facilities and staff responsiveness. Here's a summary of the issues we faced: DAY ONE: I used the showers in the women's restroom under the office, and the drain in the first stall backed up, causing the water to rise past my ankles. I called the front office, and maintenance was supposed to be contacted. DAY TWO: The drainage issue continued. I informed Courtney that the shower was still backing up and draining slowly. She called maintenance, who arrived to find the shower clogged. I expected it would be fixed by the next day. DAY THREE: The shower began filling up with water again while I was using it. Standing in dirty water mixed with bodily fluids and plumbing chemicals was extremely frustrating. I reported the issue again, but the man with the Australian accent responded harshly, "This is the first time I'm hearing about this," suggesting it was my fault. DAY FOUR: The shower clogged for the fourth time. I was understandably upset. Reporting the issue again to the same unhelpful staff, the Australian-accented man dismissed my concerns, saying, "I already called maintenance, and they put chemicals in." I requested to speak to the park manager, Carla Jacobson, who would be available the next morning. After getting her information, Pam from the kitchen overheard my frustrations, validated my concerns, and got maintenance to address the issue. When I spoke with maintenance later, they condescendingly said, "We put chemicals in and have been running water for 20 minutes. It's fine," implying it wasn't a problem. DAY FIVE: I met with Carla Jacobson to explain the situation and seek resolution or an apology. Her response was indifferent, merely saying, "ok, thanks." This lack of acknowledgment made it clear that we needed to leave early. We had been living in fear of retaliation due to the poor treatment, which was unacceptable. In summary, this was by far the worst experience we've had with any KOA or campground. Poor facility maintenance and inadequate customer service led to a highly unsatisfactory stay. We spent $500 and faced significant discomfort, including exposure to unsanitary conditions. I'm posting this review as evidence in case of any health issues related to toxic plumbing chemicals. This serves as a cautionary note to potential visitors. Previous reviews also mention similar staff issues, suggesting these problems are likely to persist. STAY AWAY FROM HERE!!!

This place is a typical KOA in that it has attentive personnel, campsites are laid out level on…read moregravel or hard top, and many of support features you would expect to find at a KOA. The staff is busy at this place. You'll see them zipping around in golf carts escorting visitors to their campsites -- why I don't know it's not complicated to get around -- but the site is not massive and it may be. They're concerned about traffic jams or entry into sites from the right direction without clogging up traffic on the site. Now for the downsides. This place is busy and noisy. It's a smack dab suburban Rapid City. Many of the guests, haul motorcycles and ATVs. You may find you are a weekend, as we were, at seven or 8 o'clock in the morning while Sam Yahoo is letting his Harley idle for 10 minutes until he decide to get on and ride it on Friday nights. You can hear the sounds of cars on a race track, this goes on at least until 10 o'clock and then there's the sounds of just Rapid City around you. It's a noisy place no doubt about it. This place is worth three stars for a place to stay if you need or want a KOA . The staff can't be everywhere to intervene with inconsiderate guests. And the location is both a plus and minus for reasons I've cited here for this reason I've given it a three star rating.

First the place is beautiful, quiet and well maintained. But in this day and age people need a…read morequality internet connection and this place is the WORST! I understand that we need to enjoy the outdoors and we do but I also love to watch NASCAR outside and you cannot stream anything without great frustration....

We loved our week long stay here. The staff is helpful and even offers dog walking. Campground is…read morespacious with a split size dog park.

Rapid City South RV Park is now Black Hills RV Park. We spent 3 months here on a travel nurse…read moreassignment. We have been to good and bad RV parks, and this one was one of those that I felt really safe. I knew that I could go out and leave the door unlocked. Tom and Karrie are new owners and working hard to make this place really nice. If there was ever a need, Tom was there to fix it. The RV lots are new and perfectly level, they added a large dog walk, and shower room is totally redone. It's really nice to have a large shower! We would be happy to stay here again, if we had another assignment in Rapid City.

We stayed here in a pinch, and What a great find. The service was absolutely amazing. Hence the 5…read morestar. The staff was quite helpful with all the surroundings. The security seemed on point. Bathrooms were okay also.

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.

We stayed during 4th of July and had a great stay. Newly remodeled bath house is beautiful. Quiet…read morepark. Sites are a little tight, but manageable. Great office and grounds staff. Would definitely stay here again.

This was our second time coming to this campground. We love it. Yes it is old and needs some…read moreupdating and painting but the sites are spacious and clean. We came with friends and love the pavilion between us. We gather in morning for coffee and end of day. The laundry room was clean and had no issues. Everything worked. Great location to Black Hills and also restaurant and shopping.

What a gem! This place is so cute! Lunch was simple, but very good. The Orange Tabby latte was the…read morebest latte I've had in a long time, so good. If you want to go in the cat room you need to book time online. It's $5 per person and the money helps to take care of the cats. We booked our time online when we got there. We were lucky that it wasn't super busy and we could get in. We really enjoyed the experience. The cats were all so sweet. Hopefully they all get adopted soon.

Coffee AND Cats! What's not to love? (The breakfast sandwich- truthfully, but, otherwise, nothing!)…read more We didn't reserve the cat room & it booked up quickly. We sat by the window and observed others that did reserve the room interact with the cats. They've successfully adopted out +60 cats, which is amazing. Worth visiting just for that. Fortunately, they also have very good coffee, with creative recipes- mine was a cardamom one still being fine-tuned & they wanted feedback. It was well-balanced & I would drink it again exactly as is, tho, I'd also welcome more cardamom flavor ; ) I'd skip the bacon egg & cheddar croissant next time. It wasn't bad but it wasn't all that good either, with an egg puck that just didn't hit for me. Service was excellent, prices reasonable, food ok, great coffee & did i mention the cats?!?!