What is the maximum RV length at Bismark Lake?

Longest RV site listed: 74 ft (19 of 19 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)

Does Bismark Lake have RV hookups?

21 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)

How do I reserve a site at Bismark Lake?

Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)

Camping at Bismark Lake near Custer, SD

Site	Fr 13	Sa 14	Price
005 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
007 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
008 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
013 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
018 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
019 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
021 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
011 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
015 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
020 standard nonelectric

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Bearded Buffalo Resort

3 mi from Bismark Lake (straight-line)

Sites from $65/night

$130 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees

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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights80 sites open for every night

Custer State Park

3.3 mi from Bismark Lake (straight-line)

Sites $16/night

$32 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees

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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights5 sites open for every night

Custer's Last Chance

3.5 mi from Bismark Lake (straight-line)

Sites from $30/night

$60 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees

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Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

Check in and set up camp.
fish for trout (per the campground listing)

Day 2 · Get out and explore

Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Black Hills 4 mi · 2 hr–3 hr · from $375/person
Mount Rushmore and Black Hills Tour with Two Meals and a Music Variety Show 25 mi · 9 hr · from $164/person

Optional full-day extension

Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.

Bus Tour of Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills 25 mi · 9 hr · from $133/person

Self-guided tours at 7 mi away, Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Experience Mount Rushmore · 1–3 hr · Stops: Avenue of Flags, Grand View Terrace, Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center, Presidential Trail, Abraham Lincoln Wayside, George Washington Wayside +6 more
Welcome to Mount Rushmore National Memorial! Follow along these stops to get the most out of your experience.

Source: National Park Service. Tours are in the free NPS App.

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

Tent camping here: 21 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 74 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Forest River Shasta Freeport - Sleeps 7

Travel trailer · 25 ft · sleeps 7 · 25 mi from campground

$125/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2019 Keystone Montana High Country-Delivery Only

Fifth wheel · 41 ft · sleeps 6 · 27 mi from campground

$200/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2018 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf

Travel trailer · 19 ft · sleeps 9 · 31 mi from campground

$145/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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How far ahead to book Bismark Lake

For July weekends, book about 178 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 133 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

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Arrival month	Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least	A quarter at least	Other days: half booked at least	A quarter at least
May	128 days ahead	161 days ahead	102 days ahead	150 days ahead
June	129 days ahead	174 days ahead	80 days ahead	155 days ahead
July	133 days ahead	178 days ahead	80 days ahead	166 days ahead
August	97 days ahead	170 days ahead	50 days ahead	143 days ahead
September	84 days ahead	153 days ahead	58 days ahead	126 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (6,093 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

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