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  4. Custer State Park

Camping at Custer State Park

State park · Custer · 296 campsites · 4 group

A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups.

About this campground

The clear mountain waters are inviting, and the open ranges are waiting to be discovered at Custer State Park in the Black Hills. The park encompasses 71,000 acres of spectacular terrain and an abundance of wildlife.

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At a glance

  • Mostly no hookups

    Limited electric sites.

  • Pets not allowed
  • Showers

    Dump station on site.

  • Fishing
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationPlan your stay

80 available sites

80 open of 296 sites
Site FC1E
TentHookups not listed
Available all 2 nights
$88 for 2 nights
$44/night · before taxes & fees
Site GL1E
TentHookups not listed
Available all 2 nights
$68 for 2 nights
$34/night · before taxes & fees
Site FC2E
TentHookups not listed
Available all 2 nights
$88 for 2 nights
$44/night · before taxes & fees
Site FC3E
TentHookups not listed
Available all 2 nights
$88 for 2 nights
$44/night · before taxes & fees
Site GL3E
TentHookups not listed
Available all 2 nights
$68 for 2 nights
$34/night · before taxes & fees
Site FC4E
TentHookups not listed
Available all 2 nights
$88 for 2 nights
$44/night · before taxes & fees
Site GL4E
TentHookups not listed
Available all 2 nights
$68 for 2 nights
$34/night · before taxes & fees
Site FC5E
TentHookups not listed
Available all 2 nights
$88 for 2 nights
$44/night · before taxes & fees

View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Go Outdoors

Check dates on Go Outdoors. Showing 40 of 394 sites.

SiteFr
13
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14
Price
GL29
tent only - nonelectric
✓✓$16
GL30
tent only - nonelectric
✓✓$16
GL31
tent only - nonelectric
✓✓$16
GL34
tent only - nonelectric
✓✓$16
GL36
tent only - nonelectric
✓✓$16
GL37
tent only - nonelectric
✓✓$16
GL38
tent only - nonelectric
✓✓$16
GL39
tent only - nonelectric
✓✓$16
GL41
tent only - nonelectric
✓✓$16
GL43
From $32 for 2 nights
$16/night · Before taxes & fees
80 sites available for your entire stay

You book directly on South Dakota State Parks. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on South Dakota State Parks ↗

80 openSites from $16/night
Book on South Dakota State Parks

Amenities & location

  • Air Conditioning
  • Beach
  • Boat Ramp
  • Camp Store
  • Drinking Water
  • Dump Station
  • Electric Hookup
  • Fishing Access
  • Fishing Pier
  • Heating
  • Horse Corral
  • Internet
Pets
Pets not allowed

Hookups (individual campsites): 8 electric, 106 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately.

Location

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Custer State Park: questions answered

Does Custer State Park have RV hookups?
8 electric, 106 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Custer State Park?
Reservable on reservations.gooutdoorssouthdakota.com (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the reservations.gooutdoorssouthdakota.com listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Hookups & power
Listing 8 electric, 106 no-hookup individual sites · group sites listed separately
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Booking
Listing Reservable on reservations.gooutdoorssouthdakota.com
Getting there
Listing Custer, SD (map in Location below)
Max rig length · Pull-through / back-in · Road & site access · Pets · Generators · Quiet hours · Cell signal · Starlink / satellite · Shade · Price · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground
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Guides for this trip

  • Camping with dogs
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Bearded Buffalo Resort

5.8 mi from Custer State Park (straight-line)
Sites from $65/night
$130 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights5 sites open for every night

Custer's Last Chance

6.3 mi from Custer State Park (straight-line)
Sites from $30/night
$60 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night

Cloud Nine Camping

7.5 mi from Custer State Park (straight-line)
Sites from $31/night
$62 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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tent only - nonelectric
✓
✓
$16
GL49E
tent only - electric
✓✓$23
GL52E
tent only - electric
✓✓$23
GL53E
tent only - electric
✓✓$23
GL56E
tent only - electric
✓✓$23
GL35
back-in campsite nonelectric
✓✓$27
GL1E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL3E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL4E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL5E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL7E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL8E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL9E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL10E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL11E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL12E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL13E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL15E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL16E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL17E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL18E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL19E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL20E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL21E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL22E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL23E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL24E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL25E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL26E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL28E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34
GL32E
back-in campsite
✓✓$34

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Trip idea

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.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
    • fish for trout (per the campground listing)
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Black Hills 7 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
  3. 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.

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 308 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Forest River Shasta Freeport - Sleeps 7
Forest River Shasta Freeport - Sleeps 7

Travel trailer · 25 ft · sleeps 7 · 24 mi from campground

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

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2019 Keystone Montana High Country-Delivery Only
2019 Keystone Montana High Country-Delivery Only

Fifth wheel · 41 ft · sleeps 6 · 26 mi from campground

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

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2018 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf
2018 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf

Travel trailer · 19 ft · sleeps 9 · 32 mi from campground

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

View rental
Things to do

Activities near Custer State Park

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Black Hills
Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Black Hills

7 mi · 2 hr–3 hr · from $375/person

Mount Rushmore and Black Hills Tour with Two Meals and a Music Variety Show
Mount Rushmore and Black Hills Tour with Two Meals and a Music Variety Show

25 mi · 9 hr · from $164/person

Bus Tour of Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills
Bus Tour of Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills

25 mi · 9 hr · from $133/person

See 6 more bookable tours
PREMIER PRIVATE Tour: Mt Rushmore, CrazyHorse & Custer State Park
PREMIER PRIVATE Tour: Mt Rushmore, CrazyHorse & Custer State Park

25 mi · 9 hr · from $475/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on South Dakota State Parks for the next months, checked Nov 8. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

MonthOpenBookedClosed
Nov 202625%0%0%
Dec 202626%0%0%
Jan 202726%0%0%
Feb 202726%0%0%
Mar 202726%0%0%
Apr 202727%0%0%
Compare site types

389 individual reservable campsites from South Dakota State Parks, checked Nov 8 · 5 group sites listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Back-in campsite

172 sites · $34, $41/night

33 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Cabin

47 sites · $60/night

4 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Back-in campsite nonelectric (same day)

40 sites · $23/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Tent only - nonelectric

38 sites · $16/night

10 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Equestrian back-in campsite

22 sites · $44, $51/night

21 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Tent only-nonelectric (same day)

20 sites · $16/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Tent only - electric

11 sites · $23/night

4 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Pull-off campsite nonelectric (same day)

11 sites · $23/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Pull-off campsite

7 sites · $34/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Back-in campsite nonelectric

5 sites · $27/night

1 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Equestrian pull-thru campsite

4 sites · $44/night

4 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Group camp (group)

3 sites · $160, $8/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Pull-thru campsite

3 sites · $34/night

1 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Equestrian cabin

3 sites · $60/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Equestrian pull-off campsite

3 sites · $44/night

2 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Pull-off campsite nonelectric

3 sites · $27/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Non-profit group area (group)

2 sites · $6/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Private Tour of Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Custer State Park
Private Tour of Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Custer State Park

25 mi · 8 hr–9 hr · from $450/person

Private Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Custer State Park Monument Tour
Private Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Custer State Park Monument Tour

25 mi · 8 hr · from $366/person

Cosmos Mystery Area Admission
Cosmos Mystery Area Admission

25 mi · 40 min · from $20/person

Exclusive: Rushmore, Custer State Park & Crazy Horse
Exclusive: Rushmore, Custer State Park & Crazy Horse

25 mi · 8 hr–9 hr · from $648/person

Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Custer State Park Wildlife Loop Tour
Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Custer State Park Wildlife Loop Tour

25 mi · 8 hr–9 hr · from $312/person

Free things to do (National Park Service)

Ranger programs, trails and park activities — typically free. Separate from paid tours above.

From the National Park Service · 7 mi away, Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Photo of exhibits inside the Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center showing tools and photos.
Photo: NPS Photo
Visit The Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center

30-60 Minutes

View exhibits and the 23-minute film "Mount Rushmore: Carved in Stone" which takes viewers on a journey through the history of America's most recognized mountain carving, from long…

Photo of the beginning of the Presidential Trail leading towards the sculpture.
Photo: NPS Photo
Walk the Presidential Trail

20-45 Minutes

The Presidential Trail provides changing views of Mount Rushmore as you travel through ponderosa pine forest and granite outcrops.

Photo of the interior of the Sculptor's Studio during a ranger talk, the scale model is in the back.
Photo: NPS Photo
Visit The Sculptor's Studio

15-30 Minutes

Visit the Sculptor's Studio to learn more about Gutzon Borglum, his scale model and the process of carving Mount Rushmore.

Photo of the Blackberry Trailhead with information sign on the left and pine trees behind it.
Photo: NPS Photo
Hiking The Blackberry Trail

30-60 Minutes

Looking to experience the natural surroundings of the Black Hills? Try hiking the Blackberry Trail.

Source: National Park Service (Mount Rushmore National Memorial). Photos link to nps.gov and are credited to their photographers.