Camping at Bear Gulch near Hill City, SD | Basecamping

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Pets welcome
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group standard area nonelectric

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$216

✓ 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.

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
- Mount Rushmore and Black Hills Tour with Two Meals and a Music Variety Show Rapid City area · 9 hr · from $164/person
- Bus Tour of Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills Rapid City area · 9 hr · from $133/person
Optional full-day extension
Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.
- PREMIER PRIVATE Tour: Mt Rushmore, CrazyHorse & Custer State Park Rapid City area · 9 hr · from $475/person

Self-guided tours at 13 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: 1 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 40 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2018 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf

2018 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf

Travel trailer · 19 ft · sleeps 9 · 13 mi from campground

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

Hucks Minnie Winnie

Hucks Minnie Winnie

Class C motorhome · 25 ft · sleeps 8 · 13 mi from campground

$205/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

Forest River Shasta Freeport - Sleeps 7

Forest River Shasta Freeport - Sleeps 7

Travel trailer · 25 ft · sleeps 7 · 18 mi from campground

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

Things to do

Activities near Bear Gulch

Bookable tours nearby

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

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

Rapid City area · 9 hr · from $164/person

Bus Tour of Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills

Bus Tour of Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills

Rapid City area · 9 hr · from $133/person

PREMIER PRIVATE Tour: Mt Rushmore, CrazyHorse & Custer State Park

PREMIER PRIVATE Tour: Mt Rushmore, CrazyHorse & Custer State Park

Rapid City area · 9 hr · from $475/person

See 6 more bookable tours

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

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

Peak season May 20–Sep 30: RV & Tent $100 per night