What is the maximum RV length at Horsethief Lake Campground?

Longest RV site listed: 45 ft (12 of 12 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)

Does Horsethief Lake Campground have RV hookups?

18 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)

How do I reserve a site at Horsethief Lake Campground?

Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)

Camping at Horsethief Lake Campground near Keystone

Site	Fr 13	Sa 14	Price
025 tent only nonelectric	–	–	$30
026 tent only nonelectric	–	–	$30
015 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
014 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
012 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
016 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
017 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
010 standard nonelectric	–	–	$30
031 walk to	–	–	$30
029 walk to

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Black Hills Trailside Park Resort

5.1 mi from Horsethief Lake Campground (straight-line)

Sites from $56/night

$113 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees

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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Horse Creek Resort

6.4 mi from Horsethief Lake Campground (straight-line)

Sites $80/night

$160 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees

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

Horse Creek Resort RV Sites

6.4 mi from Horsethief Lake Campground (straight-line)

Sites $80/night

$160 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.
go fishing (per the campground listing)

Day 2 · Get out and explore

Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Black Hills 11 mi · 2 hr–3 hr · from $375/person
Mount Rushmore and Black Hills Tour with Two Meals and a Music Variety Show 18 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 18 mi · 9 hr · from $133/person

Self-guided tours at 1 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: 18 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 45 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 · 19 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 · 20 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 · 23 mi from campground

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

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How far ahead to book Horsethief Lake Campground

For July weekends, book about 172 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 121 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	99 days ahead	144 days ahead	64 days ahead	122 days ahead
June	102 days ahead	157 days ahead	82 days ahead	147 days ahead
July	121 days ahead	172 days ahead	89 days ahead	160 days ahead
August	78 days ahead	145 days ahead	54 days ahead	132 days ahead
September	50 days ahead	127 days ahead	42 days ahead	98 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 (10,856 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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