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Big Pine Campground

33 Reviews

About

Want seclusion and serenity? Come nestle under the whispering pines at Big Pine Campground where we strive to make every guest a return guest. Your Ideal Campground for Visiting the Beautiful Black Hills of SD. We are conveniently located near Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Jewel Cave, Wind Cave National Park, Custer State Park, the Michelson Trail and many other fun attractions.

Location

Big Pine Campground is located in South Dakota

Directions

12084 Big Pine Road, Custer, SD 57730

Address

12084 Big Pine Road
Custer, SD 57730

Coordinates

43.7493809 N
103.6414971 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site

Stay Connected

WiFi
Good
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Good

Site Types

Tent Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Cabins
Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

Market
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
WiFi
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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Reservations

(605) 673-4054

Marci S.

Guide

Reviewed May. 13, 2024

Friendly staff, spacious sites, in the forest

We had site 59, which was one of the best sites for RVs. It backed up to national forest land, where we saw deer. No road noise at back of campground, very peaceful. Clean bathrooms and extremely friendly staff. I would go back!

Month of VisitJune

Thank you so much Marci, for this wonderful review. I do love site #59 too. I am glad that you enjoyed yourself. I hope to see you again one day.

Cari E.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 24, 2023

A hidden gem

I spent 7 nights here and truly had a great time. I will admit it looks a little sketchy pulling in, but the sites further back are surrounded by the woods and very peaceful. The staff was extraordinarily kind (probably the friendliest I’ve ever met after 2 years on the road). Spots are spaced reasonably far apart and the bathrooms were very clean, if slightly outdated. The proximity to Custer SP and other attractions is great. I was in spot 48 which had a small discount due to the smaller size, but it was the perfect fit for my 17’ camper van. My only complaint is that campers regularly parked their rigs right in the middle of the entrance/exit when checking in/out, which blocks everyone else from entering or leaving—having a sign asking not to park there would be the only improvement I’d suggest.

Site48

Month of VisitJuly

Thank you so much for this wonderful review. We are very hapy that you enjoyed your time here and hope to see you again in the future, if you are ever in this area again.

drillnpick

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 27, 2023

Tranquil, peaceful and perfect!

My bf and I stayed at Big Pine campground for 4 nights. We really enjoyed our private campsite and enjoyed the location. We did have to have 4 batteries replaced in our RV that was not expected! The host helped us to find a mobile RV tech and we got it taken care of. No more rotten egg smell, yay!! The owners/hosts are so friendly and helpful I felt like we’d always known them. We will be back again and hopefully bring some family next time! Thank you Big Pine campground!!

Site53

Month of VisitJuly

Thank you so much! We were so happy that you were able to get it fixed. We would love to have you back, and meet your family!

Chris K.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 9, 2023

Great Place to post up for the area

Wanted to make a long weekend and get away. Found one spot #47 open for our visit. Decided to just take it. Glad we did. Overall a good level site (gravel/dirt). Not terribly close to other sites, but not far away either. Solid 20' between sites. Didn't need too many amenities, used their wood bundles ($7 each), and kids used their game room for foosball $0.25 games aren't worth your money. Overall everyone was quiet, listened to the wolves howl at night, pretty cool. Bugs were minimal in June, didn't need bug spray. Would highly recommend.

Site47

Month of VisitJuly

Thank you so much Chris, for your review! We are very happy that you enjoyed yourself and hope to see you again one day.

Paul B.

Ranger

Reviewed May. 30, 2023

Great Wifi

The campground meet all our expectations. The sites all the way in the back offer some nice views. Sites decently spaced for the most part. Wifi was excellent. One small thing provided here made common sense, an outdoor sink to wash dishes. My complaints are minimal, my site was not level and the showers were either scorching hot or cold.

Site46

Month of VisitJune

Thank you so much for your review! We are very happy that you enjoyed yourself. We will work on that water temperature issue right away.

David B.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 20, 2022

Great place to stay

Very close to Custer State Park, Crazy Horse, And the National Parks. Clean bathrooms and showers. Nice spacing of the RV’s & Campers. Large sites to park vehicles. Quite!

Site39

Month of VisitOctober

Thank you so much for this wonderful review. We are glad that you enjoyed yourself and the campground.

Heidi H.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 5, 2022

So quiet and peaceful

Came in late, sites are clearly marked, owners left a map that was excellent and helpful.

Site80

Month of VisitSeptember

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. We are happy that you enjoyed the campground.

Tammie L.

Legend

Reviewed Jun. 26, 2022

Best place to stay to explore Custer SD

Wonderful tall trees, large trees,clean showers.

Site66

Month of VisitJuly

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Thank you so much for this review! We are glad that you enjoyed yourself.

Tammie L.

Legend

Reviewed Jun. 19, 2022

Quiet and close to everything !

Love all the shade, big camp sites, clean bathrooms. Great location to Everything. The showers were very good water pressure and hot. Only thing I didn’t care for was all the dust from people and 4 wheelers driving by. Wish they could put gravel down to help with the dust.

Site66

Month of VisitJuly

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Thank you for the review! We do have gravel in the entire campground but it still does get dusty sometimes. We put down some dust control in June and it helped a lot. Come back and see us!

Janet P.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 8, 2022

Black Hills

Nice campground, lots are spacious and clean. Conveniently located close to Custer, Crazy Horse, Mount Rushmore and plenty of sight seeing including caves.

Site65

Month of VisitJuly

Thank you for your review! There really is so much to do in the area and so many caves. We are glad that you enjoyed yourself.

Tina

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 31, 2022

Great campground

We stayed here for 4 days while checking out the local area over the summer. We really enjoyed it. Our site was a pull through and we had a whole hillside area to ourselves. It was quiet at night and convenient to the town of Custer. They had a nice little store and laundry area.

Thank you so much for this review! It sounds like you had a great time and we hope to see you again!

Brent K.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 30, 2021

Great Black Hills Base Camp!

We camped here two nights to do a couple of things in the Black Hills before heading west across Wyoming.

Everyone who worked here was very friendly and helpful. The facilities were great and the showers were the cleanest I've used at any campground. For those tent camping, there were no designated pads that I saw at any site. We have a larger tent, and our site was smaller and sloping away from a short rise, so we weren't able to situate our tent as well as usual. This wasn't a big issue, but it did storm both nights we were there, and after the first night we did have some water between our tent floor and the footprint that had ran down from the rise.

The fire pit was very sunken, to the point that they provided an above ground iron bowl for fires, however we did not make a fire during our stay. Our site was to the rear of the campground adjacent to the national forest boundary, so the Wifi was poor and often was better to rely on the 1-2 bars we had on Verizon LTE. But it did mean that this part of the campground was very peaceful. There was an opening in the fence along the boundary near our site with a trail leading to the expansive network of trails throughout the Black Hills National Forest.

Overall, this is a very good campground in a great location in the Black Hills, but it does seem that the majority of the sites throughout the campground are definitely better suited for RVs than tents.

*Quick note for Dyrt Pros: They do not provide a 10% discount as advertised on the Dyrt site. I checked at the time of making my reservation as well as upon arriving and was told the only discount they currently offer is to retired and current military members.

Site78

Month of VisitAugust

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Victoria G.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 6, 2021

Wonderful

As a work camper, this is a beautiful wooded campground, quiet and peaceful. The owners here are respectful and it was a pleasure being here all season. This campground will be a great home base for doing and seeing all the things in the blackhills area.

Site3

Month of VisitMay

Hi Vicki!!!

Laura R.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 7, 2021

Beautiful Nicely Situated Campground

Very nice campground located in close proximity to Custer SP and Mount Rushmore Natl Monument. Wind cave and Jewelcave also within 1 hours drive. The campground owners are friendly, knowledgeable about the area and helpful. They offered to bring firewood to our site and suggested good dining out options upon request. Good clean bathhouses and laundry. There is also a pathway by the tent sites leading into the national forrest which we walked evenings.
Some of the sites are close together but most are well spaced out up a long hill but each one has been carefully leveled. Site 59 is for small rigs only but has the beautiful national forest as its big backyard. From our site we saw wildlife including birds, chipmunk, and deer. Overall very satisfied with our 3 night stay. Would come again and recommend to others.

Site59

Month of VisitOctober

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Art L.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 1, 2021

great amenities great location very helpful staff

The owner and his daughter were extremely helpful. Arrived after 10.5 hours on the road. Coming in saw long horn sheep crossing signs. Asked the owner and he was quick to tell me where i could go to see them, but immediately warned that some roads might not be suitable for rv's. He pivoted and told me where to go to see buffalo. off i went and 45 minutes later i was among a heard of buffalo. Just spectacular. Great campground, lovely site all amenities and extremely helpfu..

Month of VisitSeptember

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Hannah S.

Ranger

Reviewed Aug. 11, 2021

Pine tree haven just outside of Custer/Black Hills/Custer State Park

Spacious tree covered spots located just west of Custer. Spot 59 faces the Black Hills National Forest and is a great get away. Quiet location away from highway and a great starting point for all Black Hills and Custer adventures.

Site59

Month of VisitSeptember

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Joe

Scout

Reviewed Jul. 15, 2021

The perfect site.

The perfect site, widely spaced from other campers who were all quiet and courteous. Clean bathrooms, good location, friendly staff. Hard to find anything that could be better.

Site81

Month of VisitAugust

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Anand

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 12, 2021

Great campground near Custer/Rushmore/Wind Cave

I'm giving 5 stars even though it is close to road and has a fair bit of noise, because everything else is very good. We had a nice site with electricity and water on the edge of the campground with hookups. The owners are fabulous hosts and will take care of you, just let them know what you need. It is a family run operation. Showers/bathrooms are clean and functional, not premier quality but you are camping. Close to numerous lakes and lodges, the Needles drive, Custer, Wind Cave, Jewel Cave, Crazy Horse, Rushmore, and all the other local tourist traps you could wish for.

Month of VisitAugust

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Judy C.

Scout

Reviewed Jul. 10, 2021

Wonderful campground, great sites, fantastic owners

The sites are beautiful and nicely located. It is on the edge of a wide expanse of land, BLM I think. The owners go out of their way to make you feel welcome and make sure that you are well situated and have all your needs met. They had me in a site that wasn't exactly right for my set up but they made sure that everything worked out including lending me a brand new water hose to make the connection. Wonderful location in the mountains- not at all like the RV parking lots I passed on the road.

Site#50

Month of VisitAugust

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Tracey S.

Ranger

Reviewed Jul. 6, 2021

Peaceful beauty!

This campground is perfect! So quiet, so beautiful, so perfect! Trees everywhere, level gravel sites, full hook ups, close to everything, bathrooms/showers are clean and well kept.

Site54

Month of VisitAugust

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Lori C.

Ranger

Reviewed Jul. 4, 2021

Nice piney campground in the Black Hills

We stayed at Big Pine for 3 nights. It’s 5 minutes from Custer and close enough to drive to many tourist attractions. The road in and sites are gravel, fairly level and easy to back into. Bathhouse is clean with 4 showers and bathrooms. There is a laundry which we did not use. The store is small but has some necessity items. Although just off the highway, we did not have any road noise on Site 66 which was in the back. Most sites look like they have nice shade. We would stay here again.

Site66

Month of VisitAugust

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Angie G.

Ranger

Reviewed May. 14, 2021

Black Hills Perfection

This campground is EXCELLENT! We spent a week in our RV and enjoyed watching the sunset in the hammock after a day of venturing out in the Black Hills. We went to Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore, Wind Cave National Park, Spearfish Canyon, Badlands National Park, Wall (for Wall Drug), and several other adventures. We hiked around lakes and had picnics by the water, drove through canyons and small towns trying different local fare and ended the night by our fire pit. The owners brought us firewood and were so accommodating to everyone. They enjoy working on their property and this is very well-groomed. I can’t say anything bad about it. Although I didn’t stay in the tent campground, you can walk out the back of it and take your dog down some of the trails. LOVED this campground !

Site55

Month of VisitJune

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Marcia

Scout

Reviewed Feb. 14, 2021

Above and Beyond

We stayed in this campground in 2019. The first surprise was the owner delivering our ice to us. Each time we needed ice, he was on the golf cart bringing it to us. Unfortunately, while on the Needles Highway, we experienced truck trouble and needed to bring it to a dealer for repairs. They told us at the dealer that we would not be able to get the truck back for a week! We rented a car, but could we extend our stay at the campground? The owner told us that even if he had to move our camper behind the store due to other reservations, we would have a place to stay. We enjoyed that it was on the highway, but back far enough that there was no highway noise. The only issue for us was that we did not have bathroom in our camper, so every time we needed to go, it was either up the hill or down the hill. We usually took the truck (or rental car) to the clean restrooms. We definitely would stay here again.

Month of VisitOctober

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Bob P.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 26, 2020

Stay. Here.

This place is a real gem and by far the best campground we stayed at on our 2 week trip. The sites are nicely spaced out and since the grounds are surrounded by woods, it really feels quiet, private and peaceful. The bathrooms were big and sparkling clean, they even had a dishwashing station outside. Crazy Horse is only 15min away and downtown Custer is only 3 miles down the road. Super convenient for groceries and supplies. My only complaint: we didn't stay longer.

Month of VisitOctober

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Martha & Rob M.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 30, 2020

Quiet and Clean

Stayed 4 nights last week of September. Wooded with reasonable privacy. Loved morning visits from turkey and deer. Bathroom & shower house clean and spacious. WiFi good at off peak times; slower in evenings. Owners & staff nice and friendly. Will definitely stay here again.

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Riana C.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 18, 2020

Great camping

A terrific campgrounds that's located just a sorry driver from Crazy Horse, Mt. Rushmore and Custer. The grounds are clean and well maintained. Bathrooms were also clean and easily accessible. Very little noise from highway traffic and an absolutely beautiful drive in every direction.

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Macel C.

Ranger

Reviewed Aug. 6, 2020

Awesome spot! Yes

The CG is nice. I think it has decent space between pull-in spots. The CG owners are fantastic. They are helpful to the best. The CG is in aways from the main road-way, so very very little traffic noise. The pine trees that surrounds the ground makes it very cool.

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Brandon O.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 1, 2020

Very clean and quiet

Stayed two nights over a weekend in July. Very nice and quiet, all of the staff was very friendly too!!

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Cody T.

Scout

Reviewed Jul. 17, 2020

Great spot

We stayed two night at Big Pine. We loved the trees and our spot at the top. Staff very friendly and accommodating!

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Lisa C.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 2, 2019

Very nice!

Very nice campground. Owners are gems. Very clean and quiet. We highly recommend.

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