Belle Fourche Reservoir

Initial road in is seriously corrugated- just drive slowly until you turn off to side road.

Different roads if loop provided easy access. We bought out 30” 5th in without problems, and our (distant) neighbors were a class A with trailer

Random pit-toilets, but not much else

Lake is low, shore is mud

Nice with breeze most days we were there

We visited the area in July 2024, it was the holiday week so it was busy, but still had some open spots. If you can't find a spot on the main peninsula there are still lots of other choices. 

We did a campsite video review and if you want the direct link https://youtu.be/5cFjZbQstU4

I stayed for just one night and it was perfect for that. I had no issue finding a spot, as there are so many around the reservoir! They are spaced out, but not many trees for privacy. The “beach” is very muddy so you can’t really get in the water. The bugs were bad in the evenings, but nothing I couldn’t handle. The sunset was gorgeous on the water.

Was looking for somewhere to stay the night after visiting the black hills, and so glad we picked this one. The water is absolutely beautiful. There’s two bathrooms on each side. The sites are spread out so you have privacy and a pretty sure each one had a metal fire pit (ours did). The first spot we picked (farther back) we couldn’t get service on our Verizon jet pack or t-mobile phones but we moved to one 3 spots away and had great service. The water is muddy close to the shore, so not perfect swimming conditions but you could. We saw some people swimming. Place wasn’t crowded mid July. There were bugs but nothing crazy. If I could handle them, you could too. I’d definitely come back!

Stayed one night camped on waters edge. Loved it however the mosquitoes were vicious.

But pretty. Spots easy to park on. Many screened from lake winds by trees.

Camped one night on Loop 3. Quiet, easy to find, lots of sites available on a Saturday evening, easy to set up on a level site on the water (reservoir was way down so a distance to the water), and no more bugs than would be expected by water.

It’s windy, but honestly it’s good because it’s 106 out. Lots of space here for rigs of all sizes. Just be aware it’s hot, windy and bugs in the area of shade

Great waterfront camping. tons of space around, we stayed on middle loop in spot 12 near pit toilets. Water and dump available in state rec area with daily entrance fee, or in belle fourche visitor center for free