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,&nbsp; the Michelson Trail and many other fun attractions.



Big Pine Campground

I made reservations for 3 nights at Big Pine. At arrival the owner was very nice and gave me info for the area and set me up with maps of campgrounds and local attractions. Firewood was 4 dollars for a bundle was an ok size but burns fast due to smaller cut pieces. It is delivered right to your camp site by owner, that was nice. I stayed at a non electric tent site. Wasn’t very happy with the site I got because a lot to most of the site was rocks. Couldn’t find a good soft place for the tent. And the site was on a hard angle found myself waking up against the tent wall or pushed downward on my air mattress, (tried different options)

Because it is located in the pines you can see all your neighbors and privacy isn’t an option.

On a positive note the showers and bathrooms are very clean and had a sink outside for washing dishes with hot water at no additional cost. Also took advantage of a locker system they had for charging your devices. You can lock up your stuff take the key and when you return your devices are charged. Also no charge for this option and I thought that was a nice feature.

There was areas for games like horseshoes and a playground for the kids.

Water stations to fill jugs and we also had a fire pit and picnic table at our site that was nice. Trash cans are located between every couple sites. Grounds are clean and very quiet at night. Quite time is between 8am and 10pm. WiFi was available but my cell service was just fine so I didn’t use it.

Over all it wasn’t bad just wish I had a better site then what I got and more privacy.

Great showers, Wonderful Customer Service, Not very Private 

Very nice family campground outside of Custer, SD. Not a lot for kids to do in the campground but the area is awesome. Good size sites that felt private and on the edge of federal land so wildlife and views are unobstructed. Owners were very friendly and helpful.

Great place in Custer 

We stayed here while road-tripping on our honeymoon in September. This campground maybe had 5 other campers here while we were here and it was AMAZING. We loved how empty it was. Our camper also backed up to the field behind the campground which was really nice. We got great views while laying in bed and even awoke to some deer looking at us!

Nice and Quiet

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.


Awesome spot! Yes 

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.

Stay. Here.

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 !

Black Hills Perfection

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.

Nice piney campground in the Black Hills

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. 

Peaceful beauty!

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.

Great campground near Custer/Rushmore/Wind Cave

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.


The perfect site.

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. 

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

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..

great amenities great location very helpful staff

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. 

Wonderful 

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.

Great Black Hills Base Camp!

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.

Great campground

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. 

Quiet and close to everything !

Wonderful tall trees, large trees,clean showers.

Best place to stay to explore Custer SD

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

So quiet and peaceful 

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

Great place to stay

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.

Great Wifi

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!!

Tranquil, peaceful and perfect!

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. 