Hidden Lake Campground and Resort, near Hot Springs, South Dakota, is a cozy spot that’s perfect for families looking to enjoy some time by the water. With well-kept sites and a beautiful little lake, it’s a great place to kick back, relax, and let the kids have some fun.

The campground offers a range of accommodations, including tent sites, RV spots, and cabins, making it easy for everyone to find their ideal setup. Visitors have mentioned that the facilities are clean and well-maintained, with showers and toilets readily available. One camper noted, “The bathrooms could use an update, but the sites themselves were very well kept.”

For those who enjoy fishing, the lake is open for catch-and-release, and there’s even a designated off-leash area for dogs nearby. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can rent kayaks or canoes to explore the water. Plus, the friendly hosts are always around to help with any questions or suggestions, ensuring a pleasant stay.

While the sites are a bit close together, the overall atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. Whether you’re here for a quick stop or a longer stay, Hidden Lake Campground offers a nice mix of relaxation and outdoor activities to keep everyone entertained.

Relax Refresh Restore

We believe doing less is more and that playing is not done often enough!

Stay with us and enjoy sun filled days and soak in the cool clear lake while you observe the clouds breeze by. Explore the nature all around you. And once the day is done gather around a campfire, enjoy the star studded night sky, and feel the quiet restfulness deep in your soul.

We are the only intimate outdoor resort with a private lake in the Southern Black Hills of South Dakota where people can relax, disconnect and enjoy life in a natural setting! We are a disconnected campground (no cable, no wifi in the campground area or cabins but great cell phone coverage) so you can reconnect with yourself, you family, and your friends!

Hidden Lake Campground and Resort

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Just needed a place to stop for a night, found the family to be very nice.  Good places to sit and enjoy the sunrise over the ridge, nice walk around the pond with water so clear you can see the bottom 12 ft down and watch the fish like you're at Bass Pro.  Showers are clean and updated with adjustable heads, curtains cover the entire opening of the door, (which seems like a no brainer then you visit the Badlands state campground) No issues at all, would stay here again!


Clean, updated, family owned

If you’re trying to decide where to camp, pick this spot. It’s close to town (we biked to explore the beautiful town, parks, mammoth exhibit, and farmers market) campground is gorgeous, with a sweet little private lake that’s great for a swim. Eat at Red Shed Smokehouse in town 😉.

Couldn’t be nicer!

Nice and quiet, hosts were friendly and helpful. The lake was beautiful to take a dip in after a warm day. 

Great little hideaway - beautiful lake! 

We were told through an email from the campground(CG) that there was road construction in town with length restrictions. Between the CG instructions and looking at Google Maps, we found an easy route around the construction and arrived with no issues. Check-in was quick and easy. There’s a$3.50 CG fee along with tax. This is a small CG so finding pull-through site 5 with FHUs was not an issue. There was however a tree on our door side that was a potential problem for our slide-out, but the camp host came by and made a suggestion to place our 39’ 5th wheel at the back of the site so slides etc. did not get involved with the tree. The site was plenty long enough for our RV and F450. The water and electric are towards the back and there are two sewer connections, one in the middle and the other at the back that’s handy. Currently, there is no WiFi or cable television. There are essentially no OTA channels but we had a clear shot of the southern sky for satellite. We got 2 bars each on Verizon and T-Mobile. The sites here are very close together. The back-ins do provide a little more site spacing but in the big scheme of things not enough to make a difference. There is no formal dog park but plenty of areas to walk your dog to include an off-leash area on the other side of the small lake. You can also fish(catch&amp; release) in the lake if you purchase a CG license. There’s a flock of wild turkeys that wander around the campground plus mule deer here and there.

We Enjoyed Our Stay

This was a lot of fun for the kids to have lake access, the bathrooms could use an update but the sites themselves were very well kept. Our only complaint was the amount of bees, but this seemed to be a geographical problem, we set out moth balls and soda traps to keep them off of the kids. 

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