Established Camping
Hot Springs, South Dakota
About
USDA Forest Service
The Fall River Ranger District is located in Hot Springs, South Dakota, which is known as the Southern Gateway to the Black Hills! Hot Springs has been well known for many years for it’s large, natural, warm water springs. With easy access to great attractions; soothing, natural, warm water springs; great year-round weather; distinctive sandstone architecture; and multiple opportunities for outdoor activities and experiences. Spread out over a wide geographic area, a current visitors map is strongly recommended. Watch wildlife in their natural habitat and enjoy the wide open spaces. The Fall River area is also known as an important geological resource included in the well-known Fossil Freeway, covering western Nebraska and stretching into western South Dakota, http://www.fossilfreeway.net/. For more information about the community of Hot Springs, please visit the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce.
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
Need to stop if in the Black Hills!
Hot Springs is a quaint little town with lots of natural cool and warm springs. Several wading and sitting areas in the local springs. In town there is a great park called Brookside Park that has a great wading area, bathrooms, and plenty of parking. If you have time drive 16 miles out of town to a roadside stop of Cascade Springs to dip in the cool pools and the main attraction Keith Memorial Cascade Falls. If going to the falls get there early, parking lot fills up fast!
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Location
Hot Springs, South Dakota is located in South Dakota
Directions
The Buffalo Gap National Grassland covers 322,869 acres dispersed through southwestern and south central South Dakota. An up-to-date visitor map shows the area's boundaries interspersed with private property. Fall River Ranger District (Buffalo Gap National Grassland - West) 1801 Highway 18 Bypass Hot Springs, SD 57747 (605) 745-4107
Coordinates
43.43060089 N
103.48070082 W