Best Campgrounds near Custer, SD

this campsite has to be one of the best i have stayed at in the black hills, it was about 6:30 when we started looking for a spot we found this one right away! the road appears to only have 4 spots on the road but we only saw one other person! although you can see road from both sides very minimal traffic. and let me just say i have never found a camping spot with almost to no bugs! it was crazy i found one tic but that was it, at night we even kept our screen open! very close to wind cave! no service at all unfortunately. someone property line is right along the road unfortunately. can somewhat see some hills inside the trees!

Tent campers. Ok, if you're going to tent camp here reserve spots 7-10 and maybe 11 ish. The rest are awful for tents. Our first night was in 7, we camped next to the table because it was dark when we arrived. HOWEVER, behind the table at the top of the hill would have been a great spot. Same for #8. There was just a beaten grass path to the spot, so it wasn't obvious (could have been a deer trail for all we knew). #9 is next to the restrooms, which have water so odor isn't a problem. That spot seems to be mostly shady and a good choice if you're not afraid of being too close to the toilets. #10 is back off the road a little bit and also seemed like a good place for a tent. #11 is in the same area and little exposed, some may find it do-able, I think I would have hated it feeling like everyone was aware of what we're doing (no privacy). We had spot #6. It was awful. As far as I could tell the same #1-5. Camp host is friendly and helpful. Expect to see Bison and Pronghorns, Elk.

We had sites 26/27. A short walk down the hill to the lake. It was a little hard to find the right level area for our tents but they are there. The camp host was great, she did a great job at keeping things clean. The lake was too cold to “swim” in. Wading to your knees was fine considering it’s a mountain lake in June.
Only couple issues: 1: Road construction between Hill Coty and campground added almost an hour 1 way.

2: OHV traffic is annoying. We have an 18/mo that was constantly wanting to run out and say hello.

Otherwise, great spot for the 7 of us.

Nice spacious 50 amp campsites. We camped about 50 feet from the bathhouse which had four separate toilet/shower rooms which were very spacious and very clean. We were able to make the trek further down the reservoir and discovered the off grid sites. These off grid sites were very spacious and waterfront. Further down were equestrian sites with large gravel sites and private horse stalls. There was water available to fill our fifth wheel at the front of the camp where we entered along with a dump site that is not supposed to use this freshwater. We were one minute from the boat ramps. Just be aware that there is an additional fee for state parks in South Dakota. We paid $60 for a nonresident one year pass otherwise it would have been $15 per day park entry fee.

We wanted to spend a couple of days in the Black Hills and also needed full hookups and laundry after about a week of boondocking - Elk Horn Ridge gave us that and more. Easy access off I-90 and super close to Spearfish, Deadwood, Lead and all this area of South Dakota has to offer. The campground is a true resort with concrete pad sites with modern full hookup connections, beautifully landscaped grounds overlooking the Frawley Ranch, and a wonderful pool, a pool-side bar, dog park, basketball and pickleball courts, coffee bar and laundry. Our rig was a dirty mess from the boondocking and Elk Horn Ridge even has local mobile companies that come to your site and clean your rig. Ours was cleaned while we hiked the Spearfish Canyon!Loved our time here and special kudos to Ellee and Jordan for their welcome at check in and drinks after dinner!