Tent Camping Rapid City, SD

Recent Tent Reviews in Rapid City

1524 Reviews of 22 Rapid City Campgrounds

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  laura S.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 14, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Pretty good for free!

  Spent one night here after exploring the park. less than a third full in early november. vault toilets clean-ish. wide open spaces, not really any privacy here. pretty sunrise.

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  laura S.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 14, 2024

  Game Lodge Campground — Custer State Park

  Convenient for exploring the park

  Stayed a night in early November. Didn’t see any notice that the bathroom we picked a spot near was closed for the season… that meant a really long cold walk to the pit toilet. Quite a few shady sites, a babbling brook nearby, a flock of turkeys wandering through most of the morning. While the campground was mostly empty, we had neighbors directly adjacent with at least two dead deer in the back of their pickup for more than 24 hours, with crows coming by for snacks… kinda gross.

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  Eddie N.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 5, 2024

  Blue Bell Campground — Custer State Park

  Good Place

  Blue Bell Campground truly captures the essence of a classic camping experience, with its beautiful surroundings and well-maintained facilities. The campground offers easy access to scenic trails, wildlife viewing, and nearby attractions like Sylvan Lake and Needles Highway, making it perfect for both relaxation and adventure. Plus, amenities like clean restrooms, picnic tables, and fire pits add convenience without taking away from the rustic charm. Whether you're there to hike, uno online spot wildlife, or just unwind by the campfire, it’s a wonderful spot to connect with nature in Custer State Park.

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  David O.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 4, 2024

  Spearfish City Campground

  Beautiful spot, very crowded but quiet

  Nice setting near creek in canyon. Urban,yet quiet nice bathrooms. Full of campers, but peaceful

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  TOca B.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 2, 2024

  Center Lake Campground — Custer State Park

  Center Lake Custer State Park

  I loved this campground, perfect for day-by-day planning. Here’s a quick tip: book your first night online, then use the landline on-site to extend your stay without extra fees. It’s a remote spot with basic amenities—pit toilets, water spigots, and a nearby shower up by the lake. Read More

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  TOca B.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 2, 2024

  Center Lake Campground — Custer State Park

  Center Lake Custer State Park

  I loved this campground, especially for planning one day at a time. Quick tip: book online for your first night, and then use the on-site landline to extend as needed—no extra fees for adding nights this way. It’s a quiet, remote spot with basic amenities: pit toilets, water spigots, and a shower up the road by the lake. Read More

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  Eddie N.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 31, 2024

  Sylvan Lake Campground — Custer State Park

  Good Experience

  Beautiful scenery with loads to do. The drive from Mt Rushmore to the campsite was incredible

  play uno online there with my friends too.

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  Scott D.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 29, 2024

  Buffalo Gap Dispersed Camping

  Great Camping / Views

  This is a great dispersed site right next to The Badlands National Park. In October, there were only about 20 campers at most (lots of available space). The views from here are amazing, as well as sunrise and sunset. It can get quite windy. Very quiet!

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  Ella J.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 28, 2024

  Comanche Park

  Good

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  patty W.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 25, 2024

  Legion Lake Campground — Custer State Park

  Close encounters of the buffalo kind

  Clean small campground. Probably really busy state park in summer months. End of loop only trails and wildlife behind us.

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  James M.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 25, 2024

  Cold Springs School Road by Beaver Creek

  Excellent camping spot for travelers

  I found the place easily and the spots were well apart from each other. The weather was great camping in the pine trees, very quiet and cozy. Will definitely camp at again.

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  Ryan P.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 24, 2024

  Calumet Rd Dispersed Camping

  Lots of neat spots

  Lots of neat spots. The roads can be iffy. I would suggest scouting them first before dragging a trailer down them.

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  Ryan P.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 24, 2024

  Dispersed Camping near Calumet Road

  Lots of cool spots if….

  Lots of cool spots if you can get to them. Once you leave the gravel the roads are hit and miss. You’re not taking a trailer down most of them if any.

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  Anastasia W.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 22, 2024

  Buffalo Gap Dispersed Camping

  Great Views

  This was an our first time dispersed camping so we weren’t sure exactly what to expect. There were lots of campers (probably 20 other cars), but the views are unmatched. Waking up at dawn and watching the sunrise over the Badlands is breathtaking! Really easy access. We saw people with all size trailers parked. Lots of space to spread out. Not much for privacy, but with views like that, who cares!

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  Anastasia W.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 22, 2024

  Camp Bob Marshall Dispersed

  Beautiful and remote

  Several spots along the Bob Marshall camp road to pull off and camp. We went a bit more off the path by turning right, going up past a water treatment plant and parking near the end of the road. It was secluded and pretty. Lots of coyotes in the area. No camp fires when we were there due to dry conditions. The road after the turn off was in rough shape. I wouldn’t take a trailer up it, but we were in a large SUV and it was just fine. A great place to disperse camp in the state park. We stayed two nights.

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  Toli D.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 22, 2024

  French Creek RV Camp

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  Makenzie S.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 15, 2024

  Spring Creek Road

  Very Quiet Cozy Area

  Loved this area, saw many deer near sunset, very peaceful and quiet. Tent camping it was easy to find a site since we didn’t go too far, but if you have an big RV you might need to go further down the road. Otherwise very pretty especially with the creek right next to us.

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  Lisa B.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 14, 2024

  Sage Creek Campground

  Breathtaking & Best Smelling Bathrooms

  My boy Palo and I camped in my Outback for a night. It was a great experience. They have the cleans best smelling bathrooms I have venture into.

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  Milessa H.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 14, 2024

  Glencoe Campground

  Glenco

  Great camping friendly staff .

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  Yvonne S.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 13, 2024

  Echo Valley Park Campground

  Hidden gem

  Great campsite nestled in the hills. Conveniently located near Crazy Horse monument (literally, you can see Crazy Horse from the campground; see attached photos), and less than 20 miles from Mount Rushmore. You can access Mickelson Bike Trail from the property. Also, has many hiking and walking trails for your use. Fresh artesian water. The water was delicious! We were tenting and the ground was perfect for setup. Echo Valley campground has the option for dry site, water site, electric site, or water and electric site, for all travelers whether tent, RV, or camper. Has a shower house with bathrooms, and washer/dryer setup. Washer/dryer were out of order when we were there. Shower house has antiquated controls. We think owner is working on updating everything because bathrooms had new sinks and toilets (at least the women’s did; men’s had new sinks). Assuming it was the owner who checked us in, on a Friday late afternoon. He was humorous, gregarious, and welcoming. Welcoming to pets. During our two night stay almost every other camper had pets. Our only complaint was we couldn’t have a fire because the whole area was on an extreme fire danger risk. Not the sites fault, but that was our only real complaint

  On a final note: if you want to stay at a modern site, with all the amenities and distractions, Echo Valley is not for you. This campsite was serene, beautiful, peaceful. There was enough access to the local environment, you didn’t need to go see the local sites to remain engaged and entertained.

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  stephen W.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 13, 2024

  Buffalo Gap Dispersed Camping

  Outside the Badlands/trip tip

  Loved the close proximity to the badlands literally just down the road from the scenic loop. Plenty of spaces this time of year had my pic. Only downside was the wind which died down in the evening. Stars were fantastic. Wall drug had free water. Oh and I came in from Mitchell SD from the east and skipped the highway and took HWY 248 which runs paralell but I had the road to myself for 2 hours what a peace scenic ride.

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  Wendy L.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 9, 2024

  Wild Bill's Campground

  Nicely tucked away spot

  We stayed one evening when traveling thru. Had a hard time finding a spot open (and with bathrooms) after October 1st! Called ahead to confirm and Matthew was very helpful answering questions and confirming availability before making other travel plans. Park had a pub to eat and watch some football.

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  Roger W.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 9, 2024

  Elk Mountain Campground — Wind Cave National Park

  Nice Setting

  Elk Mnt -Wind Cave NP 10/24

  (72 yr olds in 27’ trailer.)

  Overall Rating: 4 for stopover convenience, setting, and exploring the NP Price 2024: $ 6(the off season, no water price) w interagency pass Security: no Usage during visit: light - this cg is shutting down in a few days. Only 1 loop is now open. Visual Privacy Between Adjacent Sites: no Site Spacing: pull over sites in Loop B were 50+ feet apart.
  Pad surface: gravel Reservations: yes Campground Noise: quiet Outside Road Noise: none Through Traffic in campground: none Electric Hookup: no Sewer Hookup: no Dump Station: no Potable Water Available: yes, but currently turned off Bathroom: pit toilet is clean and open.
  Showers: no Pull Throughs: Some pullovers- in b loop have nice view of grassland rolling hills. However, not all will allow for a driver’s side slide. Our site, #15 did have room,barely. Cell Service (AT&T): no bars. Setting: attractive rolling grasslands and pine forest. Recent Weather: highs in the 70s. Solar: yes Insects: none Host: none this time of year.
  Rig Size: some sites will probably allow for a 40’ or so trailer. Check carefully when reserving on rec dot gov.
  Sites: 16, 20, 18, 15: I like these pull over sites, because they have a nice view of the rolling grasslands. However, in our site, number 15, we were able to barely get our slide out without it protruding over the campground road. Some of the other pullover sites in B loop offer less room for a safe slide out usage. Other loops have wider pullover sites for trailers with slide outs. I took pictures of some of these sites with their numbered posts.

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  wayne M.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 5, 2024

  Days End Campground

  Worst campground ever

  The lots are so small you can’t open your awning. Limited sewer locations, coin operated showers with low water pressure and no hot water, front desk is useless and owner care only about the dollars they can take you for. Go to one of the other campgrounds around Sturgis.

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  Paul K.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 4, 2024

  Echo Valley Park Campground

  It’s okay

  Was not sure driving in but old mate running the show was funny and friendly. Showers were interesting but all plumbing in US is weird and inconsistent about how you operate it. Laundry was out of action. I think this guy running the show is trying very hard, he’s too cheap ($45) so always chasing his tail. Real close to crazy horse so nothing really to complain about. Wish him the best.

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  Paul K.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 4, 2024

  The Wall Boondocking Dispersed

  Can’t get better than free

  Great spot, lots of campers here, but still found a spot. Watch out for grumpy old coot who parks right where everyone drives in and then tells you to slow down coz it’s too dusty. Hey mate drive further in and there’s no traffic! Duh.

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  Mike C.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 4, 2024

  Custers Last Chance RV Park and Campground

  Great Hosts

  This is a nice campground very close to Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park. The hosts are accommodating and friendly. The sites are basic with full hookups and will fit any size rig, they have clean water and perfect power. The location is less windy than most parks in the area and even though it's next to the highway we haven't heard any vehicle noise. Just a few blocks to beautiful downtown Custer. We had a fantastic stay and know you will too.