Join the fun near Sturgis. With tons of outdoor activities and scenic camping, this is an excellent vacation spot for all kinds of travelers. There's so much to see and do, from exhilarating hikes or bike rides to exploring the local dining and shopping. Discover great camping spots near Sturgis, reviewed by campers like you.
$20 - $800 / night
"Right in Sturgis, close to everything 18 bucks a head, we had a pavilion that we shared with one other person. Water was close no power. Warm showers and friendly staff."
"Perfectly located, Clean Bathrooms, Perfect sites, they also have Cute Cabins and Glamping available!"
$28 - $160 / night
"Easy to find, very close to Deadwood, clean showers and bathrooms and it has a bar a grill! Bar and grill was so good and I’m still dreaming about that burger."
"The bar and grill is popular with local ATVers and serves great hamburgers and a good selection of craft beers.
They also sell wood for campfires at a reasonable cost."
"Close to freeway and at intersection heading to Deadwood. All the things you could ask for in a campground: beautiful pool, great store, camping cabins, great bathhouses."
"The park was easy to get to though our RV GPS wanted to take us up to I-90 and back around versus just taking a left across US-85 into the campground (CG). Check in was easy and informative."
$23 - $65 / night
"They have 3 heated pools, a basketball court, recreation room, playground, & petting zoo for the kids, as well as a camp store, laundry facility, free WiFi and fire pits."
"The family really works hard at providing a great, clean environment. Very nice people who will go out of their way to make sure your stay is one you remember with a smile."
$30 - $458 / night
"Mainly an RV park but they have a grass area set up for tent camping. We passed through and only spent one night. Hot showers, laundry, outdoor pool, game room and WiFi."
"We had one with a hot tub and a grill which was really nice.
The spots are not super close but there is no tree coverage or shrubbery between them."
"We have stayed at this location twice (have gotten the same cabin actually) when Deadwood is having events."
"We actually stayed in a cabin on this night as we were very tired from our travels and just wanted to enjoy the town. It was very neat, clean and family friendly."
"Hit Sturgis about 2 weeks after the 2020 Rally. Never been to Sturgis and wanted a central location for a couple nights. Used our Passport America membership and were very satisfied with the park."
"Well-maintained; centrally located; very helpful staff; has everything you need including a small convenience store with RV essentials, 5 showers and a laundromat*."
"Sturgis rally just wouldn't be the same without staying at Glencoe! The "alley" rates right up there with Ripley's Believe It or Not! Everyone should see it at least once."
"I booked this campground a few weeks before we went. I’m glad I did because they seem to be full during the summer. They are really close to town, so it’s really convenient."
"Location is quiet. There is a place to walk dogs. Deadwood trolley comes right to the CG to transport you downtown."
"Not a lot of privacy between sites, but plenty of room. Full hookups with convenience store adjacent. Bathrooms and showers were cleanest and roomiest we experienced in 2.5 month travels."
"Restrooms / Showers rooms are the best I have seen."
LegendAs a Ranger on The Dyrt, I sometimes receive compensation for reviews like this one. We received a coupon code for The Dyrt's online product store in exchange for trying out the new online camping reservation system to make a reservation for Buffalo Ridge Camping Resort.
We reserved a campsite for Buffalo Ridge Camping Resort through The Dyrt, and it was a breeze to go through the process. We were emailed the reservation information, payment was taken via bank card, and it all made the check-in process very fast upon arrival. We decided to change from a tent site to a log cabin and all the contact information was in the email, so we called and they made the change for us at the office. When we arrived they handed over the key and off we went.
Buffalo Ridge is conveniently located in Custer, South Dakota. It is at the location of the previous Flintstones Resort(my kids miss that place), and some of the playground equipment from the Flintstones Theme Park were located at the campground. My boys loved playing on the teeter-totters and in the old Flintstones car that were there. Good memories. The resort is sectioned into areas- a tent area, the glamping tipi area, two RV areas, and the cabins. There is a main building where you check in and they have a nice little gift shop with trendy, outdoorsy items and camping needs available. The heated pool is coming… they have broken ground behind the main building! However, since the pool is promised on their website, they partnered with another of the Custer Hospitality’s properties, Comfort Inn, which is across the road, and provide passes to the indoor swimming pool there until their pool is done. My sons were thrilled as the night we stayed at Buffalo Ridge it got down in the 30’s- that would have been a very chilly outdoor swim for June!
The RV sites are pretty typically spaced, and there are small trees throughout. The tent sites are large, have a fire ring, and some have picnic shelters as well as tables. There are two types of cabins, log (think KOA-style) and rustic. They sleep 4-5 comfortably. Cabins also have fire rings and picnic tables, and there are trash cans right outside the cabin! What a nice touch(you can tell we aren’t in bear country here!). There is a really nice, new laundry and shower facility and a bathroom building with two toilets and a very large outdoor sink for washing dishes.
The price for this campground is more than reasonable compared with others in the area! We were happy to see both their tent sites and their cabin prices were about$10 below the local competition. All of the staff we encountered were friendly and helpful, and did their best to insure a positive stay.
The log cabin we stayed in did not have A/C, but they do provide a space heater(which we needed in June, believe it or not), but they are situated near the top of the ridge so get a nice breeze. There were two sets of beds inside, one twin bunk and one full-twin bunk. Five could easily sleep there. There is a nice porch with chairs and a swinging bench as well. Our sons asked if we could stay a second night, they enjoyed it so much!
Right now (as of June 2019) they are working on installing the outdoor pools, expanding the second RV area(looks almost done), they just paved the east entrance this week, and are putting in more gravel and possibly paving more of the main roads. It is going to be a very nice campground when it is finished, as it already has a great start! There were a ton of RV’s the night we stayed, and they have an employee that leads you to your site using a golf cart, which is always a nice touch. Class A’s fit easily into their sites, as well as RV’s with slides. Plenty of safe room for kids to run around and play as well. All around, we are very pleased to have Buffalo Ridge in our home town and will stay there again just for the fun of it!
For the techies - excellent Wi-Fi service is included all over the campground, and there is a very good 4G Verizon signal at the campground.
GuideThe pros:
The cons: We ended up here because I called 17 other places between Custer and Rapid City and all were full. Many of the sites offered by the competition are nicely spaced out with mature trees surrounding the pads, that’s not the case here.
TravelerThis was a quite campground for us. All ATVs were shut down by 10:00 pm. They have ATV rentals there and plenty of them. The main log cabin had a small bar area and kitchen, food was good. Tables, booths and center room fireplace. A small room with souvenirs. Sell trail permits there. Maps for trails that leave from camp. They have permanent camp sites as well. Spacious sites but lots of trees to pull around. Pleasant people work there. Pet friendly.
GuideCrooked Creek is a great option in Hill City. The camp hosts are very welcoming and accommodating and have been coming back to work as seasonal hosts for years (that in itself tells you something.) The campground is well kept with new amenities being added. There are sites with concrete back porches that offer adirondack chairs and fire pits, sites offering furnished wooden decks that overlook the creek, plenty of fish watching and soothing sounds of running water. There are cabins, a Lodge, a fitness center, store, very warm heated pool, playground, a nice concrete and covered stage with seating and propane fire pits that hosts live music thurs-sun. We were able to enjoy listening to CJ and Woody one night with a cold drink in hand, warmth from the fire pit and great company while our kids played on the playground right next to us. Good quality wifi and cell service (hard to find in Hill City), clean bathhouses and a nice walkable campground. Mickelson bike/walking trail is directly behind the campground. There are plans in the works to offer food more regularly (right now, there's a bbg food vendor that comes on some weekends) and an entire new section of camping in the 12 acres they purchased. Some people have complained that the spaces are too tight and they can't get their awnings out because of trees. After driving around Hill City and seeing some of the rv parks calling themselves Resorts, i will gladly take a smaller site that offers some natural shade from the trees. Besides, the wind picks up rather quickly in the area so the awnings have to be watched closely. I wish we had stayed longer.
GuideWe spent five days here in June to explore Mount Rushmore and the surrounding areas. Eight full hookup camper sites and several small cabins. Community fire pit was a plus that I originally wasn’t sure about. We had several great nights by the fire that we didn’t have to take care of making s’mores and new friends for the whole family. Instead of a normal office, they have a great little taproom which we also enjoyed. Open windows allow you to see the community playset while inside. You can connect to their WiFi there. There is no cell service in campsite which I honestly loved. Coin laundry on site and two nice bathroom/shower rooms if you are a big fan of longer than five minute showers. Great owners live on site. With so much to do in South Dakota, we may be making this an annual stop on the way to other destinations.
ScoutThis is a nice, reasonably priced campground for RVs, tents, and cabin rentals. Have various activities, a general store, lodge, and café. There are electrical hookups but no sewer or water hookups at each campsite. Dump station with potable water available. My wife and I enjoyed it and would stay again.
LegendWe camped in April - in our teardrop trailer - and almost had the campground to ourselves! Very few people and those that were there were very spread out. Our site was right on the creek and it was a lovely sound for nighttime! We had easy access to laundry if needed (at the next lodge down the road inside the park) and firewood was available there too for $6/bundle if you wanted it. Generally there is a restaurant during tourist season, but wasn't open yet. This campground - Game Lodge - was the only one in the park open at this time of year. We went in early April.
For those concerned about the animals - yes the deer can jump the fence into the campground, but notice I said "fence"...the bison can not get in. Even with the gate open, there is a large "cattle grate" in the pavement to keep them from coming it. They love to graze in the grass outside the fence, but can't get in.
All sites had a fire ring (we didn't use ours since it was VERY windy and VERY dry) but it's good size. There are picnic tables at each site as well. Vault toilets as well as full bathrooms (heated) with showers for free (hot showers). The showers are not on all year long, but only when the frost is out of the ground for the water lines . Water spigots for drinking water are here and there, but again, only on when there is no danger of freeze.
Spaces were clearly marked, tent pads were raised on pea type gravel, cabins looked lovely (appeared to have A/C).
RangerWe stayed in cabin #7. Very simple, one room, a single bed, AC, fridge, microwave, TV
Great shower house, laundry facilities, general store
ScoutHave stayed here in the Camping Cabins seven times in six years. This is the quietest campground in the entire Black Hills-- away from the highway, yet asphalt road leads to entrance. Near Stockade Lake- beach, fishing pier, boat launch. Campground shower house could use an upgrade, but is kept in very good cleanliness. Road to/between cabins can become a little dusty. upper cabins could use a modern rest room a little closer. Water good, hosts are helpful & accommodating. Cabins kept in good & clean conditions with really nice, unique decks on each cabin. Lakeside group site is fantastic area for groups/ family reunions who like to camp together , yet by themselves.
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