Established Camping

French Creek Camping Area

5 Reviews

About

National Forest

This small developed campground is a quiet area with picnic tables, fire rings, and a vault toilet. This site is popular for rockhounding. Adjacent to the campground is a barren hill with a layer of exposed rocks, including the occassional agate. Please recreate with respect.

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.

Stay Connected

  • WiFi
    Unknown
  • Verizon
    Unknown
  • AT&T
    Good
  • T-Mobile
    Unknown

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Equestrian

Features

For Campers

  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Phone Service
  • Toilets
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Big Rig Friendly

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D
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2022

Great views, low amenities

This beautiful location is wonderful to wake up to. Bison on the hills around. Prairie dogs galore! Coyotes howling in the distance. Wonderful scenery!

However, this site offered no water and no availability for cooking unless you brought your own stove. There were however bathrooms and specific places to hitch up your horse. Hopefully your horse will not need water.

Site11
Month of VisitSeptember
Becbecandbunny O.
Reviewed Jul. 20, 2022

Great find in South Dakota

Very peaceful but small campground. Each campsite has a Ramada, picnic table, grill and fire pit. No water. Pit toilet. Limited cell coverage. Free.

All sites are walk-in tent only.

The only issue we experienced were the horse flies but this would not deter us from staying again.

Month of VisitAugust
c
Reviewed Sep. 18, 2021

Great Free Campground

We are camping in mid September and there are only 2 other couples here. Pit toilet is very clean. Great fire rings and grills (but we can’t use because of current burn ban)

Most important thing to note is that you have to park in parking lot and carry your supplies in. So tent camping only in the fenced part of the campground. The two other people here now have a camper van and a truck with a camper shell…so they are just using the parking lot.

Bring plenty of water as there is none available.

It is free with a place to make donations to help with upkeep.

Very good experience!

Sitesite in back corner
Month of VisitOctober

Location

French Creek Camping Area is located in South Dakota

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Directions

From Fairburn, South Dakota travel 11.4 miles east on French Creek Road to the turn off on your left.

Coordinates

43.66220008 N
103.02270082 W

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