Horsethief Lake Campground
Casey L.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2022

Close to Mount Rushmore

We used this as a base camp for exploring the Black Hills. Our experience was mostly good. Our site was closer to our neighbor than we were expecting. The person next to us the first night had their dogs loose wandering and radio playing which was a little annoying. The picture also showed it being better views of the lake. But not a big deal because there were stairs down to the water (just had to make sure long pants for the poison ivy.) There was only a single toilet for our whole section, usually they have the mens and womens side. The hosts were also pretty unpleasant when we talked to them. We had an online reservation and came after 8 pm, which there was a sign that said if you come after 8 pm, just stop back and pay for your site in the morning. Well we had already paid so we were thinking that sign didn’t apply to us, plus we left to start exploring super early before they were open. We’ve stayed at countless FS campgrounds and not interacted with the hosts at all with no issue. We got there the 2nd night right at 8, so the little booth was closed. We slowed down a lot to make sure and then kept going and the guy walked up to us from the camper and acted like we were morons and said that we needed to fill out paperwork. My poor sweet husband was as nice as can be and the guy was still a jerk so that wasn’t a nice way to spend our last night there. Oh well. The campground itself is pretty, lots of shade and sites level & in good condition. I’d return, just to a different site.

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  • Review photo of Horsethief Lake Campground by Casey L., August 20, 2022
  • Review photo of Horsethief Lake Campground by Casey L., August 20, 2022
  • Review photo of Horsethief Lake Campground by Casey L., August 20, 2022
  • Review photo of Horsethief Lake Campground by Casey L., August 20, 2022
  • Review photo of Horsethief Lake Campground by Casey L., August 20, 2022
  • Review photo of Horsethief Lake Campground by Casey L., August 20, 2022