Best Tent Camping near Sundance, WY

Whether you're an RVer or tent camper, Sundance, WY is a great place to post up for the weekend—or longer. There are tons of hikes and other fun activities to partake in. Experience some of the most stunning views that Wyoming camping has to offer. Find the best campgrounds near Sundance, plus reviews and photos from other campers like you.

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  • GoWhereYouAreDraw N.The Dyrt PRO User
    Apr. 30, 2021

    Black Hills National Forest Bear Gulch Campground

    Primitive but comfortable group camping

    A former individual campground now turned group campsite. Eight individual tent sites (each has a picnic table and fire ring) around a central camping area. Vault toilets and a hand pump for drinking water. There is no electrical hookup.

    Vehicles must travel down nine miles of dirt roads to reach the facility. Hill City is the nearest town for additional amenities, and Rapid City is 20 miles away. Nice fishing and kayaking. 3 stars because it's groups only!

  • Melissa E.
    Dec. 13, 2020

    Whitetail Campground

    The Spot I Had Been Searching For

    Date of Stay: 10/13/2020 Length of Stay: 1 night Type of Stay: SUV Camping Price: Free

    My stay was right after camping became free, though I do not know if this was because of Covid, staffing, or the norm. The water was turned off, no trash service, vault toilet still had TP, but with a sign saying there would not be servicing. There were only 5 other campsites in use in the whole campground and only two others in my loop. I had almost the entire bottom half of my loop to myself. My campsite had all that I need, a fire ring, a level place to park, a picnic table, tall trees, and a perfect view.

    This was an amazing campsite. I was doing travel through camping as a method of safe but necessary travel during quarantine, and this was my first ‘favorite’ camping spot. I got a beautiful spot in the lower loop that had it’s own trail to the lake. In the middle of the night a light storm rolled through, so I took down my window insulator and rolled down my window; as the lightning illuminated the lake and surrounding hills I found that beautiful feeling of being one with nature. The next morning as I left on those beautiful back roads I saw the evidence of one of the first snows at a higher elevation.

  • Brian C.
    Apr. 30, 2019

    Pactola Reservoir Campground

    Amazing lake views

    Huge campsites with views of the lake. Some of the biggest camp sites on our trip. Some had more privacy than others. Both RV and tent sites.

    Picnic tables, camp fire pits. Drinking water. Close to the Jewel and Wind Caves and Mr. Rushmore. About 50 sites total, with the best being on the lake side.

    Vault toilets only where we were, though other parts had flush toilets.

    Nice day use area with access to the lake. Boat ramps. Very popular with locals. A bit off the freeway, so no noise at night. Sites can be booked up to six months in advance, or sometimes grabbed at the last minute if lucky.

  • Nevin C.
    Aug. 22, 2018

    Custer Trail

    Quiet with great lake views.

    This site is one of three on Deerfield Reservoir and is the hardest to get to and the quietest. there are four sites on the water for RVs, no hookups, and lots of room on the hillside for walk in tent sites. You only have to walk 100 feet or so. Pit toilets and fire rings, it pretty basic. in August of 18 it was $16 a night. We stayed two nights and we're one of three groups there. Very peaceful and we're able to watch Osprey dive into the lake all afternoon. It's in the National Forest so collecting dead and down wood is allowed and there was plenty nearby to collect.

  • A
    Sep. 5, 2019

    Castle Peak

    Secluded and Beautiful

    If you’re willing to invest 45 minutes to go down a bumpy 8 mile dirt road the reward will be seclusion and beauty. 9 lonely campsites situated next to Castle Creek surrounded by hills and Lodgepole Pines and wildflowers. There is a clean vault toilet but no potable water so bring your own or be prepared to filter. About 16 miles out of Hill City well worth the trouble. The directions on the USDA website are accurate. Every campsite is next to the flowing creek. Campsites come with a picnic table fire ring (plenty of wood around) and a level campsite. We were there early September and no one was there!

  • R
    Jun. 29, 2021

    Pactola Reservoir Campground

    Warning: Parking lot camping sites 48 and up

    Warning regarding sites 48 and above: these are a parking lot. They are not at all like the beautiful tree filled sites with views in the pictures.  Basically, they pack campers in to a strip of parking and your fire ring and picnic table are over in the grass. Your camp site is two parking spaces wide. and your neighbor or their truck are right next to you, parking lot style. This is an awful place to camp. It should be made tent only with the number of spaces cut in half.

  • Whistle P.
    Aug. 10, 2022

    Tatanka Campground — Keyhole State Park

    This place is fine.

    Pros: most of the spots have some shade and an awesome cement picnic table. They’re also spaced far enough apart that each one has privacy. Pat’s point has a nice trail where you can sit and watch the sunset. During the week things are quiet.

    Cons: while the showers were nice, 2 of the 4 were locked the entire week. The change machine was consistently out of order. No one kept their dogs on leashes despite the posted signs. Our first night a couple had a loud, drunken argument, ending with the wife telling her child (maybe 7) to F*** off. The camp host didn’t really do anything about noise or when cars were parked blocking the road.

  • Mercuric M.
    Jun. 23, 2025

    Belle Fourche Campground at Devils Tower — Devils Tower National Monument

    Magnificent views of Devils Tower.

    This campground is within the national park, in the Belle Fourche river valley. Nice mostly level camp sites to pull into. and plenty of open space to pitch a tent. There are fire rings and free firewood.  The bathrooms are clean and have running water. As for RV utilities there are none. no electric water or sewer hookups, however there are multiple water taps through out the campground at which you can hook a hose to and fill your tank.  So far it has been pleasant and quiet.

  • Bill S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 15, 2018

    Reuter Campground

    Quiet!

    Stayed 2 nights, very quiet, had water, trash and pit toilets, site 13 is first come first serve PULL THRU big enough for 5th wheel, good Verizon cell service, 30 minutes from devils tower and 5 minutes from Sundance, which Sundance rest area has free water and dump station,,


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