South Dakota
The Roost Resort – Custer, SD
(6 visitors have rated this campground.)
Loading ...If you can’t find an RV park or campground near Custer, South Dakota, you just aren’t looking. The billboards and signs are a distraction from the natural beauty of the area. Most places we saw from the road were no-shade, lined-up tight RV Parks. If you read enough of my stuff, you know we seldom make reservations. I had a list of three places to look at, and Roost Resort was a decisive winner.
They really feature top-of-the-line cabins and cottages, and have a small campground in the back of the property. Class A’s and large 5ths would be pushing the envelope here. There’s only a few sites on the property, each with a great view of the Black Hills. Only two-way hook-up is available and a dump station upon departure. Everything about the property is clean, quaint and quiet.
Badlands Interior Campground – Badlands, SD
(8 visitors have rated this campground.) Loading ...Here’s a good reason to be flexible in your travel plans. As a base to visit Wall, South Dakota and the Badlands, we planned to stay at the National Park Campground. When we got there in early September it was over 100 degrees hot. We don’t have a generator and the National Park does not have electric. We would have had to live without a fan of any kind!
Just a mile south you’ll find the Interior Campground and Motel. The sites are level gravel with little or no shade just like the National Park. For four dollars more, you can have full hook-up. We would have preferred the view from the National Park, but the heat was intense.
Sioux Falls KOA – Sioux Falls, SD
(9 visitors have rated this campground.) Loading ...This was another one night stand for us. All of the services were typical of a High-Traffic KOA. The pool, showers, and store were clean and efficient. Without reservations, we were quickly checked in and escorted to our site. The nearby (and overhead) Interstate highway is an extreme distraction. The constant noise deterred any thoughts of relaxing outside.
Mt. Rushmore/Hill City KOA – Mt. Rushmore, SD
(rate this campground) Loading ...Despite what an earlier poster said, we had no such problems at Mt Rushmore/Hill City KOA. This is a huge park about 5 miles from the monument with some 500 various type sites. It’s a very busy place so rsvp is a must in the summer. Most sites are full hookup but not all. They have a big camp store, snack bar, restaurant, horseback rides and pool.
Mt. Rushmore/Hill City KOA – Mt. Rushmore, SD
(rate this campground) Loading ...The facilities at this KOA were huge, and centrally located near everything, but security was a joke, with loud partying going on well past the time limit.
An aggressive German Shepherd was allowed free run of the area, and nothing was said to the owner. It was reported, which resulted in the owner (unprovable) pulling the tongue pin from the trailer hitch of the person he suspected reported the loose dog.
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