Outstanding Stay
Friendly host, cleanest and by far the nicest restroom/shower facilities, and located in the heart of the park, Legion Lake Campground is truly a gem.
Camping AlFrisco
4/16/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
5.0
Great Campsite for Wild Animal Sitings
TravelerLaur
4/12/2025
Great time at Legion Lake
Socks
4/11/2025
Overwhelming bleach smell
We are locals and stay at Custer State Park cabins multiple times a year, so I was very disappointed with our experience this time. We rented 2 cabins when the temps were relatively cold. Neither cabin had the heat turned on and it took over 4 hours before it was warm enough to take off our coats. One of the cabins had an overwhelming, burn-your-eyes bleach smell. So we had to open the windows and blow a fan to get the smell out. Considering it was in the 40s it made our already cold cabin even colder. There was no camp host to request to be moved to a different cabin. This is not the quality standard we expect from Custer State Park. In the past when the temps are cold a worker has turned on the heat BEFORE we arrive and we never had strong bleach smells. If this was our first visit we would not return; however, both issues need to be addressed by Custer.
wittyone
4/11/2025
Overall Experience
3.8
Services
3.0
Facilities
4.3
First trip to Blue Bell
Custer Fan
4/8/2025
Gorgeous park
Matt
4/2/2025
Beautiful Park
We arrived late afternoon on a beautiful crisp day. We immediately set out to hike around Legion Lake which is right across the street from the campground, and was so pretty. The campground has about 20 spaces, each with a picnic table, fire pit with grill cover and easy access to the very clean bathroom with showers. When we met our camp host Joe, he was very friendly and assured us that no one can ever stay just one night at the campground. He was right! We added another night and took his advice to rent a car to drive the Needles Highway. This was a gorgeous drive and we were so happy to have found this gorgeous location. Very peaceful stay! Highly recommend!
Relocation vacationers
3/30/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Spring break
The camping cabin was fantastic and as advertised. However, there were no instructions on how to check in to the cabin. I drove all over the park and got sent to 3 different places before getting to the right spot. There also was no phone number to call included in my reservation confirmation email or at the entrance gates. I could never locate a phone number for any park ranger on any signs or brochures/ maps in the park. I found this very unnerving.
Okie traveler
3/22/2025
Overall Experience
3.5
Services
2.3
Facilities
3.0
Nice stay
Jethro
3/17/2025
Custer State Park camping
I felt you charge to much for your campgrounds. We have stayed in other state campgrounds in the West and they don’t charge an entry fee if you are staying the night. It’s one or the other not both. $75.00 is to much for a state campground.
Custer State Park
3/16/2025
Overall Experience
3.0
Services
3.0
Facilities
3.0
Cabin was great
We initially went to the wrong cabin because there is a luxury cabin with the same name BB C18, but after contacting park staff we were directed to correct cabin. We were worried the heater would not be sufficient and we would get cold - we experienced the opposite. The first time we used the heater it overheated the cabin and we only used it on low a few minutes at a time and stayed warm even though it got into the teens over night.
Jessica
3/12/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
4.7
Facilities
5.0
Amazing Experience - Definitely will be back
BNG005
12/18/2024
Great stay
Great visit! Central location for scenic drives and wildlife. We enjoyed the town of Custer. Saw a buffalo in camp most every day and turkeys. We were warned by host for our safety. VERY pleasant experience.
Gary
11/16/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
3.4
Facilities
2.8
Great Stay in the Fall
Visited late in the season and stayed at Legion Lake. Camp host was great, restrooms/showers were very clean (and operating this late in the season). Great location. We plan to come back.
Dan
11/14/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Respect the bison
We were so very happy to stay at Legion Lakes campground! It was absolutely gorgeous and the wildlife did not disappoint! Our original plan was for about 4 days but we kept extending our stay! It was very hard to leave this park! We hope to come back someday!
Rubyadventures
11/14/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
They are very kind
Juan Ramos
11/4/2024
Everything we wanted and more!
Molly
10/31/2024
Bad pet owners
Need to better enforce leash and pet policies. Many campers were letting their dogs run loose and were taking them into shower house. It made enjoying the campground difficult with our dogs.
Puppers
10/30/2024
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
4.2
Facilities
4.2
100% Chance of Return
One of the best campgrounds we have been at. The sites are spread apart and the faculties are really well kept. Staff was extremely helpful. I would suggest at least 2 or 3 nights to be able to see the park.
Scamper
10/29/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Really great park
Guest
10/29/2024
Custer SP visit
VT. Wanderer
10/28/2024
All perfect
Robbert
10/28/2024
Very clean, great campground
Hung
10/27/2024
Camping
We stayed at the Legion Lake campground. I’ve stayed there before 50 years ago as a kid with my dad and brother but my wife had never been there before and we both enjoyed it very much. The first morning I woke up and made my coffee, I was sitting at the table and I opened up the blinds and saw a buffalo grazing just outside the shower building, it continued until it was 5 feet away from our camper door. I got some great photos that morning. We saw lots of wild turkeys and deer in the campground as well. It’s my favorite campground in Custer State Park, mainly because it’s small and doesn’t seem crowded even when full. It was mid-October so that made it less crowded too. We will definitely be back there next year.
Ozarkman
10/27/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Beautiful Place
A beautiful place. Game Camp has two ponds with jumping fish, a creek running between the ponds and deer and turkeys. Nice walking paths and a quick trip to the Visitor Center. The Wildlife Loop is a lovely drive and the wildlife did not disappoint. Fall is a great time to visit.
AKBORN
10/26/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Loved it!
Jones
10/24/2024
Great Cabin!
Great Cabin.
Nice having a hot shower.
Great Price!
Mike
10/24/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Custer SP
Bill
10/23/2024
Fall camping success!
Fall visit for hiking and wildlife viewing.
Happy camper
10/22/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.3
Facilities
4.1
Grace Coolidge Campground
Diane
10/22/2024
Loved the camper cabin
We had the best time at the camper cabins at Custer. Perfect for our family of 4. The staff was great, breakfast food at the cafe delicious, and convenient location for sightseeing and hiking. Our 5 year old also wants me to add he lost his first tooth there! Definitely a lot of great memories were created.
Mntraveler
10/21/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.1
Best camping cabins ever!
Th cabins are clean & roomy. I lived the decks and outdoor space. Great location. The camp hosts were also very helpful. Only faults: showers were lukewarm, would be fine if bathrooms warmer midafternoon (I didn’t try morning or evening). And the heaters were either on or off. Not a problem for me since I warmed up the cabin in the evening and shut it off when comfy. Turned it back on between 4&5 am, cabin was comfy when I was ready to get up
Judy Travels
10/20/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Game Lodge Campground
captjimmy
10/19/2024
Custer Stay
NJ
10/17/2024
SDGFP Camping
Such a nice area to camp in the hills. There are others but we really like the Game Lodge or Grace Coolidge area. I really wanted to do a campfire but with it being so dry, a fire ban in place and I being a fire chief didn't feel comfortable even though other fires were burning in the area campsites. Facilities were clean and the campground was clean and well managed.
GL Camping
10/17/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great Experience
First night in the campground I had a bull bison 20yds from my trailer grazing. He was back the next 2 nights as well. Amazing!
T Mac
10/17/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
4.8
Fantastic!
Happy Camper
10/17/2024
Camping in South Dakota
South Dakota is a beautiful state and the campground was really nice.
Sadie
10/16/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Enjoyable Fall Visit
Jtw
10/16/2024
Wowza!
We had two visits to the park this year - summer and fall. The summer visit stay was in Grace Coolidge and the fall stay was in Legion Lake. Each campground has it's unique charm. The bathroom facilities at both were well maintained.
Seeing the bison, deer, pronghorn, and other various wildlife in their natural habitats was outstanding. Hiking opportunities throughout the park are an added bonus. There are numerous learning experiences available throughout the park.
This fall we had a special experience at the Bison Center, where the end of the season health check and separation of the herd. What an interesting process. The original plan was to go for 30 minutes. Three hours later we moved on to lunch at the Game Lodge.
Everywhere we went, the park employees and volunteers were knowledgeable, friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend this park.
cvenem1
10/16/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.8
Facilities
4.7
Beautiful!
We love this! It was close to things but not “in” the crowd. It wasn’t peak season so we had very little crowding.
Minime Maiden Voyage
10/16/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
5.0
Custer State Park
Janeann
10/16/2024
Nice site
We've never camped on this site. It was level, no boards required under tires. Nice site next to the creek. Seen plenty of wildlife without driving the wildlife loop. Very quiet and serene. Much appreciated r&r.
Lilly
10/15/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great stay
KD0RC
10/15/2024
Family Camping Weekend
Screen Name 1234567890
10/15/2024
Awesome
Loved the game lodge campground. Beautiful surroundings and clean restrooms.
Twohikers
10/14/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Simply Beautiful!
Great place for tent camping! Clean facilities (flushing toilets and showers during the warm months), friendly park staff, and all the trout you can catch from the creek.
TroutGirl32
10/14/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great campground/Convenient Location
As517
10/13/2024
Excellent Stay
KitKat
10/13/2024
Totally Satisfactory
Bub
10/13/2024
Lovely Park with LOTS of wildlife
JK
10/13/2024
Awesome experience
The campground was very well maintained, the bathroom and showers VERY clean. I will definitely plan our next vacation to include one or two night stays in the park!
Kari
10/13/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Excellence
MinnesotaHiker
10/12/2024
Convenient Campground
BarbK
10/12/2024
Excellent Camp Host
Roger
10/12/2024
Nice stay
drlls
10/11/2024
So nice!!!
This park, as well as the others I have stayed in over the years, is very clean, landscape is very nice, and just a pleasure to be in!
RLG
10/10/2024
Overall Experience
1.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
October visit
Our stay at Stockade Lake South Campground was great. Very clean a restrooms and warm showers. Quiet campground with lots of space between campsites.
Aunt woopy
10/10/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Beautiful campsite
Bob
10/10/2024
Loved the camping cabin
We loved the camping cabin. We usually sleep in the back of our pick-up truck and sometimes set up a tent as well. But the camping cabins were wonderful and thoughtfully built. The bathrooms were clean and it was great to have a private space to use the bathroom and shower. So many beautiful drives in the park. We love seeing wildlife and that was one of the biggest treats. The bison herd was also an amazing sight and the Bison Center was a great stop as well.
Didi
10/10/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Best State Park!
I've been to state parks all over the country, and this was the best! There is so much to see and do- absolutely loved it. My favorites: seeing all the animals, Sylvan Lake, and the buffalo round-up. Also, the camper cabins are awesome- I wish every park had these! My only critique has to do with the bathrooms. The light on the Game Lodge one is absurdly bright. It ruins seeing the night sky, and was shining in my window all night. Less wattage please. Also, the hand-dryers are painfully loud to the ears- especially when there is more than one in use. Lets go back to paper hand towels.
Krista E
10/10/2024
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
4.6
Facilities
4.2
Stockade South
CT48
10/10/2024
Bluebell A+
Traveler
10/10/2024
Nice Trip
Jim B
10/9/2024
CSP Camping
Miraclemama
10/9/2024
Nice, quiet, clean
Thoroughly enjoyed our weekend getaway at Stockade North Campground. The grounds are beautiful and clean. Enjoyed wandering through the town of Custer and touring the shops.
Love SD!
10/9/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.5
State GameLodge Campground
Probably the cleanest bathrooms/showers I've seen in a campground. Fire ring was a little wonky so I had trouble cooking on the grate. Other than that everything was wonderful!
CampUser
10/9/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Immersed in nature
Mike
10/9/2024
Buffalo roundup
Sixth year for buffalo roundup. The camp worker made us feel like we were being stalked. Was from Mississippi. Terrible customer relations
Dal
10/8/2024
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
3.5
Facilities
4.1
Weekend getaway
Camper
10/8/2024
Wonderful time
phoenix9647
10/8/2024
Game lodge campground
Game lodge, Campground
10/7/2024
Loved this site.
ColoradoDingo
10/7/2024
Great!
traveler01
10/6/2024
My dream!
Joyfulhikr
10/6/2024
Good or poor
Sdhunter
10/5/2024
Nice spot
Very friendly, helpful and Present staff. Stayed in touch with campers. Clean facilities and overall a quiet spot that's close to the road.
KF
10/5/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
3.7
Facilities
5.0
Game Lodge campground
Zonas
10/5/2024
Beautiful Fall Camping Adventure
BlueBellCamper
10/5/2024
csp
some of the campsites are unlevel and hard to correct.
you should water the new trees more-they are obviously stressed and dieing. thanks for planting new trees. thanks for offering recycle barrels. bring back the badger set band. we need more campsites at custer state park. the park is sold out but sites are empty--allow folks to use vacant sites if they call the person that owns the reservation.
alan
10/5/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
wonderful stay
Programmer
10/5/2024
Love this park
Happy Camper
10/4/2024
Great campground
Beautiful place to camp… Buffalo run was cool and handled very well by the park rangers.
Jim Guracech
10/3/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Wonderful park
Stayed at Blue Bell and Game Lodge. BB more like a campground and GL more as RV park. We wanted to see the Buffalo Roundup and stay in Custer SP. wildlife loop had an abundance of buffalo to observe. Totally worth staying at park.
Mari S
10/3/2024
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
4.0
Facilities
4.2
SiblingRU
We stayed in Stockade North w our 30 ft RV. We had two adjacent spots. Have never had such spacious spots in a state park (not from SD) Beautiful and open area. Loved the calmness and beautiful woods and dark sky. Facilities were clean. Hosts were great.
KaLeeD
10/3/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Fantastic cabin stay
Amazing cabin stay with so much beauty steps away
WisconsinPaddler
10/3/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.5
Facilities
5.0
Camper
Stayed @ Stockade N for 3 days had very clean facilities. Had WiFi
Stayed @ Center Lake for 2 days not as clean facilities. No WiFi
Camper
10/3/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.6
Buffalo Round up stay
DeeDee
10/3/2024
Extraordinary experiences!
William
10/3/2024
5 Star
Round Up '24
10/3/2024
Great time in the Hills!
Stockade Lake North is a nice campground with electricity and clean modern bath houses - nice showers! Campsites are among the pine trees and nice size. Stockade Lake South is great too.
Happy Camper
10/2/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Custer review
camper03
10/2/2024
Beautiful state park!
Buffalo tourist
10/2/2024
Beautiful Custer SP
The park itself is amazing. And I loved every minute of my time at CSP. However, site 7 is the worst! It is impossible to get level.
Just us and the dogs
10/2/2024
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
4.8
Facilities
3.3
Great Place!
Very clean bathrooms and showers, roof over horses, easy stall cleaning...just push to alley way. Camp host very helpful friendly and out and about. hauling water from creek or leading to the creek to water horses gets to be a pain after a long day. Heard hydrants maybe coming so that would be great! Very poor cell service. I see there is camp wifi and would like to suggest allowing guests to be able to use. Family just wanted to verify we ere alive after buffalo roundup LOL! Thanks!!
Nancy Wiemann
10/2/2024
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Sylvan lake campground
Simbad
9/30/2024
Outstanding!!
Mizmouse
9/30/2024
Volunteer campstaff
Teresa, the camp host went above and beyond to help us to our spot, helped us to extend & back out safely with our class A. She was exceptional with advice & help! Thank you!!
Iowa roadie
9/30/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
3.2
Facilities
4.5
Great Visit
Elizabeth Icks
9/30/2024
AMAZING
Love this park so much! They maintain it so well, it's beautiful.
dobrovca
9/30/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.5
Great campsite by the creek
dbtx
9/30/2024
Great clean park
Great hiking trails and wild life viewing
Rockwood mini lite
9/29/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Best park and campground!
CERENA 8
9/29/2024
Amazing Stay!
Danielle
9/29/2024
Nice, shady campground
Van voyage
9/28/2024
Great Place
Lphd
9/28/2024
Great Camping at Bluebell
Lovely view from our campsite! Enjoyed staying here as we explored the Park and surrounding Black Hills. The restrooms and showers were bright and clean with nice hot water. No water hookup, but water available in the campground to fill our tank. Dump station looks like it is brand new. The Host, Andrew was very helpful in recommending a route back from Mount Rushmore’s lighting ceremony at night. Glad we avoided the tunnels and dark roads on the way back. Enjoyed our 5 night stay!
MN Kids
9/28/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
5.0
Custer September 2024
We stayed at Stockade South Campground in one of the cabins. VERY clean when we arrived with the light on for us on the porch. Campground hosts were very friendly and very helpful. The vault toilet near us and the shower house were very clean. The park was absolutely beautiful. We went to hike trails we weren't able to when we had visited previously. Trails were well-marked and maintained. Can't wait to go back again.
Wisconsinres
9/28/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Reservation process frustrating
The park facilities themselves are excellent! Rated a bit low on safety and security because I had neighbors whose dog charged toward a child walking by their site from the bathroom. The reason I'm leaving this review is because the phone line used for same-day reservations forwarded me to a "free gift" offer of a lifealert like device. I couldn't decline the offer and return to the reservation line even after I called back! I had to call customer service to get a hold of the reservation line. No complaints about reservation staff once I was finally able to get a hold of them.
Fred
9/28/2024
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
4.0
Facilities
4.3
Camp host rocks!!
When we arrived, the camp host, Chris, came to speak with us and give us some helpful information. He was very friendly and made us feel welcome. The grounds were clean, peaceful and quiet. We loved it.
Our only complaint would be of a camper that had blue LED lights on the outside of it. That should not be allowed. It’s obnoxious. (That’s why we gave our overall experience a “4”. )
THREENS
9/28/2024
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Amazing trip
Had an amazing time at Custer State Park, we will be back and will stay longer next time!
Mn traveller
9/28/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Super Park
We stayed in 3 different sites and they were all very clean and level. Having the electricity was very nice. The dump site was excellent.
MT
9/27/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Technology poor
No internet service. The year is 2024 not 1941. Internet can be done. Steve introduced himself as camp host at 8 PM the day we arrived. Nobody in our 3 years camping has introduced themselves as camp host. You have to track down the host. Cindy Steve's partner as camp host was very hospitable to us.
chefone
9/27/2024
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
4.7
Facilities
4.2
Log in issue, othergreat
Blue Bell campground is super place to camp. Sites were good size but not on top of each other.
Mari S
9/27/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Custer Staye Park
The reason for 4 stars is all about the online reservation. We were on the road so reservations from our phone were difficult - no maps to show campsites, could not get in to the app even tho' i tried 7 times, couldn't leave the site to get to information because it would send you back to the beginning (yes i know it tells you that) Anyways, it is just horrible to navigate.
spaceface007
9/27/2024
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
3.7
Facilities
5.0
Stockade Lake
Campground hosts were welcoming and helpful. Nicest campground bathrooms and showers we found on our 7 week camping trip. Quiet campground in a nice location.
jw
9/27/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
Great spot & clean bathroom
Ksmeyer
9/27/2024
Custer State Park is Great!
Grand Design 260RD
9/26/2024
Nice little campground
Van Voyage
9/26/2024
Great place to stay
Wonderful camping facilities, excellent hiking trails, beautiful views and plenty of wildlife.
Barrett
9/26/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Camping at Custer
Eric N
9/25/2024
Almost pleased
We loved the campground and were pleased with the clean restroom facilities. The problem was there was no times posted as to when the bathrooms were to be cleaned. After packing up camp on Sunday, we went to the bathrooms to get ready for the day. Indy, they were closed for clearance the cleaners would not give a time as to when they would be done. They were in fact very rude. A poster ed time would have told me when to get ready. Cleaning the bathrooms at a time when campers are getting ready for the day is poor timing and not posting when cleaning happens is even worse planning on the parks behalf. At least post a time when.
Almost pleased camper
9/25/2024
Overall Experience
3.8
Services
4.0
Facilities
4.0
Great Campground
Centerline Campground was lovely. Primitive, with a great shower and small beach and Lake big enought for a kayak ride or floating on your tube. Good fishing and a nice hike around the lake. Watch out for the buffalo.
Leila
9/25/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.4
Facilities
4.0
Legion lake
Arnie
9/25/2024
Great Stay at Center Lake!
Center Lake is a great little campground. We are locals, and we greatly appreciate the requirement of same day reservations so we are able to enjoy CSP without booking months in advance. The lower loop is very near the lake, and some sites abut a little creek which was very popular with my kiddos. We didn't use the bathrooms much since we have an RV, but the few times we did , the pit toilets were very clean. The lake itself is beautiful and calm and clear. Overall, a great experience.
trea1234
9/25/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Weekend
Black Hills
9/25/2024
West Trip
Beuatiful park with lots to see. Easy ride to Mt. Rushmore & Crazy Horse. GREAT fishing, clean hot showers and friendly staff. Will definitley visit again.
Our Time
9/25/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great place to stay
Restrooms are vrey clean and well kept and the camping host at blue bell campground were extremly nice and very helpfull. We stayed in a camping cabin and it was perfect well maintained and clean. The wildlife loop is so close and awesome time to drive and there is just so much to do that we will be back for sure.
Trevor Nelson
9/25/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.9
Excellent Park!
The camphost for Clear Lake was the BEST! Mynroute into the park did not go past a fee kiosk. He handled that transaction like a pro! And his enthusiasm fir the park and what it had to offer showed. I look forward to returning again and, hopefully, bringing my grandchildren!
Hoot
9/25/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Wonderful Campground
We stayed at Sylvan Lake Campground for the first time and it was a great experience. We can't wait to come back. We stayed at site SL19. It was a very short walk into our site but they provided a wheelbarrow to haul our stuff up to our spot. (all though the wheelbarrow was broke when we packed up, not a big deal because there was another cart there for us to use). The spot was close to other campers but not too close. Before we left we walked and checked out other spots and there are a few spot that are more secluded, those spots were more of a hike to but we didn't feel that it would be that big of a hike. We did have minimal cell service (we have AT&T). We absolutely loved camping here and can't wait to come back next summer to do it again.
TSBCamping
9/25/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Three nights
Silver haired wanderer
9/24/2024
Great visit
Colorado Moose Camper
9/24/2024
Host Annie was wonderful!!
The park host Annie was super helpful and on the ball
Texan lov’n SD
9/24/2024
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
4.5
Facilities
2.9
Another great visit
Our annual visit to Custer State Park did not disappoint! Lots of animals to see on the wild life loop and a couple of small herds of big horn sheep that hung around the campground posing for pictures! This was the latest in the summer that we've been - it was interesting to note the differences in the climate and the foliage.
CJAlex
9/24/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Enjoyable stay
Tim
9/24/2024
Beautiful place
Bert
9/23/2024
Great experience
Newcampers
9/23/2024
Wonderful facilities and staff
Camped at Blue Bell. The staff were all so helpful and welcoming. Available, but not invasive. The bathrooms and showers very nice. Laundromat at the lodge. Plus a new awesome playground. Location couldn't have been better. The education center was awesome, kids didn't want to leave and we all learned a lot. Swam and kayaked at Legion Lake.
AKKW
9/23/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
September Stay
Colorado Campers
9/23/2024
Clean and Relaxing
Will Travel with Dog
9/23/2024
Love this campground
mjk
9/23/2024
Great Trip
This was a great place to stay, Center Lake. It was clean and the rangers would drive through checking on things. Also met the Campground Host, they were very friendly and informative if you had questions. Even had a phone on site if we needed anything. Would recommend staying here and enjoying the great beauty Custer State Park and Center Lake Campground had to offer.
T Hill
9/23/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
My time at Custer
I’m not sure why this park isn’t a national park. It is amazing. So many different activities, points of interest, and miles to hike.
And the amount of wildlife that we saw was amazing, even from our tent.
Pamela
9/23/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.8
Facilities
4.5
Excellent, peaceful stay
The cabins and restrooms at Blue Bell campground were so clean and well tended. We loved our stay and will definitely return. We also appreciated the campground host stopping by to introduce herself and answer any questions we had. I am thankful to SD Parks & Rec for helping me change my reservation date and making it a smooth transaction for me, as well.
Sapphire904
9/23/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Awesome place
Nesty
9/22/2024
What a great park!!
Carson
9/22/2024
Campsite Feedback
Mike B
9/22/2024
Bluebell campground
The cabins and camp sites are too close together. It was very crowded.
Camp lady
9/22/2024
Overall Experience
3.3
Services
5.0
Beautiful park, great camping experience
NB522
9/22/2024
Best Place on Earth
I don't have the words right now to explain how great Custer State Park is. Just go. Don't hesitate, you will know how great it is when you arrive. Sylvan Lake was amazing! Drive all of Needles hwy, do the wildlife Loop & make memories!
Custer24
9/21/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Wild West Trip
Custer State Park was everything we had hoped for and more. It was meticulous! The perfect location for our visits to Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Monument and Deadwood. The park itself was amazing. We so much, Bison, donkey, tons of deer, wild horses and so much more. We just loved it here.
Happy Campers
9/21/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.9
Absolutely AWESOME
Leigh
9/20/2024
Retirement celebration trip
everything was awesome, lovely park. My only suggestion for improvement would be for the "grocery stores" in the park to actually have some basic groceries and not just prepackaged junk food. We were camping and had planned on restocking our food from these groceries but could not even find bread, milk, or any fresh fruit. But that is our ONLY complaint! Would definitely recommend visitingCusterState Park!
Just Retired
9/20/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.6
Excellent campground
NWRunner
9/20/2024
Beautiful campground
drlls
9/20/2024
Great Place to stay
Frannie
9/20/2024
Great Park
Park is very scenic. Like many current camping reservation systems, theirs is not great. Very confusing. Pay stations worked. Phone system not so good. If it weren't for a very nice camp host, we wouldn't have known what to do.
SD
9/19/2024
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
4.0
Facilities
3.6
Stockade Lake North
Gorgeous campsites and super nice bathroom/shower facilities
Mary
9/19/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Custer park camping
Loved the heat in the bathrooms, roomy showers so their was a dry spot to put your clothes on, wooded campsites that were spaced out, and friendly warm and welcoming campground host.
Pasty black
9/19/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
CusterSouthStockade
Beautiful, spacious campground with a very clean bathhouse. Centrally located to all park facilities and to the town of Custer, as well as Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse and both caves. We've have camped in many IN, IL & MI state parks, and this one was heads and shoulders above those.
Putnamcpa
9/19/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.3
Facilities
5.0
Camping cabins
Spires01
9/18/2024
Beautiful Site
Center Lake is one of the quietest and most beautiful spots to camp in the black Hills! There are very few lights, so the stars are amazing at night. The campsite needed a little TLC, but we were able to clean it up in just a few minutes. It was weird that the park staff drove through constantly, but I never really saw them do anything other than check people in. Other camp sites we've been to, they also clean out the firepits and clean up trash laying around. Overall though, this is one of our favorite sites!
Mike B
9/18/2024
Overall Experience
3.7
Services
4.7
Facilities
3.8
Beautiful
Canada traveller
9/18/2024
Excellent Stay!
Tim
9/18/2024
Awesome experience
Joe
9/17/2024
Beautiful State Park
GarGang
9/17/2024
nice place
always like to stay at Custer state park.
michael
9/17/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Loved our visit
We loved our stay at Game Lodge Campground. The facilities were in great shape (needed new shower curtains), hot showers and running water. There was plenty of grass , we saw deer walking around in the morning, there was a walking trail nearby.
Visiting from Utah
9/17/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Smell the pines and hear nature
Loving outdoors
9/17/2024
Custer S.P.
MNTraveler
9/17/2024
Good experience despite four rounds of hail. Pleasantly surprised shower house was available for us to use. Quiet campground despite the thunderstorms. Looking forward to returning.
IA Campers
9/16/2024
Buffalo
Piptravel
9/16/2024
Perfect Facility, Staff, Everything
SGK1945
9/16/2024
Excellent - As Usual!
Happy Camper
9/16/2024
Fun Fun
Gingerbread
9/16/2024
BlueBellSeptember2024
Custer State Park was a great experience. We already have reservations for 2025. Wildlife loop was amazing, Needles highway was also great. Visitor center is one of the best we have seen. Blue Bell Camp staff was very helpful and friendly. Only negative was food quality at Blue Bell Lodge.
Entegra Odyssey
9/15/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
4.9
Great Night At Sylvan Lake
Out of State
9/15/2024
Stockade Lake campground
Stockade Lake campground is very nice,very clean bathroom and showers. Friendly and helpful staff
Bogey
9/15/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
3.5
First trip to Custer
Overall experience was wonderful & would definitely recommend this park, whether camping or visiting by other means. The only recommendation I can make is to have dump stations more centrally located to the campgrounds.
Dinger
9/15/2024
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.1
Great 5 days
Marg
9/15/2024
Great Park
Past Due Adventures
9/15/2024
Custer State Park needs to be on your list
Custer State Park had some of the cleanest facilities I have ever seen. We stayed at the Game Lodge campground and the grounds and bathrooms were spotless. The campsites were large and well maintained.
JenniferC
9/14/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.1
great staff
Mary Ann
9/14/2024
Beautiful park and campsite with one minor issue
Beautiful campsite and state park with great trails and picnic areas we enjoyed very much. The one and only issue we had was that the check out times were not well enforced. We had a tent only campsite with a check in time of 12 pm. When we arrived a bit after 12, the previous guests were still completely set up and we had to wait almost an hour for them to leave before we could start setting up, taking away time from our own hiking plans.
Mara T
9/14/2024
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
4.8
Facilities
5.0
Custer state park
Joe
9/14/2024
Perfection Dream Spot
This was the best camping our family of 6 every had. The location is a dream. We campied 7 nights in early Sept. No wind. Flat spot for our large tent. Water, parking, & vault toilet with sanitizer close. The lake with beautiful giant boulders to climb, and super clean beach to swim in even in Sept. The lake is clear & refreshing, with many large fish, dragonflies, crawdads, turtles, and large birds to watch. Our favorite family camping trip to date!
Family of 6
9/14/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
So Impressed
outWIgo
9/14/2024
Fantastic!!!!
We spent seven days at Custer State Park, we had a great time hiking, biking, seeing the many wonders of the area, and watching wild life. Every employee we met was friendly and helpful , particularly Justine at Blue Bell lodge restaurant. Custer State Park is definitely on our return to list.
Woodguyco
9/14/2024
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.6
Great campground!!
Custer State Park is beautiful and there is so much to do! Everyone was so friendly, the hikes were beautiful, we rented kayaks at Legion Lake, one day we had a picnic up at Centerlake picnic area, we camped at North stockade Lake Campground, and the bathrooms and all facilities were impeccable. The host were so nice. They even gave us a little extra firewood! I love that there was a recycle there right next to the trash dumpster.
Dennie
9/14/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great experience
We stayed in Coolidge Campground. Great site in a great park. Only negative was a dump station 2 miles away. We did the Buckboard dinner and Buffalo Safari Jeep tour. Would recommend both…5 stars
Camper
9/13/2024
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
4.3
Facilities
4.0
Awesome Park
Susyq
9/13/2024
Black Hills
WisGo
9/13/2024
Loved our stay at French Creek Horse Camp
The showers and restrooms were extremely clean. The horse stalls were very well built and safe. The trails in the area were fantastic as well. Staff was friendly and helpful too!
Moxee
9/13/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
3.7
Great park!
We were so impressed with Custer State Park. We camped at Legion Lake for five nights. It was quiet and clean. The campsites were backed by a natural hillside on each side ( and a bison ambled through one evening.) We enjoyed the hikes, scenic drives, and a nice meal at the lodge and in Custer. We went to Moccasin Hot Springs in Hot Springs. We drove over to Spearfish one of the days. We had a great vacation.
WISCONSIN VISITOR
9/13/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
4.6
Beautiful park
I had a wonderful time in this beautiful park. The camp hosts at Stockade Campground were great! They gave me very useful information about the area and had great suggestions on where to hike or drive. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at Custer State Park.
genus_5
9/13/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Sept Camping
Retired in WI
9/13/2024
pleased with the park
Chester
9/12/2024
Mixed bag on camping experience
Center lake campground has a few camper spots that you have to go the “wrong” way to access. There’s no other way. Didn’t appreciate park staff telling me I’m going the wrong way as I parked my camper. Common sense did not prevail.
MN camper
9/12/2024
Overall Experience
3.8
Services
4.0
Facilities
2.0
Blue Bell Cabin
The Blue Bell Campground cabins were perfect! Campground toilets and bathrooms were clean. The playground was being worked on but looked great. Highly recommend the cabins.
rookh39
9/12/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
French Creek was awesome
The ease at getting the site we wanted was great. The bathrooms/shower house was the cleanest and nicest I have ever had at a park. The camp hosts Bob and Crystal Bell were wonderful and helpful. They7 greeted us right away and made sure all our questions were addressed. They are the best and hope they will be back there next year. Beautiful park and we will be back!!!!
Ranch girl
9/11/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Website/App needs updating
We love SD, staying in the parks is a wonderful experience. The website and App that is given is awful! You can’t book until 90 days from reservation and then all is gone, or mostly depeleted. No pictures of sites or good descriptions. Please make some updates on the site! It makes it very difficult to plan a trip to your beautiful state.
DakotaMama
6/9/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
3.8
Facilities
3.8