Great experience
Very nice, clean, quiet, and fun
Levi
7/10/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Black Hills a must see
Love South Dakota
7/10/2025
Awesome experience!
Jax719
7/10/2025
It’s the Center of everything.
Campsite was clean. The shower dressing areas were always full of sand. It would be nice to have a porous mat for people to step on while they dress after a shower. Your website for reservations stinks. It’s not user friendly. Don’t know where to go to find a place.
Camper Gal
7/9/2025
Overall Experience
3.3
Services
2.3
Lastvisit for awhile, until prices are more affordable
Nice cabins, we got in on last years pricing for the cabins. Before everything double entry pass last year $34 to $60 dollars this year, and cabin prices and out of state reservations increased. Which makes staying elsewhere cheaper.
Enjoy custer state park go at least 1-2 times a year, but will be taking a break from visiting the park until prices come down.
Last visit until prices come down
7/9/2025
Overall Experience
3.3
Services
2.6
Facilities
3.1
Beautiful park!!
Beautiful state park!! We stayed at Stockade South and it was awesome! Bathrooms were clean and the campground host was very helpful.
Custer
7/9/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Nice stay enjoy like many years in the pass, but last can't afford new rates.
Nice cabins, we got in on last years pricing for the cabins. Before everything double entry pass last year $34 to $60 dollars this year, and cabin prices and out of state reservations increased. Which makes staying elsewhere cheaper.
Enjoy custer state park go at least 1-2 times a year, but will be taking a break from visiting the park until prices come down.
Last visit until out of state prices come down.
7/9/2025
Overall Experience
3.3
Services
3.0
Facilities
2.8
Wonderful Camp Hosts!
Stayed in Sylvan Lake for one night. Close proximity to the lake and the camp hosts were so friendly and very helpful! Would stay there again just because of their hospitality!
Amber B
7/9/2025
Overall Experience
4.3
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.5
The best lake
LUKASZ
7/8/2025
Great park
Anonymous
7/8/2025
Summer 2025
While the camp ground and host were amazing, we had no idea what BBE4 meant. A simple adjustment on the reservation stating it was Blue Bell would have be an asset to us from out of state. We were fortunate in finding help at an information area as we came in later than planned. She told us what the BB stood for and how to find that area. Maybe a map of the different campgrounds that could be downloaded. Especially when the sites are listed as Custer State Park.
Mt.Rushmore
7/8/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.9
Perfect location
K2
7/8/2025
Great Time!
HappyCamper36
7/7/2025
Custer Vacay
CB86
7/7/2025
Spectacular park
So much to see and do at this park. On par with (maybe even surpassing) major national parks. Get the schedule for daily programming at the visitors centers - it’s packed with stuff for your whole family every day (kayaking, archery, games, gold panning, presentations…), all for free. Make sure you visit the Bison Center to learn so much about the area as well as bison. Ask the ranger there where to currently see the bison - they’ll know! And don’t miss hitting Mt Rushmore for the lighting ceremony in the evening. You need at least a few days here. We won’t stay for less than a week next time - and we would drive from MI to do it. Worth it.
JDG
7/6/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.6
Great Stay
The park was so clean and well maintained. Every time we used the restrooms they were clean and sanitary.
CampingDsMN
7/6/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Wonderful stay!
We loved how spacious the camp spots were, bathrooms were very clean, laundry was available.
Marta Kostka
7/5/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.5
Center Lake - Don't use the reservation phone, the rep who answered me was rude and unhelpful
center
7/5/2025
Great camp for horses. But concerned about non horse campers.
We have stayed several years at this camp with our horses. The rules require everyone camping there that rents a camping spot has to have horses. This last visit there were campers who were in camp spots that had motorcycles. And no horses. There were also children riding scooters all around the campground without giving right of way to riders with horses.
Families with kids with motorcycles and bicycles should camp in alternative campsites that do not require horses. This is a safety issue and it should be enforced. It is a wonderful park at French Creek. We would hate to see the rules not applied to all campers.
Horse lover
7/5/2025
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Custer Vacation
CB86
7/5/2025
Blue Bell Camp
Happy camper
7/5/2025
Happy
Help in the reservation and location was excellent
Ray
7/4/2025
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
4.7
Facilities
4.0
Road Trip 2025
Beautiful park, so much to see and experience. We are tent campers, 3 person dome. Days were beautiful but nights severe storms. We pitched tent in a shady location which worked fine until our final day …recommendation…find high ground ??
Decatur40
7/4/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Nice campground
Gigi Winter
7/3/2025
Summer camping trip
Wisconsin Travelers
7/2/2025
Great Faces, Great Places
SmokeyDahBears
7/2/2025
June 2025 stay
We stayed at two other places in this camping trip and this was by far the nicest and cleanest.
Mike
7/1/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Best camping spot
Custer State Park is the best for cleanliness, ease of finding your spot, and friendliness of camp host and Park employees. We could not ask for anything better that Custer State Park!
S & K
7/1/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great Stay in South Dakota
5 night stay in Game Lodge Campground in a 5th wheel. Nothing short of excellent. Very well kept site, easy to park and set up. Campground host available for questions at check in. Friendly park staff checked on us morning of day 2 to ensure everything was ok, answer any questions and offer suggestions for things to do in the park and beyond. Definitely recommend.
KNK13
7/1/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Best State Park Experience
Custer State Park has the most variety in landscape and activities we’ve experienced in a state park, having visited many in the Midwest and beyond. We were astonished by the landscape, particularly Needles Hwy, Sylvan Lake and Sunday Gulch, and the wildlife loop. We were impressed by the free programming with opportunities to rock climb and learn archery for kids and adults. Our kids got to try horseback riding and are begging to do the longer trips out of Bluebell Stables next time. The thrill of finding bison and other animals like sheep, goats and eagles will be a forever memory for our kids and family. We will absolutely plan another long trip for this park. We saw so much but feel like we could spend another few weeks and have completely new and exciting experiences. The staff was wonderful, and naturalist Anna particularly made the experiences special for our kids.
HitchAndWander
7/1/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.6
Sylvan Tent Camping
Nicky
6/30/2025
North Stockade Camping
Nicky
6/30/2025
BEAUTIFUL PARK!
This is a beautiful park. Camping at legion Lake Campground was wonderful. Beautiful clean campground. The host was great.
GPEG
6/30/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
3.4
Facilities
5.0
Awesome
TomBud19
6/30/2025
Custer State Park is FANTASTIC!
The camping facilities were superb and the camp host wonderful! The wilderness trail allowed close viewing of deer, foxes, prairie dog towns and bison with calves! The staff at the visitor center were very helpful and informative!
JohnB
6/29/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Exceeded every expectation
Utah Traveler
6/29/2025
French Creek Horse Camp
French Creek Horse Camp is an absolutely beautiful and well maintained facility. Only negative is there is no water at stables or campsites. For such a nice facility as this it is quite a shame they don’t have proper plumbing.
All is 5 stars! From the camp host, stalls, bath house, maintenance and trails. Would have stayed longer had there been water in barns & at sites.
FL Sue
6/29/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Gorgeous & Convenient
We stayed at Sylvan Lake campground and needed to reserve our spot one year in advance. It was definitely worth it based on what we could see of other campgrounds once we arrived in the park. Incredibly beautiful spot with lots of trees and very easy access to activities near Sylvan Lake and elsewhere in the park. Definitely a good base camp. These were the largest and cleanest shower facilities I have ever experienced at a state park! The only downside is that there was no dumping station on site. And I struggled with the reservation system; once I made my reservation, it was extremely difficult to locate information that I needed about the campground and the site itself. For example, I could see our dates and the site number, but struggle to find check-in times, a reminder whether or not we had electric on site, the types of facilities, are campfires allowed, etc. Go Outdoors South Dakota app was useless for our trip.
Kinert ND
6/29/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.3
Facilities
4.2
Peaceful
Tiffinier
6/29/2025
Love Custer State Park
Full Time RV Travelers
6/28/2025
Great park other than no host to be found or contact for after hours.
Several loud campers down and across from us did not respect the quiet time hours. There were kids literally screaming their heads off after 10pm and car doors constantly being slammed shut and open again. Someone was running their generator. No camp host to be found or an after hours contact number to be found. Very disappointing and irritating.
Stefanie
6/28/2025
Overall Experience
3.8
Services
1.2
Facilities
3.4
June 2025 visit
Vince
6/28/2025
awesome
I love this park and try to come out every year. Its heaven to me
corachase
6/27/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Awesome experience
Wazu
6/27/2025
Great stay in SD
Very clean facilities and really enjoyed sitting under the ponderosa pines! Looking forward to another visit.
Michigan camper
6/27/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Nice
When making a reservation online, there is no way to get my disabled veterans discount without emailing after the reservation
hammy
6/27/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.3
Great environment but questionable host
The environment was wonderful and the bathrooms clean. The male camp host was the only issue I had. He totally disregards women. I was the one who made the reservation but would not speak to me or even look at me. He appeared narcissistic to me and should have more respect for women.
JoyLyn
6/26/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
3.3
Facilities
4.6
Absolutely wonderful!
We stayed in one of the camping cabins at Blue Bell, and we were so impressed! The cabin had plenty of room for the 5 of us (myself, husband, and 3 children ages 10, 12 & 14) as well as our belongings. It was clean, and the mattresses were fairly comfortable (they are camping cabin mattresses but I was pleasantly surprised). The heat & air conditioning were a huge bonus. The view from our little deck was beautiful! Bathrooms were always clean, and the general store was convenient with excellent customer service. Every park employee we encountered was friendly and helpful. Highly recommend!
Mom of 3
6/26/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Beautiful!!!
Cathie
6/26/2025
Center Lake Camping
Liked the park, lake is wonderful...just got annoyed by the constant generator noise from the spot next to us.
SDCamper
6/26/2025
Overall Experience
4.3
Services
4.0
Sylvan Lake Campground
JP
6/26/2025
Center Lake
Fancy
6/25/2025
Wonderful weekend for camping in the hills. The site was perfect as always. We had room for both of our tents as well as our hammocks. The hosts were friendly and welcomed us.
Local Camper
6/25/2025
Awesome Place, bad noise pollution.
The campground is beautiful and the center lake is so much fun to play in and explore around. The only negative experience we had is that our camping neighbors did not follow camp generator rules and left there generator on all day and night which really made enjoying nature difficult. I just wish the camp host could have done something about it.
Scotty
6/25/2025
Overall Experience
3.3
Services
4.3
Facilities
4.0
June 25 Sylvan Lake Campground
The bathrooms were exceptionally clean this year. (that does not always happen). Check in was easy and the campground hosts were very nice people. The last night of our stay a tree fell on our tent while we were inside. It just missed by pregnant daughter as it tore a big hole in our tent next to her camping cot. The park staff at the campground tried to help but the park employees that take care of this kind of problem said it could wait until the next day. So we spent our last night dodging a big tree between our damaged tent and our vehicle and the bathrooms. Not fun.
Justhike
6/25/2025
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
4.8
Facilities
4.0
Another great stay at the State Game Lodge Campground
We come up 1-2 times a year from Kansas City. We stay a few nights in the State Game Lodge itself and then after a day in Deadwood we stay 2-3 nights in one of the camping cabins at the State Game Lodge Campground. We have never had an issue of any kind...Check in is seamless , the cabins are clean and the area is great. The camping cabin value is tremendous as well. Can't Hardly Wait until we return next year. WE might possibly be back up for the Bison Roundup and the Cabins would be our first choice...Thanks again
VikingJimKC
6/25/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.6
June Trip 2025
The bathroom/showers were great. The covered stalls were amazing!
MNtraveler
6/24/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
fr
would like to see fish cleaning stations
frank
6/24/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
3.5
Facilities
3.0
Great camping
Abe Place
6/24/2025
Love Game Lodge
Shep
6/24/2025
Family camp
We were on spot 34. There was poison ivy on the spot. We avoided it and generally enjoyed our experience. You might want to clear the spot of poison ivy.
Hammer
6/24/2025
Overall Experience
4.3
Services
4.3
Facilities
4.0
fun time
grumpysgt
6/24/2025
No cell service
There is very limited to no cell service at the Sylvan Lake, Campground and Lodge. This is totally unacceptable and unsafe. I have elderly parents and children that may need to reach me. I was very uncomfortable camping there without the ability to contact or be connected to family in case of emergency. I was also unable to get up-to-date information about the weather and there was a severe hail storm while we were there. In this day and age, you MUST provide a adequate degree of cell and data coverage at the campground and lodge area. It is crazy. Please improve the cell service in the Sylvan Lake area. Cost should not be an object to providing safe and adequate cell and data service to your patrons at the state park. The technology exists ti do this today. We have camped at much more remote state parks all throughout this country and have always had good self service at the campgrounds. Many people we met at the campground also had the same complaint. Several said they would return because of this. I will not return until you are able to provide safe and adequate ability for communications at the campground.
G
6/23/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.6
camp cabins
Wonderful State Park. Everything was awesome about this trip. Camping cabins are set up very well. Restrooms and showers were very clean and convenient. so many things to see and do in Custer.
Happy Camper
6/23/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Custer in June
Rufus
6/23/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.6
Facilities
4.4
Great Stay!
ah23
6/23/2025
Sylvan Lake and Bluebell stay
We stayed a total of 6 nights camping, three at Sylvan Lake and three nights at Blue Bell. The camp hosts at Sylvan Lake were extremely friendly and helpful and the facilities clean. These 2 campgrounds were the perfect mix for our weeklong stay, with Sylvan near great kayaking at Sylvan Lake and hiking at Cathedral Spires as well as the scenic drives on Needles and Iron Mountain roads. Blue Bell was great because of proximity to the wildlife loop and also Wind Cave NP. We did the chuckwagon hayride and dinner from Blue Bell and greatly enjoyed it. A wonderful stay all around.
CCG
6/22/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Wonderful vacation
We stayed at French Creek Horse camp. The campground was beautiful and so well maintained, horse trails amazing and camp host (Kathy) was extremely accommodating and friendly.
Guest from Iowa
6/22/2025
Overall Experience
1.0
Services
4.3
Facilities
3.7
Cabin Camping
We stayed in a cabin at the Game Lodge campgrounds. I was very nice. The small pond has a nice beach and swim area. The playground is also nice. My grandkids really liked both.
Sam
6/22/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great visit
Custer was great! The park has so many beautiful places to visit and hiking trails. We drive a camper van so it was exiting to get to do needles highway. The camp site and facilities were equally beautiful and clean.
Seymour travels
6/22/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Wonderful trip
Abby's Mama
6/21/2025
I love this park
I love this park. Last year I was there for 8 days and this year 3 days. I love the camper cabins, the Needles Highway, the proximity to the town of Custer, the wide variety of campgrounds, the food at the lodges is excellent. The best thing about the park are the hiking trails and seeing bison. I’ve done most of the hikes and there is so much variety in the scenery of each hike. I think it should be a national park - it’s that great!
Angelica
6/20/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Bison for Dayyyyyyyys
Took our 7 and 11 y/o kiddos on the wildlife loop several times to find the bison and burros, and were rewarded with up close and personal looks at bison calves and herd bulls as they grazed along the dirt roads and the main paved one. Staff at the wildlife station and our camp host, Deb, were so incredibly friendly and knowledgeable when kids had questions. Grace Coolidge provided bike path access to the visitor center and State Game Lodge, and kid-sized fishing ponds across the street. Booked a site for next year before leaving!!
bisonbabe
6/20/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.5
Facilities
3.6
Great value within the park
Eddie
6/20/2025
Best State Park
Eastcoasters
6/19/2025
Loved Custer Park
Hello! We had a wonderful visit at Custer State Park and its Blue Bell campground. Appreciated greatly the availability of potable water and the bath houses were so clean. Loved watching horseback trail riders along the perimeter. My only disappointment was that our site was a bit too short for our trailer and towing truck. We were forced to park a little on the grass but the park ranger said it was ok. Again, the views were amazing, the lightning storm glorious and we’d love to come back one day. Thank you!
Cathy and Jim
6/19/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
2.4
Perfect for a couple of nights while touring around Custer SP
Looks like some tree loss in the CG area had led to open airy sites. But the sites are paved, level and accessible. loved the Aluminum picnic tables.
Big Daddy
6/19/2025
Overall Experience
4.3
Services
4.3
Facilities
4.0
Wonderful and relaxing
Leroy2402
6/19/2025
Hate the reservation website
This reservation system is horrible.
Newmar
6/18/2025
Overall Experience
4.3
Services
3.7
Facilities
4.4
Great stay!
Dutchicebo
6/18/2025
Enjoyable stay
Jdm7
6/18/2025
Pristine and Peaceful
The Sylvan Lake walk-in campsite was just what we needed. Protected from wind with beautiful trees and only a short walk from the parking lot, which made it fun for the kids (ages 6 and 8), but not too strenuous to set up camp. Picnic table and fire ring with dedicated camping pad made for a peaceful and relaxing stay. Very short distance from beautiful Sylvan Lake. Would definitely camp here again.
Meg
6/18/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Absolutely fabulous
The game lodge campground was beautiful. The general store was staffed with friendly helpful people. The wildlife was abundant and the trails were perfect.
TexanCamper
6/17/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Blue Bell
The couple from MN that replaced our broken shade were very kind and friendly. A+ for them. Please thank them.
The only downside was screaming kids all weekend. I wish something could be done about the volume in the campsite but parents need to learn to discipline their kids and keep them quiet.
JoyLyn
6/17/2025
Overall Experience
4.3
Services
4.7
Facilities
2.8
Game Lodge Campground is the best
Nozllman
6/17/2025
Amazing Amenities!
Champ!
6/17/2025
Nice, quiet campground
Everything in park was great. Website for booking is a little clumsy and takes so.e time to figure out
Gchackett
6/17/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Custer stay
We enjoyed our short stay at the park. Everything was as expected. We will be returning for a longer stay.
ALC
6/16/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
SD flagship park ?
location, scenic views, cleanliness, wildlife are all faves
deadwood
6/15/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Exceptional Stay!
LabradorMomma
6/14/2025
Great place
The park is beautiful. Went to a talk at visitors’ center- interesting. Loved the chuck wagon dinner- music and food were fantastic!
DBC
6/14/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Wonderful Stay!
Sylvan Lake Campground was beautiful. Our site was in great shape, close enough to the bathrooms for a quick walk but far enough away to avoid traffic. Plenty of space between sites, leveled tent pads, and clean showers. The trail to the lake is an easy hike for those wanting to avoid the typical traffic there.
ClanTomlin
6/14/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Best stay of our trip!
We stayed in the Center Lake campground. I don’t think any spot would be a bad spot in the campground. Sites are all spaced very well and close to facilities. Hot showers provided down by the beach were clean. Camp hosts will come to site to introduce themselves and answer any questions.
Jenb93
6/14/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Great Campgrounds!
I stayed at two campgrounds and both were excellently maintained and worth the price I paid. I had the chance to see a lot of wildlife on the "Wildlife Loop Road" - I highly recommend it.
jebklb
6/14/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.6
Beautiful & peaceful
This park is the best place to enjoy the beautiful Black Hills.
SD 605
6/13/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.0
Facilities
4.3
Fun week in the Blackhills
We took our adult children and their spouses to Custer SP, it was the first time we had been in the area. We did the major tourist attractions. We had some cold rainy days and some stunningly gorgeous days. The trip exceeded our expectations. We stayed at Stockade Lake South, 2 cabins and 1 RV spot. The facilities were good, we would like to see them level the RV sites, most looked unlevel. We plan to return, if only to see the progress on Crazy Horse!
Tracy K
6/13/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
Wonderful experience!
I cannot say enough about one a wonderful experience. It was staying in a cabin at Starcade Lake South Campground in Custer State Park. Every single staff member we encountered in the park was amazing. Every facility was extremely clean. The cabin we stayed in was very clean and safe. We will 100% be back to experience this place again.
Bvripe
6/13/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Fun Stay at Blue Bell
JJ
6/13/2025
Very Nice
We made use of the camper cabin and included a tent next to the cabin at the Game Lodge campground. The park is in nice condition. The campground host stopped by right away to see to it we were the right people. After that, they did not bother us unless we talked to them. There was a minor problem in the men's comfort station. I mentioned it to the host one evening and when I used the facility the next morning it was already taken care of. This campground has a nice location and is quiet at night.
duggersd
6/12/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.0
Favorite Site in the Hills
Center Lake is our favorite place to stay when we want to get away from it all. It is so peaceful there are everyone is super friendly. Definitely a place to check out if you are in the area.
MBoock
6/12/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
favorite place
bigstronglife
6/12/2025
Great Stay - Excellent Launching Point
Roarie
6/12/2025
Wonderful!
Edith
6/12/2025
Amazing!!
Amazing place! Campsites spaced well and clean. Bathrooms clean. Campsite hosts attentive and efficient. I’ll recommend Blue Bell campground to everyone. We’ll be back!!
Tracinem
6/11/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Always Happy in Custer State Park
Custer State Park is an amazing place; there is plenty of things to do and see. They always have activities planned that you could partake in if you chose. Facilities are always maintained and clean.
GD Influence
6/11/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
Living the Good Life!
Blue Bell cabins were excellent, with a cozy and efficient layout for our two night stay. Hard plastic mattresses as we were prepared for - bring your own linens/towels/extra pads as needed. The central bathroom facility was great, not smelly or noisy, very clean - appreciated a toilet, sink, and shower all in one private room. Kids loved the big playground and short walk to the river on the horse trail. Would have loved more time to do a trail ride, especially since they offered an option even for the little ones. Shout out to the campground hosts who made a point to meet every single camper upon arrival, amazing hospitality! Custer and the surrounding area has so much to offer, need a week to truly enjoy it all!
Fox098
6/11/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Great park!!!
We stayed in Custer state park for 2 nights, in Grace Coolidge park and Stockade Lake south. Both were great places to stay! The bathrooms/shower houses were so clean and the park was beautiful. We had a great day driving through the black hills and visiting Mount Rushmore. Before we left we drove the wildlife loop and saw buffalo, donkeys, deer, elk, turkeys, ground hogs and other small critters. It was a great place to camp and we will return.
Don & Donella
6/10/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.5
Facilities
4.4
Recent Stay
Almost immediately upon arrival, a park host (David, if I recall correctly) arrived to offer his help in my getting set up. So gracious. Later, I met a hostess named Sue along the lake who offered helpful information on obtaining firewood. Also, very friendly and welcoming. The men's shower house was very clean. A great stay!
ND FlyFisher
6/10/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Wonderful
Momof4boys
6/10/2025
Family tent trip
Snake
6/10/2025
Fantastic
The campsites were great, the bathrooms were spacious and clean, everything about this park and this campground specifically were so incredible. My only qualm is booking things online. It isn't the most user friendly nor is it super friendly to use on your phone.
Tay rose
6/10/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.6
Facilities
5.0
I’d drive the 18 hours to come back here again.
JTaggs
6/10/2025
LOVE CUSTER
I got my dates mixed up and arrived a day early on accident. The camp host was so kind and helped me get registered and into the last site they had remaining. The other hosts came around and introduced themselves to us and were incredibly nice as well. They truly made our experience better just by doing that! You seldom find that in parks anymore. The park was clean, safe and well attended to. Thank you for another fantastic stay!!!
Meshellmybell
6/9/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great Stay despite the rain
Susie M
6/9/2025
2025 trip
nelson98
6/9/2025
June stay.
All staff interqcted with were very pleasant.
Jerry F.
6/9/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.9
How come no one told me South Dakota was so beautiful!
flower2416
6/9/2025
Grace Coolidge
Rls4020
6/9/2025
Would visit again!
Custer State Park absolutely has the juice to be a national park if it ever becomes one. I was especially impressed with the facilities and the overall friendliness of the different workers and park Rangers.
WVvisitor
6/8/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.8
Facilities
4.8
Wonderful
Noreas
6/8/2025
Fabulous.
Your parking/camp hosts are the absolute best. They talked me through modifying my reservation and were completely delightful. Everything was super clean. Can’t wait to visit again.
TheHuskyPhoebe
6/8/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Great Trip
Monica
6/8/2025
Pleasant Stay
TJ
6/8/2025
Don't Miss this Gem
Expeditions with Evelyn
6/8/2025
Visit to Custer
Campground was clean and felt secure. Reservations were easy to make online. The bisom center was awesome! Staff there gave us good tips to see the bison.
LVK
6/7/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great visit
Mrs B
6/7/2025
Difficult Process
This was the most difficult campsite to obtain that I've ever experienced. Had to enter massive amounts of data, not once but twice because the app was required to complete the reservation. Reservations must be 2 days prior limiting availability, so we camped where we didn't want to camp; the only campground where same day registration was allowed..
Steve
6/7/2025
Overall Experience
3.5
Services
2.7
Great campground and park
This state park is a gem. Close to Mount Rushmore and Wind Cave National parks. The campground was very well maintained. The bathrooms were clean and well stocked and had free showers! The wildlife loop did not disappoint. Highly recommended!
Tennessee mom
6/7/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Incredible place
Staying in the park means being closer to the hikes and the incredible scenic drives. Constant presence by rangers and hosts meant quiet nights and clean campgrounds. With the exception of when the trash truck came at 6:30am to empty the camp dumpster at Stockade North. Sites are level enough and spaced apart well enough. There are 2 dump stations in the park, neither of them are convenient for staying at Sylvan or Stockade lakes. Bathrooms were surprisingly clean and free of odors.
M&M
6/7/2025
Overall Experience
1.0
Services
1.0
Facilities
1.8
Camp game lodge
Camp Game Lodge
6/6/2025
Very Nice Park
Great campgrounds! Clean, well maintained grounds and bathrooms. Can't wait to stay again.
Tinman1928
6/6/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
5.0
Custer State Park
The facilities at the campgrounds were top notch and super clean. Park staff was super nice and able to answer questions. Great experience at Custer State Park.
MN Travler
6/5/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Excellent Accommodations
Happy In The Hills
6/5/2025
Great stay!
We stayed at the Game Lodge Campground for two nights then the Sylvan Lake campground for two nights. Both location we beautiful. The Game Lodge site was much larger with eleven bull buffalos just outside the fence maybe 15 yards from our site. The Sylvan Lake area was much smaller but close to the lake for a beautiful walk. Both spots more than worth it.
LLClark22
6/5/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.8
Facilities
5.0
Custer
We stayed in site BB18E. It was spacious, had a beautiful view, and were greeted by the campground host and a Tom turkey!
T.turkey
6/4/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.8
Facilities
4.5
Love it!
Sammy J
6/4/2025
Custer State Park is Awesome
CusterLover
6/4/2025
Great trip
We stayed at Custer's Stockade South campground site 04 and had a wonderful time for a Sunday-Friday trip! The weather wasn't the best during our stay (constant mist and rain) which obviously can't be avoided, but the grounds stayed in great shape and facilities were all VERY clean! The campground was easily accessible to town and the rest of the park, and we had some great wildlife nearby too. Sites were near each other but not TOO close. The campground was extremely silent for a majority of the stay until a few families came with kids/dogs but still very peaceful and enjoyable. I have never stayed at a campground, especially a state park, with such nice and clean bathrooms/showers. They were obviously cleaned each day, warm and dry even during the rain, and very comfortable water temp and standing shower stalls.
kaily0921
6/4/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.8
Facilities
5.0
Wonderful experience!
Hikingcamper
6/4/2025
Bluebell Camping Cabins
We've stayed at Bluebell numerous times over the past 25 years both in the campground and in the cabins. The bathroom situation at the cabins is awful. Three bathrooms with both toilet and shower in one room which makes it impractical for over 20 cabins where numerous people want to either go to the bathroom or take a shower. Instead of investing in more showers or toilets you put in a playground? Also, all of the trees have grown up to the point that there is no view looking at the mountains behind the cabins. The window shades in the cabins are cracked and broken. Disappointed in this visit.
Mtmorrisgirl
6/3/2025
Overall Experience
3.0
Services
4.0
Facilities
2.6
Campsite
I loved the campsite. Well graveled and wide. A recommendation. Please install wash sinks at the back of the Shower/Bathroom building for doing dishes.
JH
6/3/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
4.8
Facilities
4.7
Amazing!
K Smith
6/3/2025
Just beautiful
Happy Camper
6/3/2025
What a wonderful place!
imdaicequeen
6/3/2025
very neat campground with the wild life!
we stayed at site 28, neatest site in the campground! only thing is that the firepit needs to be moved! 10 feet from next site tent is wayyyyyyy to close!
grumpysgt52
6/3/2025
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
5.0
Facilities
3.0
Hidden gem
We knew what we were getting for a basic cabin! Host went beyond to make us feel welcome! Family style bathrooms were the BEST!!!! Please consider providing a way for some campers to make coffee or have general store open way before 8!! That was seriously only drawback, but we will bring an electric kettle for hot water and our French press next time!! Loved our stay!
Casey
6/3/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
3.8
Awesome, Clean and Quiet Stockade South Campground
Very clean and well kept campground. The bath house was very clean.
Jayco Camper
6/3/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Quick trip to SD
SandyM
6/3/2025
Will be back soon!
This was our second stay at Stockade Lake. It was wonderful and such a great experience. Jim arrived shortly after we did, welcomed us, introduced himself and provided information to all our questions. We will be planning our next visit soon!
Nicki
6/2/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.8
Facilities
4.9
Custer Never Fails!!
Fraher2325
6/2/2025
Quiet vs Obnoxious
We split our stay between two sites, the first was spacious and very quiet. The second was in the center of folks with loud barking dogs and screaming kids. Had to say something to the park attendant and just waved at the folks with the dogs next to us that never stopped barking until they were inside.
Cj
6/2/2025
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
4.7
Nice Camp Ground
Very nice and quiet campground with clean comfortable cabins. I have AT&T mobility no problem with cell phone service.
Camping PaPa
6/2/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great Stay at Bluebell Campground
We stayed in Bluebell Campground. Bathrooms were great, waking distance to the Bluebell lodge and little gift ship. Sites are a little close, but the trees help it feel more private and the kids still had some grassy areas to play. We wish the campground saved some of the larger spots for the bigger rigs. It was frustrating to see so many popups/ sprinter vans, etc. in the 40ft driveways while the larger rigs were going on to the grass attempting to fit in the tiny spots.
Cassidy
6/1/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
3.0
Facilities
4.7
Great stay in a very nice park!
Very nice state park, great campsite in Blue Bell. Very clean, campsites were spread out. Washrooms clean and well ventilated. Easy drive to Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse. Wildlife Loop was gorgeous. Camp hosts were lock belt people .Will definitely stay again
Max K.
5/31/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
2.8
Facilities
5.0
camping custer
camper
5/31/2025
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan lake campground was awesome. The facility was well cared and Custer park was beautiful with so much to see and do.
Rpod
5/31/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Amazing Park
Amanda
5/30/2025
Amazing Getaway
Beautiful scenery and amazing accommodations. This is a yearly tradition for our family. Will be back for many more!!!
Henry and Sara
5/30/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Sylvan Lake Campground - a gem on the Needles
Iowa Guy
5/30/2025
Lovely stay in Custer State Park
Annick Frégard
5/29/2025
Great Stay
LEri
5/29/2025
Best state park
Custer State park is beautiful, well managed. The best park we have been to in comparison to other states. My only gripe is the closeness of Grace Coolidge to the road. Do not stay there if you have kids and / or want a quiet nights sleep.
Adventure
5/29/2025
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
Didn't disappoint!
This was our 2nd visit - here four years ago. Absolutely love this park! Stayed at Stockade North, where we'd stayed before, then canceled our FCFS plans at Devil's Tower and added two extra days at Legion Lake, just down the road. We prefer State Parks and Stockade is one we would come back to again and again for all the reasons one loves to camp, explore, and learn.
Martha
5/29/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Best Park Ever
Very well kept campground, we were in a camping cabin and it was comfy and spotless. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. There was a nice family atmosphere throughout the park. It was fun driving around spotting the wildlife.
So Cal Traveler
5/28/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
MY stay in Custer State Park
Woodenbench
5/28/2025
Bluebell Cabins
Nice rustic cabins. The playground was great for our younger children. We like the restrooms in the showers. They’re very nice. The beautiful area with lots of things to see around.
Jay
5/27/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
4.5
Nice surprise
Cal Bear
5/27/2025
Blue Belle Campground: A great campground, especially for kids!
John M
5/27/2025
Legion lake best stay ever
Our camp host helped us and took the extra effort to readjust our trip a 5 star host performance
Up north
5/27/2025
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
4.5
Facilities
4.5
Custer is a must visit state Park!
This was one of the cleanest well maintained state parks we have ever been to. The facilities were top notch. The hosts were friendly and helpful. The trails were beautiful and well marked. The wildlife was amazing. The restrooms were probably the best we have ever encountered (including commercial parks)
Fulltimer
5/26/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
3.3
My Favorite Place!
We stayed in Grace Coolidge Campground. I was pleasantly surprised by the small size of the campground. Plus we had a bath house and a wonderful Host named Debbie.
Love camping
5/26/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Nice and well kept
We came expecting minimal facilities, we were wrong. Back in site, available firewood, electric hookup, clean bathrooms and the other campers were respectful of each other. Very nice stay.
Smith caravel
5/26/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.8
Facilities
5.0
Relaxing
Tinker
5/26/2025
What a beautiful place!
We loved being in Blue Bell! It was very easy to slip out to visit other areas of the park and then come back to our quiet retreat in the trees.
Jonesacca
5/26/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
4.7
Facilities
4.9
Great park
Beachgirl
5/25/2025
best park in America
we love the park. had a glitch with conflicting reservation on arrival which was quickly settled by park employees. park bathroom clean and well maintained, aw was the resto of the park. we'll be back next year :)
John
5/25/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
2025 Shakedown Camp
Camper Jim
5/25/2025
Stockade Lake north
Stunning views, nice level campsite, clean facilities,good cell phone service, great park
Stan da man
5/25/2025
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
4.7
Facilities
3.7
Great rustic cabin!
Camping
5/24/2025
Best Park We’ve Ever Been To!
Best park we’ve ever been to. Super clean, no gross bathrooms covered in bugs, staff was absorber where and super help and kind. Playgrounds, buildings, campsites, roads, lodges were all maintained to an amazing standard. Met so many awesome people who worked there and other campers. It was amazing!
Two Crazy Boys and a Pup
5/24/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Lovely time
We spent one night in the only available spot left in the park. The site was fine. Second and third nights I made reservations at 6 am. We got a spot that someone was a no show. We ventured over to looked at it and it was empty so we moved right away! Great spot. Pretty level. Very very quiet spot! Just what we needed! Too bad they didn’t call reservations and let them know we could have had all 3 nights in one spot! This park is amazing. So much to do and see! I would highly recommend off season visits if you want to see the baby’s!
Nana D
5/23/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
5.0
Enjoyed Every Minute
I stayed at Blue Bell Campground at a well maintained campsite. The ladies running the general store were cheerful and helpful. The scenic drives on Iron Mtn Rd and Needles Highway were extraordinary.
Chloe Stella
5/22/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
One of my favorite places
Custer is one of my favorite places to vacation. All the park staff are friendly and helpful. You won't find a better state park.
Amison
5/22/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
First time visitor
Through reservation, we got somewhat less nice rv spots as most were taken, but that was due to our lateness. Most sites were medium to large size, clean, well maintained and very green. Very peaceful and quiet. Immaculate restrooms/showers. Only drawback is lack of dump stations, the whole park having 2 locations .
RossK
5/22/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.2
Nice visit
Be sure to make reservations! You can only make reservations on line or by phone! Highly suggest once you visit tour the other campgrounds jot down the spaces that will work best for you!
I would of really liked maps with mileage. Do pick the brains of staff! They are very knowledgeable. And slow down when driving in the park. Especially on the wildlife loop and the other roads! We went very slow people passing us and missing the wildlife! The park is fabulous I could easily of spent a full week!
Spoiledgetaway1
5/21/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.8
Facilities
4.8
Love Custer State Park
Custer State Park never disappoints, this is by far one of the nicest state parks in the country!
Happy Camper
5/21/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Terrific park
I camped at Custer State Park for one week, three nights in south stockade Lake Campground and four nights in game Lodge Campground and the facilities are immaculate and well maintained. Roads throughout the park are good and the experience with wildlife is good. Hiking trails were well maintained in the town of Custer has everything you may need for reprovisioning, shopping, and dining,.
Wilderness Wayne
5/21/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Amazing
From our check in at the entrance to our check-in at the campground, everything was fantastic! The check-in associate recommended we eat at Blue Bell lodge, gave several recommendations for food and local beer called buffalo snot! We tried all her recommendations and they were fantastic. Our camp host Theresa was also amazing. Greeting us as we pulled in, gave us great information. Campground was Blue Bell, it was pretty, great location, clean bathhouse, clean dump station. Loved this campground and park. I hope we can return again!
Happy
5/21/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Amazing Experience
We visited Custer State Park in early May. Everything was just beginning to open up but it was in pristine condition. We didn’t experience the crowds we heard about so would definitely recommend this time of year if possible. Will definitely be coming back and grateful we were able to get a campsite for the 4 nights we were in the park.
George & Colleen
5/20/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Outstanding Campsite Ooh Rah
This place was great, great views, fishing and hiking. We had a blast and loved it all around. Highly recommend if you just need to get away. Staff was super friendly and knowledgeable.
Mendoza MN
5/20/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
like csp
csp is great place to visit/camp. always things to see/do, in park and outside of it.
mike
5/20/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Camping trip
Bud
5/20/2025
6th Year in a Row
Facilities are wonderful. It would have been great if the new water hydrants had been work this year, but next year it will be a nice addition.
Chapel Hill Farm
5/20/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.5
Facilities
3.7
Camping trip
Bud
5/20/2025
Fourth Visit in Five Years - We Love This Park!
Custer State Park is a gem! We prefer it to many of the national parks that we have visited and stayed.
Scott & Kris
5/19/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Grace Coolidge Campground
Sarah
5/19/2025
Fantastic place!
T
5/18/2025
Great park but improvements would help
If you’re an out of stater, they’re definitely going to hit you up for more money on camping. That’s fine but on top of the Park fee it gets a little excessive at more than $50 a day. There is only one dump station in the entire Custer State Park according to the website, although there is actually a second one on the loop Road very close. In any event way too few for seven or eight campgrounds and too far to drive. Also, way too many campgrounds were closed in mid May. I urge them to open up the parks given the demand..
Dgv11
5/18/2025
Overall Experience
3.8
Services
3.7
Facilities
3.6
Nice campground
Steve S.
5/18/2025
Great Week
Lilking
5/18/2025
Great campsites
NonSouthDakotan
5/17/2025
Nice Cabin
The CC was very nice and comfortable, close to wildlife loop, top quality
Stay
5/17/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
4.8
Custer State Park = Great
Ron F - from California
5/15/2025
Mother's Day outing
I just wanted to thank you for the thicker mattresses in the cabins!! They definitely help one have a more comfortable night!
Maxine
5/15/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.2
Facilities
4.3
Excellent visit
Legion Lake campground host was great. Personable, and kept the area clean. Restrooms were well cared for. Around the lake was picked up. No trash.
Legion Lake Mothers Day 2025
5/14/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
4.7
Facilities
4.7
Great base camp for CSP
Beautiful campground, creek runs thru it, buffalo roamed right outside the fence. Great bathrooms/showers. Cold drinking water available.
Tim Ox
5/14/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Great visit
Gustof Sweringin
5/13/2025
Overall Experience
4.3
Services
3.4
Facilities
3.8
Fun in the Custer State Park
Spent two nights at the Game Lodge campground which is a great setting and even had a few bull bison visit the day we left. Facilities are fantastic with everything you would possibly need. The online reservation system was glitchy and slow which meant I had to call to find a campsite.
Camping Man
5/13/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.3
Facilities
4.6
Legion Lake
Campers
5/13/2025
Amazing experience
Texan Traveler
5/12/2025
Great Stay
RV Kitty
5/12/2025
Perfect Getaway
We stayed in camping cabin #4. All the cabins had adequate outdoor space and the inside of the cabins were clean and quite spacious! The camp hosts were amazing and offered ideas as soon as we arrived. We were impressed with the family style shower/restrooms. All were clean. The drive from the campground to most of the hikes was around 30 minutes or less. Our favorite hike was Little Devils Tower. We will definitely come back!
Kel
5/12/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Good location and facilities
Turkey Hunter
5/12/2025
1st Timer
Quagmire
5/11/2025
Idyllic stay! We had a lovely spot by a babbling brook, the spacing afforded us good privacy. The toilets and showers were very good.
HeatherP
5/11/2025
Wildlife Abounds
Driving the wildlife loop early morning provided views of lots of wildlife! It was incredible. We stayed in Legion Lake campground which was very nicely maintained with clean bathrooms. One of the best state parks I’ve visited in my travels.
2025Single
5/10/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
1.8
Facilities
4.1
Peaceful, quiet site.
Byrdie Camps
5/9/2025
Pleasant
Wyoming Oulaws
5/9/2025
Great weekend getaway
mwk3800
5/7/2025
Best Campground in the Park
This my favorite campground in Custer State Park. It’s smaller and away from the main road through the park. Most sites have open forest behind them. Most sites are not stacked on each other.
Middle OG
5/7/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
3.2
Great early season visit
Dobby
5/7/2025
A Week in Custer State Park
If you select one of the 2 Handicap Sites make sure to bring plenty of leveling material the site across from the Shower house is extremely unlevel much more than what I would except for a Handicap Site. The site is ok other than that.
Jeff
5/6/2025
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.6
Absolutely loved this park!
We loved our visit to Custer State Park! The wildlife loop was a great drive, and we saw buffalo, mountain goats, burros, prairie dogs, pronghorn and lots of deer. But the best part of our stay was when the mountain goats visited us in our campground… we stayed at Grace Coolidge, which is small and we loved it. Even had a baby mountain goat take a nap in our fire pit… luckily we had not been using it :)
CJonOrcas
5/6/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Over priced
We Were Truly Ripped OFF! $35.00 Camp Fee, $10.00 Out of State Fee, Then To Really Break it Off in Our Rear, They Required A Week Entry Fee of $25.00 (when we only stay one night) Total We Paid For One Night - $70.00 Ridiculous!!! And We Will Complain in Writing plus Broadcast it on All Social Media!!!
Tammy
5/4/2025
Overall Experience
3.0
Services
3.6
Facilities
3.0
Most wonderful experience
If you love peacefulness, beauty and wildlife, this is the most constant place to visit/camp. The rolling hills with ochre, sage and green hills are so beautiful. Bridges and curved roads add so much excitement to the drive. The Wildlife Drive is always rewarding. Access to side roads leads to so much wildlife viewing it can't be missed.
Donkeydriver
5/4/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
Hunting Stay
Turkey Hunter
5/1/2025
Great stay
Friendly, helpful campground hosts! Beautiful area
DD
4/30/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Such a nice place!
Just all around nice Park! Clean, well appointed bathrooms /shower houses. Great streams close by & walking paths too. There’s a super playground for the kids. Laundry is seasonal so we had to travel to Hermosa for that. Hosts were very nice & helpful.
StellaGirl145
4/30/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great camping spot
Camping spots were well taken care of and groomed. Camp host was friendly. Easy access to many surrounding sites and wildlife. Bathrooms were large and clean. Showers were the best!
CamperLady
4/29/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Lifechanging experience
We've traveled all over the country in our RV.And this is the most spectacular park we have ever visited due to the extensive wildlife encounters we experienced. Everything Was immaculately maintained And we are coming back for another two weeks as soon as we finish the Bad Lands.
Dynamax Dave
4/29/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Very nice campground and staff
JohnB
4/28/2025
Wonder except for one thing
It was great except for the ants coming into the camper cabin.
CampingwithRod
4/28/2025
Overall Experience
3.3
Services
4.0
Facilities
3.5
Wonderful stay
Darby
4/27/2025
A Must See stop on your family vacation
We stayed at the Legion Lake Campground. It is located across from Legion Lake. The bathrooms are clean and heated. There are 3 free showers in the women’s bathroom. The trail around Legion Lake is easy and beautiful. We enjoyed the roads with the tunnels, scrambling around on boulders, hiking around Sylvan Lake, and hiking the Little Devil’s Tower trail. We also enjoyed touring Jewell Cave. Custer State Park is beautiful!
Rachel
4/26/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Last minute pre-season
Chandler's roommate
4/25/2025
Custer game lodge campground
Fergy
4/24/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Facilities
4.0
Too many dogs
Love CSP and have come here for Easter for many years - great views, few people and lots of family time. This year, somehow went from no pets in camping cabins to everyone bring pets - barking, evidence of not cleaning up and had to go to town to get allergy meds. We don’t have little kids using playground, but happy we didn’t, as that seemed to be where pet-owners wouldn’t bring baggies.
WisconsinPaddler
4/23/2025
Overall Experience
4.3
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.5
One of the best
Custer State Park has so much wildlife. We saw bison, mule deer, white tailed deer, marmots, proghorn deer, burrow,. They were all along the wildlife trail. The bison were even in the campsites! What an experience!
We were able to take our dog hiking everywhere! The camp host was so helpful. The campsite was flat and clean. We could have stayed a week but had other places to go.
Roof top tent
4/20/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Beautiful place
Farko
4/20/2025
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