Campground Review - Custer's Gulch RV Park, Custer, South Dakota

Description

The Custer’s Gulch RV Park is just a short distance from Custer, South Dakota, in the scenic heart of the Black Hills. This lovely park is set in a mountain valley with rolling meadow-land, scattered copses of aspen and pine stands, as well as weathered granite outcrops. This campground makes for a nice base to explore local Black Hills attractions, such as Mount Rushmore National Monument, Custer State Park, or Wind Cave National Park.

Location

Custer’s Gulch RV Park & Campground
25112 Golden Valley Rd
Custer, SD 57730
Park: (605) 673-4647
Latitude: 43.765339 N, Longitude: -103.544865 W, Elevation: ~5,315 ft (1,620 m)

Details

We booked a two-week stay at Custer’s Gulch RV Park in mid September of 2017, but left a few days early due to a passing in the family. This is a basic, clean, and well maintained campground set in a lovely meadow, surrounded by aspen groves and pines in the heart of the scenic Black Hills. The campground staff was friendly and helpful during our stay.

Cost

For fourteen nights at a 50 amp full hookup back-in site, we paid about $39 per night, including taxes and 7th night free discounts. There were no charges for an extra vehicle or pets. The campground offers discounts for AAA or Good Sam’s members or a 7th night free discount. (We left a few days early & the campground policy is not to give refunds for early departure – we were OK with that.)

Amenities On Site or Nearby

The campground offers basic amenities, including full and partial hookup sites, dry tent sites, rental cabins, RV dump station, propane, restrooms and showers, guest clubhouse, and laundry room. The park has a small store with camping supplies, souvenirs and tourist info for the local area. The park also offers ATV and car rentals. A grocery store, restaurants, gas stations, and some automotive services are nearby in Custer (4 miles). A larger choice of services and shopping are available in Rapid City, South Dakota (44 miles).

Ratings (1-5)

Accessibility – 4/5

The campground is easily accessible from highway US-16A. Lanes in the park are well-maintained gravel. The park has both pull-thru and back-in sites and can accommodate large rigs. The campground facilities have provisions for Universal access.

Facilities/Amenities – 3/5

The campground offers basic amenities, including full and partial hookup sites, dry tent sites, rental cabins, RV dump station, propane, restrooms and showers, gust clubhouse, laundry room, horseshoes, and volley ball. The park has a small store with camping supplies, souvenirs and tourist info for the local area. The park also offers ATV and car rentals. Facilities are clean and well maintained. Staff was friendly and helpful.

Site quality – 4/5

Sites are basic, including full or partial hookups with 50/30/20 amp electric, fire ring and a picnic table. Sites are spacious, with gravel pads and wide grassy medians separating sites. Some sites have trees for shade.

Scenic Value – 5/5

The campground is in a small mountain valley with rolling meadow-land, scattered copses of aspen and pine stands, as well as weathered granite outcrops

Location/Isolation – 4/5

The campground feels rather isolated as it is in mountain meadow-land in the heart of the scenic Black Hills. The campground is quiet and receives little road noise.

Paws Friendliness – 3/5

The park is pet friendly, but does not have any enclosed pet run or cleanup bag stations. The campground is large enough for a decent walk with your pet.

Overall Rating – 4/5

Overall, Custer’s Gulch RV Park & Campground is a lovely place to stay while visiting the Black Hills and exploring area attractions, such as Mount Rushmore National Monument, Custer State Park, or Wind Cave National Park. We look forward to another visit, sometime in the near future.

Additional info

Internet access

We received a moderate 4G Verizon signal at this campground. We deployed our cellular antenna and booster to improve MiFi hot spot internet access. The campground provided free WiFi, but we did not use this during our stay.