Clean park with all the desired amenities - WiFi,cable tv, pool, luandry, showers etc. Long pull thrus, easy access for any size rig. Close to Hwy 79 so road noise is a problem if you camped on east side of park. Daily rate reflects Passport price - a bargain for this park. Would rate higher but not a great location, no trees, no shade, out in open prairie - not a problem if you using this as a base to visit the sights and like the isolation. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We stayed for a month. Monthly rate works out to $12 per night. Excellent office & maintenance staff. Pool & hot tub worked fine. WI-FI was excellent. 50% rate for PA & Escapees. Highly recommended for seeing all the Black Hills sights. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We camped there after they went on winter hours and never saw anyone at the office even though we were there five days. We are Passport America and couldn't find a person to check if the winter rates were to be discounted or not. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park is located 15 miles south of Rapid City, and is centrally located to Custer State Park, Hot Springs, and Rapid City. We used it as our base of exploration for two weeks, and were well pleased. Extended drives to Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Sturgis, Spearfish and Hot Springs were easy from this park. The owner has the very best wi-fi system we have seen, with lightening fast speed, and four separate wi-fi networks on air! The owners live on site, but the office is not always open during posted hours (the park's only drawback to us). The sites are pull-through, and are gravel, as are the interior roads. The laundry has four washers and four dryers, and is kept clean. The fire rings are located at the rear of the pull-through sites, due to local regulations. The park is quiet except for the frequent and fast traffic on Highway 79 alongside the park. For some reason the sound of the vehicles seemed magnified. The park had all of the desired amenities, was centrally located, and was value priced. We will definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Pool was emptied due to dirt from wind. The trees were small and did not block the winds. Roads are gravel and sites are pretty level. Office staff is helpful and nice. Campground is outside all area attractions. Next time we will probably stay closer in. Rate reflects a weekly rate with Passport America. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This was a virtually new campground. The park staff members were friendly, and the sites were gravel and level. In the office, there was also a computer available for internet use. There are 16 air-conditioned camping cabins. The only negative is the total absence of shade. It will take 15 years for the small trees to achieve any real size. We paid the Passport America rate, which included local taxes. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
The park offered full service, was fairly handy to all that the area offered, but was dusty and windy. The highway was very near and had a noisy surface. The reason we stayed there was that it was a Passport America park and we were staying for three weeks. If we had to do it again, we would probably opt to stay at a nicer park. Although the WiFi guru said the WiFi was good, I had unreliable service. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Stayed here for 1 month at $300. per month rate. Nice and clean camp with pull through sites. Great for big rigs with dish, wide open only little trees. Nice people run the camp. Close to Black Hills and Mt.Rushmore. So much to do here we needed more time....We will be back! We camped here in a Motorhome.
Pull through sites are 46 feet long with room for big rigs but not room for tow vehicle and must be parked along road. Gravel road is dusty and you must watch for rattlesnakes on outside perimeter. However, great 50 amp service with satellite & cell signals a bargain at $18. Hint: buy groceries before you arrive as there is nothing nearby. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Sites had cable but not too many channels, the wireless internet was not working properly at the time but worked in the office. The restrooms were clean in my opinion and the showers were unisex and clean and best of all there was a wheelchair accessible shower. All sites were flat which is also great for wheelchairs. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We full time and this park works for us. The monthly rate is 300.00. Free WIFI that works great, pool, hot tub, playground area for kids. It will get more expensive and noisy when the motorcycle rally arrives in Aug. Close to Black Hills attractions & Mt. Rushmore. Also close to Rapid City for shopping. We have stayed here numerous times and plan to stay again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Open park. Closer to Custer State Park and the Wildlife Loop than Rushmore Shadows. Stayed a week on Passport Rates. Our rig is almost 40'. The site they put us in was supposed to be 55 but we had to park our car in the next site. Friendly people not a bad location. Just outside the Black Hills. Would stay again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park is well located to tour the Black Hills. The employees are very friendly and helpful. There seems to be a lack of on site management. The office is closed from 12 noon to 4PM which was a surprise. The sites are pull-thru and mostly level. The park needs some repairs and general upkeep which maybe due to the lack of on-site management. The park is on the highway ( State 79 ) but is quiet. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed at this park last week and enjoyed the location for four nights. They were just completing their wireless system and it was nice to have free wireless internet in the camper. The sites were all level with crushed rock and nice grass areas between the sites. We especially enjoyed the pool, despite the fact that it was not very large. The bathrooms and laundry room were also nice. A nice Passport America campground. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The park is easy to find right off the highway. The sites are all in the open and all appear to be pull-thru and full hookup. Some sites are for big rigs only. While we were there the pool was not open due to repairs. The office folk were very helpful and pleasant. The store had very limited supplies but town was only about 15-20 min away. The washrooms were very clean and large. Cable was very limited. This is a Passport America Park. It was a great home base for sight-seeing in the area (Mt Rushmore, Badlands etc). We definitely reccommend this park to anyone going to the area. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The owner does not care as much about the park as their workamper did. The ground is soft and our leveler sank into the mud and the grass is nothing but weeds. There was a dog running around loose and in the store and must have belonged to the one living in the store. I wouldn't recommend this park to anyone for more then 1 night as they do have PPA. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 6 / 10 ]
May 2005
$20
Easy access from Hwy. 79 and fairly close to major attractions. No shade, so it can get hot and the wind blew everyday. Laundry adequate but some washers/dryers always out of order. No gameroom available when we were there and the campstore was not fully stocked as it was early in the season. Good overnight stop due to Passport America discount. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.