Advice needed! Best RV Park/ Campground near Mount Rushmore

Another shout out for the Rafter J. They have a nice pool and hot tub. They have both open and wooded sites. Our site was in the corner under some trees. They also had a pancake and sausage breakfast in the pavilion near the camp store that was very affordable and delicious!

I would stay at the Rafter J Bar also. Great campground and close to Mt Rushmore. If you want a true resort try Elkhorn Ridge up in Spearfish.

Rafter J is this best in the area, sites are very spacious - Just the opposite is the KOA
We have stayed at both

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I don't think you are going to find a "Resort" type RV park like you are describing. When we were there last year over the 4th of July, we traveled around the area and didn't see any RV parks that were more than a parking lot with with hook-ups. Inside Custer State Park, there are some really nice and woodsy campgrounds, but getting one of those is like harvesting gold from Fort Knox. You'll need to reserve a site way, way in advance.

We stayed at Buffalo Ridge Camp Resort which is a Good Sam campground: Click here..

The sites are fairly close to each other, but you do have enough space to get slides out and awnings out. They do have some really nice amenities at the park, swimming pool, cabins, laundry facilities, TeePee camping, camp store, playground for kids, the train ride, tent camping, RV camping, and the theater. It's a large park and if you have kids, they will have fun, especially with the playground and pool.

If you are staying anywhere near the Mt. Rushmore area, you won't be spending much time at your campsite. There's just so much to see and do and explore, every minute you spend at your campsite and not exploring the Black Hills, Deadwood, Sturges (yea... Full Throttle Saloon), Custer State Park, Mt. Rushmore itself, thousands of local attractions, restaurants, shops, events, and the miles and miles of fantastic scenic routes through the mountains and hills, you'll be too exhausted to actually "enjoy" your campsite. So, simply pick a spot to "park it" and use your camper as a bedroom from the night. You won't be there very much.

If you don't like this one, here's a link to a list of campgrounds that you might find helpful: Click here.

A few years back I visited the Rushmore area and stayed at a great (to me) RV park in the city of Custer. It was not a "resort" style but had FHU etc. Check out Fort Welikit I do not think you will be disapointed.

3 years ago, we did the same trip, around 2 weeks after the bike week, took 90 west and went to SD and MT Rushmore. First thing that comes to mind is that our EZ Pass was a good thing to have when it worked! It was a hit or miss situation sometimes. On our way west we stopped for lunch at The Field of Dreams movie set in Iowa. The house and baseball field and corn field is all there. The house is privately owned as is the rest of the property but open to the public ( except the house, the owners still reside there) and is free! At SD We stayed at Rafter J Bar Ranch campground, which i would highly recommend, Very nice place and close to Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse,, etc... We also took a day trip via rental car to Devils Tower. Another day we took a guided jeep tour through Custer State Park that goes off road and can get you within a few feet of the herds of buffalo in the park as well as going places you cant get to in your own vehicle. We also took the old steam locomotive ride ( i think its called the 1880's train or something) you also want to take a drive on the Needles Highway (not in your RV, cars are the only way due to tunnels etc) On our way back home we went thru Badlands National Park, and stayed the night at a great little place "The Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead" in Desmet SD. They are like a living history place, and have 4 rv sites with water and electric hookups and a dump station. It was about 3 miles off the interstate and down a dirt road ( completely doable in our Class C so no worries) and is surrounded by corn fields. Unbelievably quiet, and spectacular sunsets... you will have a great time, have a good trip! (feel free to semd me a Message if you want any more info)