Mt. Rushmore & Badlands-Cabins or Lodges recommendations

KOA's?

Yes I was hoping to find campgrounds that have cabins & get best of both worlds w/o having to stay in hotel.

Beaver Lake Campground just west of Custer has cabins and tipis.

X2 on the KOA in Custer, SD. About 45 miles south of I-90. I had a FHU Pull thru site with WIFI. I spent two full days in the Custer Museum. Actually, five museums in one building.

We stayed at Creekside Campground outside of Deadwood when we were there in May. They had cabins available, but since we had our trailer, we didn't check them out. I will say that the restrooms/showers were about the cleanest we have ever come across in a campground.

Check out Horse Thief Campground just outside of Hillcity on Needleshighway! Nice place and they have cabins.

I mentioned the Rafter J Bar Ranch has cabins in your other post. My advice would be to try and choose a centrally located place to stay and day trip out of there. Take a look at Google Maps before you make reservations. Some places with cabins are very close to the highway. The KOA nearest Mount Rushmore is a bit of a "cattle pen." Drive by it and you will know what I mean. The KOA near Custer is nicer but a little more out of the way. In any case the Black Hills is a big area, so allow time for driving. Get your reservations early!

The Roost just between Custer SD and Custer State Park is a nice little campground with several cabins which are very nice. It's a good location for touring the Black Hills and Custer State which is not to be missed!

Broken Arrow mile or so south of Custer. FHU great view of the Cathedral Towers up toward Sylvan Lake. Short drive to downtown for supplies. Sites are a bit small but the staff is first rate friendly. . . and they have ice cream socials