A few years ago we stayed at a little USFS campground called Buffalo Gap. It was the cheapest spot on our 11,000 mile trip and one of our favorites.
I think there were only three or four of us when we were there, but it was late Sept / early Oct so camping season was pretty much over.
This was a perfect launching spot for us to visit TRNP and drive part of the Custer trail.
We even stumbled on a gorgeous golf course at the end of our sightseeing just before sunset. My wife told me to stop so we could hit a bucket of balls, and the people there took such great care of us (we stink at golf). For $4 each for the balls, they also lent us all the clubs we needed, gave us each a bag of tees, and tossed us the keys to a cart since it was "such a long walk" down to the driving range. It was the best eight bucks I've spent in years.
On the down-side, make sure to do all your grocery shopping somewhere else, because there's not much commerce in the area. And don't pass up a fuel stop, because there's not much there. We had to drive 20 miles west (almost to Montana) to fuel up.
One of my other fond memories was my wife doing what seemed to me like a pretty dumb thing. The fall colors were just about spent and there were leaves all over the place. Our campsite was spacious enough that we could have fit three fifth wheels side by side and I guess the cover of leaves seemed messy to her, so she busted out the leaf blower and "cleaned" the site. I liked it better the way it was before, but I'm sure the wind put things back to normal after we left.
We loved it there.
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Buffalo Gap Camp Ground (USFS)*
Bully Pulpit Golf Course*
Far away fuel stop - there's gotta be something closer...
