We stayed at Legion Lake Campground in Custer State Park, South Dakota. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Custer State Park is perhaps our all-time favorite state park. We enjoyed staying in the park, though the lack of water and sewer was inconvenient. Especially since we hadn’t noticed that it didn’t have water, and only arrived with a half-full tank.

We do have a water bladder to fetch water, and a tote to dump waste, but coped without using them, since only three nights. The lack of a dump station in the campground would be very inconvenient for a longer stay, though.

Dates:

• Check in: 2024-07-28
• Check out: 2024-07-31
• 3 nights

Weather:

• Partly cloudy, a little drizzle
• High temps 82-92°F, lows 59-64°F
• Little wind, gusts to 16 MPH

Noise:

• Nearby road noise
• No train horn noise
• Little neighbor noise

Site:

• #01E, back-in, asphalt
• Needed to disconnect toad, parked in front of coach
• Unlevel site; high in front and passenger side; used hydraulic leveling
• Asphalt driveway about 70 feet long by 14 feet wide
• 12-50 feet to neighbor on passenger side
• 110 feet to footpath on driver side
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Tall trees
• Clean site

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, very conveniently located
• No water; water spigot at bathhouse
• No sewer; no dump station in this campground

Internet (in usage priority order):

• T-Mobile: 22 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up, 60 ms ping
• AT&T: 160 Mbps down, 7 Mbps up, 90-110 ms ping
• Verizon: 26 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up, 75 ms ping
• Starlink: not used
• Campground Wi-Fi: none

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpster
• Nearby lodge restaurant

Our review on Campground Reviews:

In the middle of everything

Custer State Park is one of our favorite places. The scenery, wildlife, and general ambiance are magical, and staying inside the park makes it even more special. All the sites are electric-only, and that’s okay as it’s the hookup we rely on most (especially when it’s warm). There is a water spigot by the bathrooms if you need to fill up, but the nearest dump station inside the park is in a different campground halfway across the park. The site was a bit unlevel, but not so much that our hydraulic levelers couldn’t cope. A nice view of the lake across the road and a tree-filled hillside behind our site made for a picturesque stay. We camped at Custer State Park – Legion Lake Campground in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site:

Only an electrical hookup:

Our coach from across the road:

Elevation 5,010 feet:

Paladin was most fascinated by a taunty chipmunk that hung out around our site:

Entrance sign:

Path to the lake area:

Other sites:

(We wondered how they got the left-hand trailer into that position.)

Bathroom:

Info sign:

We are currently planning to visit this area again next year. But we’ll probably stay outside the park, so we can have full hookups, and explore other areas.