Custer’s Gulch RV Park

We stayed at Custer’s Gulch RV Park in Custer, South Dakota. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Last time in the area we stayed inside Custer State Park, in a campground without water or sewer hookups. This time we decided to stay a little outside the park, primarily so we could have full hookups. A nice, convenient campground.

Dates:

Check in: 2025-08-19
Check out: 2025-08-23
4 nights

Weather:

Sunny, a little rain
High temps 68-88°F, lows 52-65°F
Some wind, gusts to 21 MPH

Noise:

No road noise
No train horn noise
Little neighbor noise

Site:

#50, back-in, gravel
Needed to disconnect toad, parked in front of coach
Somewhat level site; a little high on passenger side and front; used hydraulic leveling
Gravel driveway about 90 feet long by 12 feet wide
26 feet to neighbor on passenger side
30 feet to neighbor on driver side
Just grass between sites
Picnic table
Fire pit
One tall tree towards the front of the site
Clean site
Elevation 5,240 feet, front facing NW

Utilities:

50 amp power, conveniently located; breaker was unreliable, cutting out a couple of times
60 PSI water, conveniently located
Good sewer connection, fairly conveniently located (1.5 10-foot pipes needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

Starlink: 180-230 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
RoamLink: 24 Mbps down, 0.3 Mbps up, 170-1,500 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network)
AT&T: 8-32 Mbps down, 0.05-0.2 Mbps up, 113-140 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

Garbage dumpsters

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Beautiful campground nestled in the Black Hills

We’ve visited the Black Hills several times, and this campground is now my new favorite place to stay in the area. It’s conveniently located near all the best things to do in the area, and the only way to get closer to Custer State Park is to stay within the park. However, none of the campgrounds in the state park have full hook-ups, so Custer’s Gulch clearly wins in that regard. We had a large back-in site that was tucked up against a hill and had a nice view of the other side of the gulch. Although the campground is situated off the main highway, it’s far enough away that we didn’t hear any road noise. All utilities worked well, and the site was in good condition. We will definitely stay here again when we visit the Black Hills in the future. We camped at Custer’s Gulch RV Park in a Motorhome.

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