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Camping in

Custer County, South Dakota

4 federal places to camp in Custer County: 3 Forest Service, 1 Park Service.

4
federal places to camp
3 Forest Service, 1 Park Service
4
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
5,515 ft
at the highest of them
Comanche Park. The lowest, Elk Mountain Campground, sits at 4,223 ft
114
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 75 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Every federal campground in Custer County

4 places

  1. Bismark Lake Forest Service · Black Hills National Forest 5,218 ftelevation 21sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Comanche Park Forest Service · Black Hills National Forest 5,515 ftelevation 20sites 71 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Elk Mountain Campground Park Service · Wind Cave National Park 4,223 ftelevation 64sites 36 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Iron Creek Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · Black Hills National Forest 5,146 ftelevation 9sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov