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Custer-Mt. Rushmore KOA

12021 US Highway 16, Custer, South Dakota 57730-7223 USA

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“at the center of South Dakotas best attractions”

Custer/Mt. Rushmore/ Black Hills KOA Holiday is your central location for seeing all of the Black Hills, including Mount Rushmore (22 miles north), Crazy Horse Memorial (8 miles north), Jewel Cave National Monument (10 miles west), Wind Cave National Park (22 miles south) and Custer State Park (6 miles east). KOA can arrange tours with a local company that picks you up at your site. Downtown Custer has great restaurants and shopping. Kids love the game room and playground. They also enjoy the Jumping Pillow, Seasonal activities (Memorial Day to Labor Day) include chuckwagon breakfasts($), games and a heated pool (weather permitting). This KOA offers pull thru sites, Camping Cabins and tent sites. Rates are higher the week of July Fourth and for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Ask for details at KOA's office. Pool: Memorial Weekend - Labor Day Weekend. Max pull thru: 65 feet. Your hosts: Jim and Debi Murray.

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8 people have reviewed this location

Ratings Summary

4.1 Access
3.9 Location
4.0 Cleanliness
3.0 Site Quality
2.9 Noise

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Verizon 4G

Confirmed by 3 users | Last reported on June 01, 2020

AT&T 4G

Confirmed by 2 users | Last reported on October 04, 2020

T-Mobile 4G

Confirmed by 1 users | Last reported on July 04, 2021
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Campendium

August 29, 2016
Rated

Each morning they serve a nice long list of breakfast items, their pool is rarely crowded and a great size, the public restrooms were clean enough, each site seems to have a fire pit and picnic table. The super friendly staff also deliver fire wood to your site. The laundry room is small but not a problem. They have a honey wagon or what we like to call a potty wagon to dump the sites that are without sewer for a couple bucks extra charge.

They have cabins and mainly pull-thru sites. Our site was right in front, convenient to the office and pool, not tons of privacy. The internet worked really well the whole time! We were able to upload and download files so having speedy wifi nearby or having to use our hotspots was not an issue for us.

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Nightly Rate: $46.00

Days Stayed: 11

Site Number: 93

5 Access
4 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 4G

Reviewed by
paulori

  • 31 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
September 14, 2019
Rated

We had a water/electric pull through site. This park is a great location for visiting all the areas attractions! Wind Cave, Jewel Cave, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Custer State Park, The Needles Hwy. The town of Custer is cute & fun to walk. This park offers Wi-fi & to our surprise, it's really good!!

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paulori would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $48.00

Days Stayed: 5

Site Number: 96

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Campendium

June 01, 2020
Rated

I reserved a spot for one night that was so short I had to unhook my tow vehicle. Ok, annoying when you are planning on leaving again first thing, but not the end of the world. I called up front to ask if there as any other site I could switch to for the night and was told there was 1 pull through but it didn’t have sewer. Since I mostly boondock and had wanted to do laundry in my rig and refill my fresh water tank, I stayed in the tiny site. There were 5 empty sites down the side of me with gradually increasing lengths. They were still empty when I woke up. Tried to wash dishes in the morning, no water. No notification. Called the front office and they confirmed water was shut off for an undetermined amount of time but water was working in the bathrooms up front. Since I was leaving in an hour, I asked if there was anywhere I could fill my fresh water tank. I was told no - they don’t have that. ???? I will NEVER stay here again. Spaces are minuscule, packed in like sardines (or would be if they were anywhere near capacity). And don’t get me started on the man that “helped” me back. I was doing fine on my own, and where he left me was in an uneven position on the gravel.

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Nightly Rate: $52.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 52

4 Access
4 Location
4 Cleanliness
1 Site Quality
2 Noise

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Verizon 4G

AT&T 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

September 03, 2020
Rated

June 2020. We paid for a premium site (very expensive), right across from the bathrooms, no masks and no social distancing. Activities open and very crowded. Spaces very close together. We ended up having dinner inside our RV because of crowds. You would never know there was a pandemic.

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Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: -

4 Access
4 Location
3 Cleanliness
2 Site Quality
1 Noise
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Reviewed by
Campendium

October 04, 2020
Rated

Considering expense , site experience not great . Nice bathroom . Noisy since 10 feet from next camper . This is not what I like . Staff helpful. There are MANY CG in area . I would try to go elsewhere next time

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Nightly Rate: $53.00

Days Stayed: 4

Site Number: -

5 Access
4 Location
5 Cleanliness
3 Site Quality
2 Noise

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AT&T 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

July 04, 2021
Rated

Typical KOA, full of kids and noise. Fees were steep, but, average for Custer, SD. Plenty of RV parks in the area. Shop around.

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Nightly Rate: $54.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: ?

4 Access
4 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
3 Noise

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T-Mobile 4G

  • 1 Review
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July 11, 2022
Rated

I received a text the morning of arrival telling me "If you are an RV, please know you will be going to the left as you pull in to the drive way. An escort will be there to get you to your site." When we pulled in, we saw a building that said Camp Store with an arrow above it pointing to the left that said Campground. We went left, pulled up the hill and was looking for who was going to meet us. Finally, a golf cart came out and yelled at us and told us to back down the hill with our 5th wheel and check in. I told him what my text said. He said I was probably at the wrong KOA. He said I should go back down the road to the other one. Boy, I wish I would have! Unfortunately, I was at the correct one. I went into the camp store. At this time, one of the young check in people was watching the commotion out the window and proceeds to say, "we are going to have a collision, he's backing up and I have someone else trying to pull in." I then told her what was going on and that I was doing exactly what my text told me to do. An older woman than proceeds to ask me how I was going to check in if I didn't come to the office??? SO, I explained to her, 1) I was doing exactly what my text told me to do 2) the sign on their 'office' does not say OFFICE, it says "Camp store" and 3) the arrow above the door points to the left and says "campground" It is very confusing to someone who is arriving for the first time.
There was a nice gentleman that met us at our site and helped us get backed in and talked to us about the area.
Our site was very small, but we didn't plan on spending much time there. The view was horrible. It overlooked a private residence with trash in the backyard. Most of the campsites were occupied by full timers.
We did some exploring and had dinner, and came back that night about 7:45. The kids wanted to swim. I looked at the KOA website. It did not list pool hours, so I called. They closed at 7:30pm. It does not get dark until closer to 9pm. Not sure why they close so early.
The next morning, we took our time packing up and leaving. My husband chatted with the neighbors who lived their full time.
A golf cart kept circling us. Finally, about 10 minutes before checkout, they just parked right in front of us and watched to make sure we pulled out on time. We pulled out on the dot.
The sites are very close. You will probably not be able to use your fire pit without catching your neighbor's camper on fire. Your neighbor's sewer hook up is also right in your face.
Do yourself a favor and stay else where. We passed a very large KOA close to Mt Rushmore that was beautiful. I know nothing about it, but I do wish I would have checked that one out. It had lots of amenities I could see from the road.

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Nightly Rate: $60.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 54??

2 Access
2 Location
2 Cleanliness
1 Site Quality
2 Noise

Reviewed by
Bethel Family

  • 27 Reviews
  • 3 Helpful
August 03, 2021
Rated 3.0

Stayed in 1 bedroom cabin, worked out nicely for us. The kids loved how deep the pool was, they enjoyed the jumping mat, and the tether ball too.

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Kerry Family

  • 24 Reviews
  • 3 Helpful
June 07, 2018
Rated 5.0

We were lucky enough to get to stay in the brand new camping cabin. It was so nice!! The bathrooms and showers were just redone and are wonderful. The staff is very friendly and the area is beautiful. We were only staying for one night but have this KOA marked down as somewhere for us to return to for a longer visit. The jumping pad (inflatable thing in the ground) was really fun for my kids and they loved the playground.

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Custer-Mt. Rushmore KOA

12021 US Highway 16
Custer, South Dakota
57730-7223 USA
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34.0
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Sites Count
133
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