Southern Hills RV Park & Campground

We rented a tent space here and was instantly impressed with the peaceful atmosphere. They also provided a wooden structure with a roof to protect our tent from the elements. The bathrooms are spotless. Bonus points: drive in movie theatre next door! It is also only about 20 miles from Mount Rushmore.

This is a small park just north of Hermosa. Next door to the two screen Roy's Drive in Movie Theater. That would be a hoot to go to a drive in movie. What memories. Roy's is one of a handful of drive ins in South Dakota and total drive in's still operating in the US is in the mid 300's.

Basic park. Couldn't check the wash rooms but the building looks to be very new.

Good Verizon No Booster 4 bars LTE 24.14/17.55 mbps down/up

We chose this particular area so we could visit in three directions without moving. It did require some driving, however. This park was recently reopened midseason last year. The sites are gravel and very level with a concrete patio and picnic table. The ground around the sites has been dug up and never leveled off so it is rather unsightly with weeds. There is a decent amount of space between some sites. All sites are FHU with good power and water pressure. The laundry/restroom building is very new. Getting into the park can be tricky unless you know exactly where it is. There are no signs except for the little three store strip in front of the park. The Park sign and three Presidents' heads are facing the highway after you need to turn. Once you wander back to the park, there are no directions and no office. Luckily, the workcamper saw us and came right out. You choose your own site. It is very unorganized. Our rate reflects PPA which they honor for three nights but I got five when registering online. The park is just far enough off the road that you don't get much noise. There is no shade.

Since the beginning of 2017 this 30 site park has under new ownership. The new owners are RVers and it shows. The roads are packed with gravel as are the level sites with plenty of room for large rigs to maneuver. The sites themselves are spacious and thankfully oriented so that the patio has afternoon shade. All RV sites have full hook ups with 20/30/50 amp service. The owners are very hands on with upkeep and have two campground hosts to help out, so there is always someone available if needed. The bathrooms, showers and laundry are very clean and well maintained. Satellite view is old and does not do the park justice. We came for 2 weeks but discovered that the location was perfect for exploring the Black Hills, so we stayed a month. Rate quoted is per night for a month.

We spent two nights here after boondocking to refresh, recharge, and do laundry before heading out to boondock again. $16/night for Passport America members and full hookups, so we figured we couldn't go wrong considering that dry camping in Custer State Park would be $28 a night.

Cleanest bathrooms I have EVER seen at a campground or RV Park, which was amazing. I'd come back here just for the bathrooms. Coin-op laundry on site as well. Great location: half hour to Mt. Rushmore, half hour to Custer State Park, 1 hour to downtown Custer/Crazy Horse but the drive takes you though Custer State Park, so it's a lovely 1 hour.

Spots are graveled. Ours was not level, but most were. Nothing a few lego blocks couldn't fix. Space was nice in between spots, you weren't breathing down your neighbor's neck. However, no grills/fire pits - no campfires were allowed period, so I wouldn't recommend this place if you're seeking a camping experience. However, if you're just looking for a place to park while you explore the area, look no further.

Great AT&T and Verizon signal. Park is right off a main road, so there is some road noise but nothing that bothered us when we were inside the camper. A few RVs here had ATVs and there was a dirt trail at the back-end of the park, so I'm guessing there are trails around. Drive-in movie theater and Flying J right next door.

The owners are putting a lot of work into this RV park, and it shows. Everything was spotless, the landscapers were hard at work while we were there, and the camp hosts were very friendly.

This RV park is top notch for travelers or extended stay folks. The sites are high quality and you are close to a city and Mount Rushmore. The owners are very nice and you can see they care for the place as it’s all well maintained and being expanded.

Good level gravel sites with full hookups. Dollar General next to site so convenient. Nice grass between sites. Large bath house and restrooms. $61 with the Good Sam discount.

Good bath house and restrooms and nice grass between sites.

We stayed here for a couple nights and had a pleasant experience. This is a good park and the location is very central for a quick drive to Mt Rushmore, rapid city, Custer, etc.

They did accept Passport America in June of 2023.

We have nothing bad to say about the park. There is highway noise but that is par with most Rv parks. It was clean and the staff were very pleasant. We had two nights at Passport America price and one day at regular price. Great pizza place down the road.