South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Custer State Park
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,072 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Custer, Rapid City, Hill City, Keystone, Hermosa
- Address
- 13329 US Highway 16A Custer, SD 57730
- Phone
- 605.394.2693
388 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
388 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Custer State Park is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks State Park with camping available.
Fees
Custer State Park's own published camping fees (from gfp.sd.gov/pel-fees/, since this park's own detail page lists only entrance-license fees): Custer State Park Modern: $27 per night; Custer State Park Equestrian: $37 per night; CSP French Creek Natural Area: $8 per night; CSP Game Lodge and Stockade Group: $8 per night. Plus a required Park Entrance License at every GFP park/recreation area: Daily $10 resident / $15 nonresident, Annual $40 resident / $60 nonresident. (Source: gfp.sd.gov/pel-fees/ and each park's own Fees section.)
Between October 1 and April 30, showers, flush toilets and other water systems may be closed. Please contact the park directly for current status. Vault toilets usually remain open.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 17° | -22° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 16° | -24° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 44° | 26° | 1° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 30° | 8° | 74° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 61° | 42° | 29° | 81° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 54° | 42° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 60° | 47° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 58° | 49° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 52° | 19° | 87° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 37° | 13° | 76° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 31° | 5° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 23° | 0° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Grizzly Bear Creek Trailhead (Trail #7) · 5.1 mi as the crow flies
Grizzly #7 6.0 mi Hike · Drive there - Iron Creek West Trailhead (Trail #15) · 5.5 mi as the crow flies
Iron Creek #15 2.4 mi Hike · Drive there - Iron Creek East Trailhead (Trail #15) · 6.5 mi as the crow flies
Iron Creek #15 2.4 mi Hike · Drive there - Iron Mountain Trailhead (Trail #16) · 6.5 mi as the crow flies
Centennial Bypass 89b 1.7 mi Hike · Drive there - Presidential Trail Trailhead · 8.0 mi as the crow flies
Presidential Trail 0.3 mi Hike · Drive there
All 535 trails in Black Hills National Forest · All 3 trails in Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Bismark Lake · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 24 sites
- Iron Creek Horse Camp · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 10 sites
- Grizzly Bear Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 20 sites
- Horsethief Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 42 sites
- Willow Creek Horse Camp · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 9 sites
All public campgrounds in South Dakota · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-08-24. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.