Free & Dispersed Camping in South Dakota

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104
Total Campgrounds
63
Free Spots
87
USFS Sites
17
BLM Sites

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Campgrounds in South Dakota

Hanna

Hanna Campground is adjacent to the spruce-lined east Spearfish Creek and has 15 sites available …

Fee Required USFS

Beaver Creek

Beaver Creek Campground has 8 campsites (1 accessible), and is remote and quiet. The campground …

Fee Required USFS

Boxelder Forks

The Boxelder Forks Campground has 14 camp sites. Restroom facilities are available. The nearby Boxelder …

Fee Required USFS

Horsethief Lake

Located 10 miles south of Hill City, South Dakota, Horsethief Lake Campground is a delightful …

Fee Required USFS

Dalton Lake

The Dalton Lake Campground has eleven camp sites. Restroom facilities are available. The nearby Dalton …

Fee Required USFS

Willow Creek

This horse camp is nestled at the confluence of Willow Creek and Palmer Creek near …

Fee Required USFS

Grizzly Bear

This campground lies beneath a canopy of oak and Ponderosa pine on the banks of …

Fee Required USFS

Iron Creek

Located 13 miles outside Custer, South Dakota, Iron Creek (Horse Camp) offers a peaceful setting …

Fee Required USFS

North End Rd

FREE USFS

Dutchman

Dutchman Campground, located in a shady Ponderosa pine forested area on the northeast edge of …

Fee Required USFS

Pactola

This campground is nestled in the pine trees along the south shore of Pactola Reservoir, …

Fee Required USFS

31111 Rd

FREE USFS

3111 Rd

3111 RD (Camping Area)

FREE USFS

South Divide Rd

FREE USFS

Whitetail

Whitetail Campground is located above Deerfield Reservoir at 6,000 feet, an ideal setting for guests …

Fee Required USFS

North End Rd

NORTH END RD (Camping Area)

FREE USFS

South Divide Rd

FREE USFS

Fish Spring

FREE USFS

Ditch Creek

The Ditch Creek Campground is a quiet campground adjacent to Ditch Creek. It is situated …

Fee Required USFS

South End Divide Rd

FREE USFS

Timon

The Timon Campground has seven campsites located in Little Spearfish Canyon, adjacent to Little Spearfish …

Fee Required USFS

Ward Gulch-3111 Rd Junction

FREE USFS

South Divide Rd

FREE USFS

Deer Draw-Summer Sping Junction

FREE USFS

31504A

FREE USFS

312417 Rd Se Spur

FREE USFS

North End Rd

FREE USFS

312418 Rd

FREE USFS

Mountain Ranch Spring #2

FREE USFS

South Divide Rd

FREE USFS

Camp Spring

FREE USFS

Sheridan Southside

This campground is along the south shore of Sheridan Lake. Within its 5 large loops, …

Fee Required USFS

3158B Rd

FREE USFS

Roubaix

Roubaix Campground is tucked into a grove of Ponderosa pines along its namesake lake. With …

Fee Required USFS

Point Bluff

FREE USFS

Antelope Rd

FREE USFS

31245 Rd

FREE USFS

312411 Spur Rd

FREE USFS

Wrinkled Rock

The Wrinkled Rock Climbers trailhead provides parking for Mount Rushmore area rock climbing opportunities. Climbing …

FREE USFS

Steamboat Rock

Steamboat Rock has 10 picnic sites and/or tent camping sites. There is a main parking …

Fee Required USFS

Red Cross Draw Finger

FREE USFS

South Divide Rd

FREE USFS

Picnic Spring

A campground located in the North Cave Hills Unit, Sioux Ranger District, 8 miles west …

FREE USFS

3111 Rd

FREE USFS

312414 Rd

FREE USFS

Castle Peak

The Castle Peak Campground has nine camp sites. Restroom facilities are available. The campground is …

Fee Required USFS

Summer Spring

FREE USFS

312418 Rd

FREE USFS

31501 Rd Entrance

FREE USFS

3158 Rd

FREE USFS

Comanche Park

Situated in an open Ponderosa pine forest 6.5 miles west of Custer, South Dakota, Comanche …

Fee Required USFS

Black Fox

The Black Fox Campground has nine camp sites. Restroom facilities are available. The campground is …

Fee Required USFS

Bismark Lake

Bismark Lake Campground is set amidst a scattering of aspen groves and Ponderosa pine on …

Fee Required USFS

Blarney Castle Point

FREE USFS

3111 Rd

FREE USFS

3111 Rd

FREE USFS

31111 Rd

FREE USFS

312417 Rd

FREE USFS

Reva Gap

A campground located in the Slim Buttes Unit near the Castles National Natural Landmark, one …

FREE USFS

Redbank Spring

Looking for seclusion? Redbank Springs Campground is located off the beaten path and offers limited …

Fee Required USFS

North End Rd

FREE USFS

South Divide Rd

FREE USFS

Antelope Rd

FREE USFS

31111 Rd Hunting Camp

FREE USFS

South Divide Rd

FREE USFS

3158A Rd

FREE USFS

Summer Spring

FREE USFS

North End Rd

NORTH END RD (Camping Area)

FREE USFS

312417 Rd End

FREE USFS

Rod And Gun

The Rod Gun Campground has seven camp sites. Restroom facilities are available. One of the …

Fee Required USFS

Antelope Rd

FREE USFS

Oreville

Located 4 miles south of Hill City, South Dakota, Oreville Campground is a delightful setting …

Fee Required USFS

Custer Trail

Deerfield Reservoir north side campground; adjacent boat launch and Deerfield Trail trailhead

Fee Required USFS

312418 Rd

FREE USFS

North End Rd

FREE USFS

Bear Gulch

This private access group campsite is isolated among the forested Black Hills of South Dakota, …

Fee Required USFS

Camp Spring

FREE USFS

French Creek

This small campground is in a remote area with picnic tables, fire rings, and a …

FREE USFS

South End Divie Rd

FREE USFS

31505 Rd

FREE USFS

312412 Spur Rd

FREE USFS

Strawberry

Need a break from your drive and/or looking for a quick day excursion to the …

Fee Required USFS

312412 Spur Rd

FREE USFS

Summit Spring

FREE USFS

Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area

SHERRIFF DAM CAMPING / FISHING AREA (Camping Area)

FREE USFS

Sheridan

Sheridan Lake North Cove (Group Sites) Campground, in a forest of Ponderosa pine is along …

Fee Required USFS

Red Cross Spring

FREE USFS

Horsecamp, Camp Site

Fee Required BLM

Alkali Creek Camp Site

Fee Required BLM

Horsecamp, Camp Site

Fee Required BLM

Alkali Creek Camp Site

Fee Required BLM

Alkali Creek Camp Site

Fee Required BLM

Alkali Creek Camp Site

Fee Required BLM

Horsecamp, Camp Site

Fee Required BLM

Horsecamp, Camp Site

Fee Required BLM

Alkali Creek Campground

FREE BLM

Horsecamp, Camp Site

Fee Required BLM

Alkali Creek Horsecamp

FREE BLM

Alkali Creek Camp Site

Fee Required BLM

Alkali Creek Camp Site

Fee Required BLM

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