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Campground Reviews

Aug 07, 2023
This was our first time staying here and my family had a great time. We are already planning on coming back next year!
Aug 07, 2023
Wonderful campground with friendly staff and a variety of activities! The only negative is: the restrooms and showers near the upper 300s sites need some cleaning/repairs/TLC.
Aug 07, 2023
We love palmar gulch- our second time in a row staying. We wish on 244 coming west would have a sign notifying that the KOA would be within so many miles. In the dark we miss it and trying to turn around an RV doesn’t make it easy. The eastern side of 244 has a sign and we have yet to miss it, but is more exposed. We’re young but feel elderly would also benefit from signage.
Aug 07, 2023
We enjoyed our stay at Palmer Gulch. We tent camped with our kids. They loved the pool and “gold mining.” Close to Custer State Park. I liked the campground but the bathrooms could have been cleaner. I would recommend a more regular bathroom cleaning schedule. Thanks!
Aug 07, 2023
Great spot for a tent #34, fun stuff for kids and good food at the grill, all the visiting workers were polite, professional and helpful. We really enjoyed the youth group (Nathan and Alyssa) providing the Sunday worship service, it was an unexpected highlight and great way to end our trip. Kaylee was very helpful at the front desk.
Aug 07, 2023
Aug 07, 2023
It was a great place to stay. I'm so glad I picked that location. The weather could have been better for our short stay.. But overall it was wonderful
Aug 07, 2023
Great place! Kids love it. Was our 3rd time there!! We’ll be back…
Aug 07, 2023
Aug 07, 2023
Awesome experience and amazing views!
Aug 07, 2023
Very nice place Very friendly
Aug 07, 2023
After some initial confusion on my part, the staff work be sure I was happy. I will come again if back in the area
Aug 07, 2023
Aug 06, 2023
This was a fabulous campground and such a great find! Would 10/10 recommended. So much for the kids to do, clean, and an easy drive to all that South Dakota has to offer!
Aug 06, 2023
Nice campground well taken care of
Aug 06, 2023
Site not long enough to fix car and 31’ camper, wfiy doesn’t work very well, older kids did good
Aug 06, 2023
The site 156 that they put me in was 1-2 feet short, my motorhome/towed vehicle, hung in the roadway, Ialso next to the dumpster, which meant people were slamming the lid in the constantly. Also, next to the showers which meant people were parking in our spot to take showers, people were constantly walking through our site, check in lady was not the friendlies.
Aug 06, 2023
KOA with all your needs! Staff are very friendly and professional! Beautiful park with so many amenities!
Aug 06, 2023
Your showers in station 4 are disgusting. The stools are covered in dirt, and the shower curtains have black mold on them. For how large your space is, you can throw down $10 for a new curtain and stool. Everything else was great
Aug 05, 2023
If your looking for family fun this is the place! The staff and maintenance workers were top notch, we had an issue with our electric box and within minutes someone was there to look at and fix it. The whole campground was clean. This place is close to a lot of hiking, sites to see and thinga to do. Our family will be back. We loved making memories here!
Aug 05, 2023
Aug 05, 2023
We were told to come here by a coworker and I will tell everyone I know about this campground and how wonderful it was. We had an amazing time. It was an extremely clean and wonderful campground with so much stuff to do for the kids.
Aug 05, 2023
Everything was great! Fun resort with lots to do and loved that the rodeo was free for guests! Wish the climbing wall was open in the evening. Our kids didn't have a chance to do it since we were out sightseeing all day when the wall was open.
Aug 05, 2023
Fantastic campground!
Aug 05, 2023
The view and accommodations were great! The internet or cellular service was nonexistent. Not a place if you are working from home and need to get logged in.
Aug 05, 2023
Glamping!! Great facility
Aug 05, 2023
Aug 05, 2023
Very nice campground. Lots of trees, very scenic. Restrooms always clean.
Aug 05, 2023
Aug 05, 2023
This review has been removed by KOA due to profanity.
Aug 05, 2023
Stay was nice, however, the bathroom/shower area is in need of some serious attention. Mold/mildew in the grout and on shower curtains, the first shower I'd used was dirty beyond all belief and looked like it hadn't had a good cleaning in over a week. The bathrooms were so bad my girlfriend wouldn't even go shower in them, she stated they were, "Too disgusting". Rodeo was really fun.
Aug 04, 2023
very relaxing kids have fun
Aug 04, 2023
Our first visit to South Dakota. Wonderful, beautiful campground with lots of amenities. Very family friendly.
Aug 04, 2023
We wish you would have a loyalty program of some sorts. We come almost every year for the past 8 years and no one ever says thank you for returning.
Aug 04, 2023
Aug 04, 2023
Great time and amenities.. only negative is the lack of service/Wi-Fi
Aug 04, 2023
Very nice but expensive for small cabin and golf cart
Aug 04, 2023
By far the best KOA we've ever stayed at. We could've checked in and never left. It was so much fun. There was so much for the kids to enjoy. The pools were our favorite part. And the staff was super nice. We live in South Carolina, and are trying to plan a way to get back over there again soon! I'd give it 100 stars if I could!
Aug 04, 2023
Aug 04, 2023
Absolutely best KOA we have seen. Close to Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse and several charming little towns. Next time we visit we will make sure it isn’t right before Stugis Motorcycle Rally weekend. Trip would have been nicer without ear splitting Harley noise everywhere.
Aug 04, 2023
One of the negatives was the fact that phone service was almost none existent. We stressed alot about not being able to get help if our car broke down. Or family need to get ahold of us. We were impressed on how fast maintenance came and replaced worn out electric outlet, that wouldn't hold a plug . The resort is beautiful and very large. And close to many parks and attractions.
Aug 04, 2023
We were escorted to our campsite by Ernie, who went above and beyond to be friendly and helpful. The resort itself, while large and busy, felt relaxed and safe.
Aug 04, 2023
Great place for families with lots of kids. Not so great if looking for a quiet campground. Very busy with lots of activities. Clean and staff is very courteous.
Aug 04, 2023
Aug 04, 2023
Aug 04, 2023
My husband and I stayed here on the second to last leg of honeymoon road trip.. was very clean, quiet and staff was all very friendly!
Aug 04, 2023
Clean level camp spot
Aug 04, 2023
The campsite was too small for what it said it was able to handle, also said it had a grass pad which was dirt. The employees were friendly, the pancake breakfast was a bargain and the location was very convenient.
Aug 03, 2023
Aug 03, 2023
This is a wonderful campground with lots of activities to add to the things to do already in the area. They were VERY helpful in providing us with a place to park our trailer while we toured the area. One item of feedback that would be helpful is to publish the hours of your various facilities in the booklet you give to guests. I could not find the open hours in the booklet or website.
Apr 13, 2024
My experiences at KOA's have not been great...up until this point. We planned a Mt Rushmore trip, and I am 100% happy we chose the KOA to stay. 3 days and 4 nights. We went over Memorial Day weekend. You will get rain and some inclement weather. We packed most of our food, but we did partake in the pancake breakfast. Kid loved it. We rented a UTV for an afternoon for 2hrs. Worth it. You go on the back trails, and if you are adventurous enough, go on the gnarly trails too. You can drive UTV's on the open road here as long as yours is street legal with plates, I believe. This was the perfect base camp for the following activities in the area: Mt Rushmore, Bear Country, Keystone, Hill City, Rapid City, The 1880 Train (the train was ok, good for kids who haven't been on an old steamer.) The camp grounds themselves are great! Pool, shopping, horseback riding, little shops to visit. We made some really great memories here. Thanks, KOA! PS: Keep in mind, this area is 'Merica friendly...In other words, treat people right and you'll be treated right. Do not play games with the locals, the black hills are vast. Just sayin.
- Mike Menchaca on Google
Apr 09, 2024
This campground is awesome for everyone. We have been coming here for 5 years now at least one time year usually in August. We have 4 kids from age 5 to 15 and they all love it here. It has 2 pools playgrounds volleyball horseback riding utv rentals bike rentals restaurants ice cream shop small store for groceries and camping stuff wine shop and the kids love to play with all the other kids there. We don't have a camper so we stay in the cabins and they work great for the 6 of us. They have multiple bathrooms and shower house throughout the grounds to use and a laundry mat there. We never had any problems staying here and will keep coming back every year. There is a lot of things to do within an hour drive also. I would definitely recommend this place for people with kids of all ages.
- Adam J on Google
Mar 13, 2024
So cozy
- Aniruddha Khatod on Google