Whether you’re exploring the local area or hanging out at the campground, KOA Holidays are an ideal place to relax and play. There’s plenty to do, with amenities and services to make your stay memorable. Plus, you’ll enjoy the outdoor experience with upgraded RV Sites with KOA Patio® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths for camping in comfort. Bring your family, bring your friends, or bring the whole group – there’s plenty of ways to stay and explore.
Whether you’re exploring the local area or hanging out at the campground, KOA Holidays are an ideal place to relax and play. There’s plenty to do, with amenities and services to make your stay memorable. Plus, you’ll enjoy the outdoor experience with upgraded RV Sites with KOA Patio® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths for camping in comfort. Bring your family, bring your friends, or bring the whole group – there’s plenty of ways to stay and explore.
From I90 take exit 91, follow signs for Crazy Horse, turn left on to Needles Hwy 87, follow 3 miles until you reach us on the right.
Get Google DirectionsWe are located 20 miles from Mt. Rushmore with Crazy Horse, Custer State Park, Wind and Jewel Cave located even closer. Use Hill City KOA as your base camp as you explore the many attractions in the Black Hills. Check with our staff on hours of operation, directions, and tips for visiting. Come and see everything the Black Hills have to offer!
Symbolizing the ideals of freedom and democracy, it is a tribute to four presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln and their invaluable contributions to the United States. Walk the Presidential Trail, visit the museum, and come back in the evening for the inspirational Night Lighting Ceremony. The monument is located 10 miles east of Hill City KOA.
13000 Highway 244
Keystone, SD 57751
The world's largest sculpture now in progress, the Memorial includes the 40,000-square-foot Orientation Center and theaters, the Indian Museum of North America, the Native American Cultural Center and the sculptor's studio. Take a bus ride to the base of the sculpture to gaze up at the completed face of Crazy Horse. Return in the evening for the fantastic Laser Light Show. Located 8 miles north of Hill City KOA.
12151 Avenue of the Chiefs
Crazy Horse, SD 57730-8900
Explore this 71,000-acre world-class wildlife preserve located just east of Custer. The park features the spectacular geological formations and narrow tunnels of Iron Mountain Road and Needles Highway, beautiful Sylvan Lake, and the Wildlife Loop, where you can see one of the nation's largest bison herds in the wild. Recreation includes hiking, fishing and swimming, Visitor Centers and historic sites. The Sylvan Lake entrance is located 3.8 miles south of Hill City KOA.
13329 US Highway 16A
Custer, SD 57730
Just 6 miles north. The 1880 train ride is a two-hour, narrated 20-mile round trip between Hill City and Keystone. Passengers view vistas of Harney Peak, mining encampments and participate in good old-fashioned fun. Trains follow the original route of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad laid down in the late 1880s to service the mines and mills between Hill City and Keystone. In addition to its normal tours daily, the 1880 Train Hosts a wide variety of special events like Old West shootouts on Sunday evenings and occasional food and wine tours with local entertainment! The Black Hills Central Railroad is the oldest continuously operating tour railroad in the nation and operates three steam and two diesel engines throughout the season. One of the locomotives is more than 100 years old!
222 Railroad Ave
Hill City, SD 57745
Jewel Cave is the second longest cave in the world, with over 137 miles of passages explored and surveyed to date. Airflow studies indicate that most of the cave has yet to be found! The cave is well known for its natural beauty and unusual features, including crystal calcite, which lines much of the cave walls. Reservations are suggested for the ever-popular Scenic Tour, and can be made up to 1 week ahead. There is also a shorter Discovery Tour which is handicapped-accessible. Jewel Cave is 23 miles west of Hill City KOA.
11149 U.S. Hwy. 16
Custer, SD 57730
Sylvan Lake is located in Custer State Park, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States. It was created in 1891 when Theodore Reder built a dam across Sunday Gulch Creek. The lake area offers picnic places, rock climbing, small rental boats, swimming, and hiking trails.
13329 US Highway 16A
Custer, SD 57730
Get Your Head in the Clouds. The Black Hills are plenty breathtaking, but a hot air balloon takes your scenic ride to the next level. Treat yourself to views of untouched wilderness, supreme sunrises, local wildlife, and monumental attractions on a Black Hills Balloon ride. Passenger meeting location/reservations are required. Located 11 miles from Hill City KOA.
747 Mount Rushmore Rd
Custer, SD 57730
A family fun park and show cave in the Black Hills of South Dakota near Mount Rushmore. You will find fun on all levels in the Black Hills of South Dakota at Rush Mountain Adventure Park! Explore Rushmore Cave, the closest cave to Mount Rushmore, cruise down the mountain on the Rushmore Mountain Coaster, experience the Soaring Eagle Zipride, shoot'em up at the Gunslinger 7-D Ride, and find your inner daredevil at the Wingwalker Challenge Course. It's A Mountain Of Family Fun!
13622 Hwy 40
Keystone, SD 57751
See the hills from a bird's-eye view on a Black Hills Aerial Adventure! A wide variety of tour packages and price points are available for views of Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monuments, Cathedral Spires, Needles Highway, Custer State Park, the Badlands National Park, and so much more. Only 10 Minutes from Hill City KOA!
24564 US Hwy 16/385
Custer, SD 57730
Try horseback riding through the beautiful Black Hills trails just 4 miles west of Hill CIty KOA. Friendly and experienced wranglers will guide 50-minute nose-to-tail trail rides for riders ages 6 and up. Choose from morning and afternoon ride times 7 days a week rain or shine! Your littles (kids aged 3-6) can get the cowboy/cowgirl experience on a pony ride, led around the "pony loop" by an experienced wrangler.
Hill City, SD 57745
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