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RV Reviews

Jul 27, 2026
We had a wonderful time. However, an additional hot tub would be nice. Also, a sign saying no children in the hot tub, as everytime it was full if toddlers that were below 3ft tall and we always had a struggle to find a time that we could sit in it. The gentlemen that drove us to our camp site was exceptional. When driving by would always joke with us. The maintenance guy that fixed our was great
Jul 27, 2026
After a rocky start at check-in we had a good time. My grandsons enjoyed the water slide, the pedal cars and the horses. The staff always acknowledged you wherever we were.
Jul 27, 2026
EXPENSIVE. And the people in charge of renting the golf carts were incredibly rude. The fact that you can’t rent until 1pm and return it in the morning I find almost 100 dollars for under a day unreasonable.
Jul 27, 2026
Our 2nd honeymoon - 40 years later. Great to relive and revisit the Black Hills!
Jul 27, 2026
This is the second summer we spend at the Palmer Gulch KOA with our grandkids. They love it! They especially enjoy the pools and all the activities. They spend the entire year asking when are we going back to camp! Thank you!
Jul 27, 2026
the campground is way too full! Nothing is done quite right because of trying to accomodate too many people.
Jul 26, 2026
My only complaint is that we didn’t have water one evening.
Jul 26, 2026
We have stayed at Palmer Gultch KOA for 7 years in a row now. This is the first year I wouldn't give it a 10/10. The water slide was broken most of our trip. The kids activities weren't organized and were missing items necessary to complete them. Our water was shut off briefly for maintenance. And now it cost us $100 to lock in our site for next year for year 8. Hope next year is better.
Jul 26, 2026
The site was level and clean. Staff was great. Campground is very busy with kids enjoying the amenities.
Jul 26, 2026
Jul 26, 2026
Top notch resort campground. Very family friendly. The sites are tight. Great staff. We would like to recognize Luz and Q for their outstanding service at the Peak restaurant. Also Lenny for his daily pup treats.
Jul 26, 2026
There were many activities at this resort. I'm sure this place is great for kids. Although the rule is dogs on leash and pick up poop. It wasn't enforced.
Jul 26, 2026
Liked all of the amenities!
Jul 26, 2026
Stayed just one night, Steve was AMAZING, he helped us check in with our camper trailer, he even walked my wife into to the check in desk to make sure everything went smoothly. Only complaint is that the pool/slide did not open at the posted time the next morning because the guy way still cleaning them. Kids were lined up but then got turned away.
Jul 26, 2026
Our camping spot had lots of tall grass and we were crammed in. The waterslide wasn’t open until 8 PM as advertised & pools were overcrowded. Everything was overpriced.
Jul 25, 2026
Such a great family campground. So much to do for all ages. Great activities, great pools and slides. Close to all area attractions as well. Beautiful area!
Jul 25, 2026
Jul 25, 2026
There was no one to escort us to our site. We waited over 15 minutes and went inside twice to ask. Finally we just went on our own. Too busy for our liking. Also, two five year old girls were wandering around and I helped get back to the small waterslide pool. No adults were in sight. There was no sign that I could see requiring adult supervision and a teenager was in charge of the slide.
Jul 25, 2026
Jul 25, 2026
This was my first ever KOA stay! It was amazing from check in to check out. Beautiful area. I will be back one day soon. Thank you for everything. The bathroom, showers & laundry room was clean and beautiful. I did not use a lot of what you offered but I did walk the entire area and saw how much fun everyone was enjoying. The dog park was a favorite for my fur kids! Beautiful store.
Jul 25, 2026
My husband and I and our dogs stayed 4 nights. The amenities and the employees were fantastic! I believe the thing that also stood out compared to other places we've stayed is how cleaned and well maintained this facility is. No garbage, Lawns trimmed immaculately, and very green grass areas. I highly recommend to stay here if you're visiting Rushmore and the surrounding areas.
Jul 25, 2026
Nicest, neatest KOA campground!! Plenty to do here and easy commute to many national treasures
Jul 25, 2026
We absolutely loved our stay. We brought our grandchildren with us and every day was an adventure. They loved the daily activities provided by your staff. Staff were so friendly in all departments. We definitely enjoyed every day. Also, the location was great to tour the monument, and the other tourist attractions.
Jul 25, 2026
Jul 25, 2026
Bathrooms, showers need a severe cleaning. Black goop clearly visible. Any management should have identified the problem as much as it cost per night having dirty showers and dirty rooms are unacceptable. A small electric power pressure washer would easily clean the area and make it acceptable.
Jul 25, 2026
Jul 25, 2026
Second stay at Palmer Gulch KOA, Great location & lot of things to do at the campground & surrounding area. The staff of the KOA are really nice and try to make you feel at home on the campgrounds. The only negative comment on 07/22/2026 in evening we went in to purchase some items at the gift shop, and the male cashier lacked any customer service skills, did not see us with our purchases.
Jul 25, 2026
Bathrooms and shower house clean. Check in person kind. Looks like a lot of outside items need upkeep. Some items in bad shape and some do not work. You should have a jumping pad or time for younger kids only to use it.
Jul 25, 2026
Wonderful workers and beautiful place!
Jul 25, 2026
Incredible place with so many activities. We even payed us a nice restaurant on the campground ! So many horses ready to take you around... neat restrooms. Too bad we had to leave ! Thanks to the nice KOA team.
Jul 24, 2026
The only issue we had was that our spot was right across from where vehicles waited while checking in. When it got dark, their lights shined right in our camp site. It made relaxing by the fire hard. We kept getting blinded. It would have been nice if there were signs telling them to turn their lights off.
Jul 24, 2026
Jul 24, 2026
What a great place to stay, so close to crazy horse and Rushmore.
Jul 23, 2026
Big campground. A lot of amenities. Sites are tight. Need more security type people going around telling ATV golf cart bikes and hoverboards drivers to slow down and watch for pedestrians and observe quiet hours. Pool area not cleaned up consistently. A lot of kids cut through sites which was not appreciated. if looking for a campground with easy access to all the popular sites good location.
Jul 23, 2026
This was our first time at a KOA. We did not participate in all the campground had to offer but we had a great stay. We picked our spot to be on the outskirts of the campground which suited us. Most spots are very close together and I could see that there were extended families all camping next to each other. The amount of kids on bikes scooters etc all around you was crazy and so great to see.
Jul 23, 2026
It would be really great if there was a second hot tub or a hot tub for adults.
Jul 23, 2026
Fire pits are useless, they are too low. Cooking over a fire on my knees or sitting is not fun. There is no place to sit down to change clothes in the shower. Extremely challenging, especially for seniors, to stand on one leg to put on shorts.
Jul 23, 2026
We had a great time with grandkids. However, we had difficulty leveling our camper on the site given to us. We had to switch campsites twice to make it level. Otherwise, everything was wonderful.
Jul 23, 2026
Jul 23, 2026
Very friendly Staff and workers in the different shops. Loved the pools, hot Tub, the Morning pancake breakfast!! Our campsite had a gorgeous view. Wide and spacious our camping site. Plenty of activities, many for our grandchildren! And for adults or just relax and take in the view. Also I liked that it is a great location to all the outside parks, towns and especially Mt. Rushmore!
Jul 23, 2026
We had a great stay. So many things to do while you stay there.
Jul 22, 2026
We do a yearly family camping trip here every year. This year we even had family fly in from North Carolina to stay at the lodge. Not enough room to discuss issues but have to say the resort has gone down drastically. Pet fees, high resort fees, to go along with broken water slide, bounce mat not open as scheduled. $1000 for 5 days for a camp site, and new this year no cable. Very disappointed.
Jul 22, 2026
I've been to a lot of campgrounds in my life but I have to say this is the best one I've been to . Very clean a lot of help around if needed and the grounds with kids things to do were great
Jul 22, 2026
Staff go out of their way to help. Our back-invsites were wonderful with lots of room and grass. Very fun park. Something for all age groups.
Jul 22, 2026
We booked several months in advance and were assured our group of 3 RVs would be next to or near each other and we were put so far apart we might as well have been at separate campgrounds. We had many plans together with all of our kids such as camp fires, crafts and sleep overs but couldn’t do any of them. We drove 1,200 miles. Will be staying at a different campground next time unfortunately.
Jul 22, 2026
Beautifull campground, very clean, great employee
Jul 22, 2026
Jul 22, 2026
The manager on duty, Jeff, was amazing as well as the other front check in personnel! I mistakenly booked for the KIA in Rapid City, but Jeff was able to accommodate us. I was truly impressed by the amount of time and patience he took to make it work. My only request is that they would put out of order signs on showers or other amenities that are unavailable. Thank you and we loved our stay!
Jul 21, 2026
Jul 21, 2026
Love the location and the layout of the resort. Enjoyed the admenities.
Oct 13, 2026
Such a beautiful place. Clean, friendly but since it was near the fall season the store was closed.
- Dwayne Cole on Google
Oct 04, 2026
This jam packed KOA has it all. 2 pools. Waterslide. Playgrounds. Restaurants on the property. Horseback riding. Rodeo. UTV rentals. Lots of activities for the kids. Bounce pillow. It's right down the road from Mount Rushmore. Bathrooms were cleaned regularly. Cell phone reception is pretty poor, but you can't blame KOA. WiFi is pretty good if you are near their hotspots. There was always KOA employees ripping around, which they should slow down a little bit. We did experience the bees as mentioned by other reviewers. Everyone had a great time and we enjoyed our stay.
- B. S. on Google
Oct 01, 2026
Great first experience with KOA! The reservation process was easy, and changing our dates was very convenient. Communication with Dee Dee before arrival was excellent, and check-in was quick and easy. The campground was clean, especially the bathrooms, and all the guests were very respectful. The sites are a little close together, so I would probably avoid the busy summer season. Overall, we were very impressed and would definitely stay here again!
- Rene R. on Google