Tent Reviews

May 31, 2026
Liked the stay very much. Wish the bathrooms were cleaned more often during our stay. The employees at KOA were very nice and helpful. Plenty of things to do and activities on the KOA and surrounding areas with Mt Rushmore and Crazy horse close by. I would definitely come back and this time instead of tent camping I would stay in one of the little cabins close by. 4*
May 29, 2026
Absolute must with the family! Stay a week and you won’t scratch the surface of what you can do in the area! Miss the views, people and atmosphere already! Will be back shortly!!
May 28, 2026
May 27, 2026
I was so impressed with the campground. It's hard to even call it a campground. It felt more like it was a resort. The amenities were fantastic. The staff was awesome and the location of course was just beyond. Absolutely loved it
Sep 30, 2025
Such a pretty site. The showers are very nice, the bathroom situation was great and comfortable. Beautiful campground.
Sep 17, 2025
Sep 14, 2025
Sep 03, 2025
Beautiful campground with amazing and friendly staff! We will definitely be coming back!
Sep 03, 2025
It’s always a great time!
Sep 03, 2025
Our stay was everything we hoped it would be! Our children had a blast!
Sep 03, 2025
Unexpectedly incredible. I had no idea places like these even existed until we wanted to stop at a tent site on a whim. We will definitely seek out more KOA experiences in the future. The only bummer was that the horse stables were only open until Labor Day.
Sep 02, 2025
Great location! Beautiful. Clean and well maintained property with plenty of fun things to do.
Aug 16, 2025
Not enough bathrooms for the amount of sites.
Aug 14, 2025
Aug 13, 2025
Aug 13, 2025
We always have a great time. It is so close to amazing hikes and there are so many things to do at the campground as well! Everything was perfect. Showers are nice and hot too
Aug 07, 2025
Facility was nice, but WiFi is basically non existent with zero cell service they Need a major overhaul on the WiFi system. You can send and receive text on WiFi but can’t make a call or anything else. If you want or plan on needing WiFi for work ect it will not be suitable. Location to all the big attractions was perfect!
Aug 07, 2025
Kids will love the water slide and during our visit we got to watch a rodeo. Great place for slightly older kids, 8 and up. A little busier with coffee shops and restaurant making me more nervous for my younger kids running around. It was during the Stugus bike rally, but overall a good place to unwind.
Aug 07, 2025
We were very satisfied and it was very convenient to be right next to the bathrooms. Great place to stay my daughters and I enjoyed it, will be staying there again!
Aug 04, 2025
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Jul 29, 2025
Jul 29, 2025
All of the activities are amazing and there is so much for the kids, it would have been great except that our entire campsite was covered with goose poop- as in you could not take one step of the camp area without goose poop. Also the pool and waterslide water was not very clean.
Jul 28, 2025
The Camp site was on point!!! I was given one but went to ask to switch it was so simple and we had a great time!!! Thank you for great memeries. The only thing that i can say was a bummer is that i bought fire wood and it was so wet i couldnt use it.
Jul 25, 2025
The location is great and the amenities are probably good for families. However the gravel roads are really rough and the bathrooms are far from campsites. All the food options are also really far. We have two dogs and the dog park was the smallest we’ve seen at a KOA.
Jul 25, 2025
The Premium tent site we had was a joke, nothing premium at all: very small path for the tent that was actually an incline making it very uncomfortable. Despite a lot of room (grass) all around us, the tent sites are unnecessarily closely spaced. The bathroom was in the middle of the full hookups instead where the tent sites are. Overpriced.
Jul 23, 2025
Overall a great time & kids want to return as they had fun. We had a spacious campsite & appreciated a fairly updated clean bathroom/shower close by. I agree w/ many- limited shade areas & none @ pool. I brought my own umbrella to wedge over me when I got out to watch my kids but overall other than the pavilion-sorely lacking to find shade. Noise was ok & went quiet by 10 every night.
Jul 20, 2025
This is our 3rd time in 5 yrs. Although you added a new play area* we found the play zone to be dirty and unkept- weeds putt putt clubs broken. Pools -both needed scrubbing . Upper pool was nice and clean . Pickleball was a good addition! Rv sights: no change/ improvements. The Stable was awesome! Employees � *new slides are too steep and not safe/ all 3 grandkids got hurt going down.
Jul 20, 2025
The personal were absolutely outstanding. So friendly and helpful! The campground was very nice. My tent site was great. It was to bad I had a medical problem while I was there. I hope to return in the future!
Jul 18, 2025
Jul 16, 2025
Staff was friendly and very helpful! Bathrooms were clean, lots of activities for kids and families and great space for kids to play.
Jul 14, 2025
This was our 21st year family camping trip there at Palmer Gulch. The grandkids are already looking forwards to next year! Me, my three grown children, 14 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren absolutely love it! See you next year!
Jul 13, 2025
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Jul 11, 2025
Very nice
Jul 10, 2025
This was a very nice campground. Many amenities.
Jun 01, 2026
A very clean and safe environment for families and friends to stay! Great amenities and the hospitality was amazing! Thank you and we will be back soon!
- advanced61 on Google
Jun 01, 2026
Day 2 of 3 here. This place is great! The kids amenities are great, the lots are good, location is excellent! Enjoy the Black Hills from here!
- Andrew Michels on Google
May 31, 2026
A great family stay! We loved our cabin - clean, comfortable, and perfect with kids. So many activities, food options, and amenities that we spent a lot of time enjoying the resort. Also a great location to access so many other attractions in the area.
- Jacy O'Neill on Google