Center Lake Campground
Custer State Park
3 Reviews Center Lake Road Custer, SD 57730 605-255-4515 Reservations: 800-710-2267 Official WebsiteGPS: 43.8084, -103.4252
Overview of Center Lake Campground
Last Price Paid: $24
Reported by DisplayName on 5/27/2019
Longest RV Reported: 27 feet
Reported by Currently Wandering on 7/19/2015
Number of Sites 71
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally May - September
Elevation 4,822 ft / 1,469 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Center Lake Campground 3 people have reviewed this location.
“Beautiful and Spacious”
Reviewed 5/27/2019
Nightly rate: | $24 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Stayed in mid-May, tenting in a site near the water. There was so much space between sites. Tenting only. The bathrooms did the job. Nice location for exploring all of the Black Hills. You can reserve over the phone at the campground if you'd like.
DisplayName would stay here again
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“Nice site, not the best amenities. ”
Reviewed 8/5/2018
Days stayed: | 1 |
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One of the few places we could find to camp without reservations. Had to use the phone at the entrance and “reserve” a spot that day, also we were forced to pay via a credit card to make the same day reservation. We tent camped on the upper loop and it was nice and shaded. The amenities were not as clean as we had hoped but were us... more
One of the few places we could find to camp without reservations. Had to use the phone at the entrance and “reserve” a spot that day, also we were forced to pay via a credit card to make the same day reservation.
We tent camped on the upper loop and it was nice and shaded. The amenities were not as clean as we had hoped but were usable.
Tent square was level and debris free.
BlueDog would stay here again
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“Walk Up Site in Custer State Park”
Reviewed 7/19/2015
Nightly rate: | $22 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
This state park is extremely popular and hard to get into. Turns out Center Lake is the only campground you can do "same day reservations". Meaning, you call in the morning you want to go (or check online) and see if they have any spots. If they do, you can reserve one for as many days as you want (limit 14 I think). We saw online ther... more
This state park is extremely popular and hard to get into. Turns out Center Lake is the only campground you can do "same day reservations". Meaning, you call in the morning you want to go (or check online) and see if they have any spots. If they do, you can reserve one for as many days as you want (limit 14 I think). We saw online there were plenty available so we drove there and picked out a spot that was available and then called. There was no camphost on duty that we could tell, so everything is done via their online phone reservation. They even have phones next to the signs at the campground entrance, so if you don't get any service, you can use theirs. Kind of weird, but whatever.
The campground was nice enough. Lots of shade and trees so we definitely had to use our generator. Sites were not too close together though and pretty level. The road to get in was a little windy, but we managed okay in our 27 foot Airstream.
Verizon was pretty finicky. It wasn't great stable signal, but we were able to get some work in while we were there. Definitely a little frustrating.
The kids loved playing in the lake down by the beach, and its about a 45 minute drive to the state park visitor center - and they have a Jr. Ranger Badge and a lot of programs for kids and adults.
I believe there were water spigots, but the closest dump station is down by the Wildlife Loop road and the visitor center.
Currently Wandering would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- fishing
- playground
- recreation trail
- swimming beach
- water access
Site Amenities
- big rig
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
- showers
Pets
- pets
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