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Camping Cabins
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States · at Custer State Park
- Sleeps
- 5
- Heated
- Yes
- Electricity
- Yes
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 5,072 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Custer, Rapid City, Hill City, Keystone, Hermosa
- Address
- 13329 US Highway 16A Custer, SD 57730
- Phone
- 605.394.2693
About
Custer State Park's Camping Cabins are simple one-room, log-style cabins sleeping four to five people, furnished with a set of bunk beds, a double bed, and a table with benches. Electricity, heat, and air conditioning are provided, but there's no running water, bathroom, or kitchen inside - bring your own water container, sleeping bag or bedding, cooking gear, a cooler, toiletries, and a flashlight. Outside, each cabin has a fire grate, picnic table, and a covered porch. Some cabins are pet-designated (with an added pet fee); others don't allow pets at all, so ask when booking if you're bringing a dog or cat. Some are also wheelchair-accessible, with an accessible picnic table, porch ramp, and wide doorway - ask when booking if that matters for your stay. Custer State Park's own park page confirms these cabins as a real, bookable option here, though it doesn't state exactly how many.
Fees
$60/night. Plus a required Park Entrance License at every GFP park/recreation area: Daily $10 resident / $15 nonresident, Annual $40 resident / $60 nonresident. Custer State Park's own booking window for this cabin opens a full year before arrival, rather than the usual 90 days most other GFP parks use.
South Dakota GFP's own Camping Cabins page states these are available year-round at most parks (not independently reconfirmed park-by-park). This cabin itself has no water or bathroom inside, so you'll use the surrounding campground's shared restroom - Custer State Park's own general season note: Year-round. Between Oct. 1 and April 30, showers, flush toilets and other water systems may be closed - vault toilets usually remain open. Call ahead for current status.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 17° | -22° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 16° | -24° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 44° | 26° | 1° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 30° | 8° | 74° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 61° | 42° | 29° | 81° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 54° | 42° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 60° | 47° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 58° | 49° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 52° | 19° | 87° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 37° | 13° | 76° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 31° | 5° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 23° | 0° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Campgrounds nearby
- Custer State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 0 mi
- Bismark Lake · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 24 sites
- Iron Creek Horse Camp · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 10 sites
- Grizzly Bear Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 20 sites
- Horsethief Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 42 sites
Other cabins nearby
- Summit Ridge Lookout Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 30 mi
- Angostura Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 31 mi
- Sheps Canyon Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 31 mi · 2 units
- Rocky Point Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 67 mi
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