South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Custer State Park
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,072 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Custer, Rapid City, Hill City, Keystone, Hermosa
- Address
- 13329 US Highway 16A Custer, SD 57730
- Phone
- 605.394.2693
388 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Custer State Park is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks State Park with camping available.
Fees
Custer State Park's own published camping fees (from gfp.sd.gov/pel-fees/, since this park's own detail page lists only entrance-license fees): Custer State Park Modern: $27 per night; Custer State Park Equestrian: $37 per night; CSP French Creek Natural Area: $8 per night; CSP Game Lodge and Stockade Group: $8 per night. Plus a required Park Entrance License at every GFP park/recreation area: Daily $10 resident / $15 nonresident, Annual $40 resident / $60 nonresident. (Source: gfp.sd.gov/pel-fees/ and each park's own Fees section.)
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.
Nearby campgrounds
- 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
- Willow Creek Horse Camp · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 9 sites
All public campgrounds in South Dakota · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-08-24. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.