Elk Mountain Campground in SD -- Campground & RV Camping

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Elk Mountain Campground in SD

CampgroundNPS

10 mi from Hot Springs

0.4 mi off US 385 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 4,222 ft

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Fee not confirmedOpen year-round

605-745-4600

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Rig fit

  • Maximum published vehicle length: 40 ft.
  • Longest published RV site: 36 ft.
  • Longest published trailer site: 36 ft.
  • Longest published fifth-wheel site: 36 ft.
  • Longest published camper-van site: 36 ft.
  • 5 pull-through sites.
  • Driveway grade: slight.
Drinking waterToilets: sources disagreeReservation: sources disagree

Campground details

64 sitesNo water hookupsFires allowed

Setting

Little privacy

Elk Mountain Campground features 63 sites set on the border of a ponderosa pine forest and open prairie within Wind Cave National Park. On-site amenities include flush toilets, drinking water during warmer months, two group sites, two accessible individual sites, and an amphitheater hosting ranger programs. The 1-mile, pet-friendly Elk Mountain Trail departs directly from the campground, and over 30 miles of park trails connect to surrounding Black Hills scenery and prairie views.

Getting there: The visitor center is 11 miles (18 km) north of Hot Springs off US Hwy. 385, about 1/2 mile (.8 km) west of the highway. Do not rely exclusively on your GPS or Google Maps to find the campground. Routes can be misleading or incorrect. The coordinates for the Visitor Center are N43.55677 W103.47799 From Rapid City, South Dakota: Follow SD Hwy. 79 south approximately 50 miles (80 km) to US Hwy. 385. Turn right onto US Hwy. 385 north. Continue through Hot Springs another 6 miles (9.5 km) north into Wind Cave National Park. Once in the park follow signs to the visitor center for cave tours and general park information. From Chadron, Nebraska: Follow US Hwy. 385 north through Hot Springs, SD to the park. Once in the park follow signs to the visitor center for cave tours and general park information. From Custer State Park: Follow SD Hwy. 87 south into Wind Cave National Park. Once in the park follow signs to the visitor center for cave tours and general park information.

  • Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 64-site campground with the nearest through road 0.4 miles off.
  • Norbeck Lake lies 1.0 mi off.
  • Elk Knob stands 530 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles west.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 36–60°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 98 of 100.

Tree cover3%30m sat. est.
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