Pactola Campground in SD -- Campground & RV Camping

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Pactola Campground in SD

CampgroundUSFS

10 mi from Colonial Pine Hills

0.8 mi off US 385 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 4,631 ft

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$36 per nightOpen 5/15-9/25Stay limit: 14 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TMARGINAL
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Moderate
  • 0.2 of this road’s 1.1 miles are maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way.
Drinking waterVault toiletsReservations offered

Setting

Limited privacy

Pactola Campground sits on the south shore of Pactola Reservoir in the Black Hills National Forest, 15 miles west of Rapid City, South Dakota. Three loops offer over 100 campsites set in a pine forest with rocky overlooks of the lake. Vault toilets, picnic tables, and fire grills; potable water available mid-May through late September. Peak season rates $36/night; reservations via Recreation.gov for mid-May through late September. Two boat ramps and a swim beach provide lake recreation.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • The Pactola Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Scruton Mountain stands 1,283 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles southwest.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–58°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 97 of 100.

Tree cover29%30m sat. est.
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