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U.S. Forest Service · Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge · SD

Loop HORS · Site 009.

at Horsethief Lake Campground

This site, photographed by the agency
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
38 ftLongest rig
44 ftRoom
4,960 ftElevation
15%Tree cover
471 ftWater · to Horse Thief Lake
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Room

44 ftto the nearest other site, against 65 ft typical here
#18 of 22roomiest site in the campground
3other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites010 44 ft008 80 ft011 95 ft019 127 ft006 145 ft012 152 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopHORS
Max vehicle length38 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-in
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People8
Max Num of Vehicles2
ShadeFull
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Min Num of People1
Site Length38 ft
Site Width24 ft
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Tentto 34 ft
Carno length limit listed
Caravan/Camper Vanno length limit listed
Fifth Wheelno length limit listed
Hammockno length limit listed
Large Tent Over 9x12`no length limit listed
Pickup Camperno length limit listed
Pop Upno length limit listed
Rvno length limit listed
Small Tentno length limit listed
Trailerno length limit listed
Vehicleno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site 009 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Horsethief Lake Campground →

Most private sites here023 220 ft029 131 ft031 131 ft030 109 ft032 109 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index