U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · South Dakota and Wyoming

Black Hills National Forest

Here, 8% take walk-ups.

26Campgrounds
2Take walk-ups
$10–$30A night, across 21
441Sites, from 14
4,400–6,660 ftElevation
2States

Where they are

26 of 26 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

26 campgrounds
Pactola Reservoir CampgroundReservableBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $301 pull-through site78 sitesrigs to 99 ft4,690 ftdrinking watertoiletsSheridan LakeReservableBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $303 pull-through sites110 sitesrigs to 77 ft4,640 ftdrinking watertoiletsRoubaix LakeReservableBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $3057 sitesrigs to 99 ft5,600 ftdrinking watertoiletsDutchmanReservableBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $2644 sitesrigs to 99 ft6,020 ftdrinking watertoiletsComanche ParkReservableBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $261 pull-through site34 sitesrigs to 71 ft5,520 fttoiletsCook Lake Rec AreaReservableBlack Hills National Forest · WYfrom $2833 sitesrigs to 99 ft4,740 ftdrinking watertoiletsOreville CampgroundReservableBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $261 pull-through site24 sitesrigs to 99 ft5,320 ftdrinking watertoiletsWhitetailReservableBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $2617 sitesrigs to 76 ft5,990 ftBoxelder Forks CampgroundReservableBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $2414 sitesrigs to 60 ft4,750 fttoiletsDalton Lake CampgroundReservableBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $2412 sitesrigs to 55 ft4,400 ftReuter CampgroundReservableBlack Hills National Forest · WYfrom $221 pull-through site11 sitesrigs to 45 ft5,440 ftdrinking watertoiletsSheridan North Cove Grp CGReservableBlack Hills National Forest · SDSites from $605 group sites5 sites4,670 ftdrinking watertoiletsBear GulchReservableBlack Hills National Forest · SDSites from $2161 group site1 siterigs to 40 ft4,590 ftdrinking waterSummit Ridge Lookout CabinReservableBlack Hills National Forest · SDSites from $751 siterigs to 40 ft6,090 fttoiletsHanna CampgroundFirst-comeBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $245,570 ftPactola CampgroundBlack Hills National Forest · SD4,640 ftSheridan Lake South CampgroundBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $104,710 ftBearlodge CampgroundBlack Hills National Forest · WYfrom $184,670 ftBeaver Creek CampgroundBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $226,160 ftBlack Fox CampgroundFirst-comeBlack Hills National Forest · SD5,890 fttoiletsCastle Peak CampgroundBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $225,370 fttoiletsComanche Park CampgroundBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $265,480 ftDitch Creek CampgroundBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $226,240 ftRedbank Springs CampgroundBlack Hills National Forest · SDfrom $106,660 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
critical
Roadless
Beaver Park5,010 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Sand Creek7,950 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Oct 16, 2026

Who answers for this land

Black Hills National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Dusty Johnson, official portrait
Dusty Johnson (R)SD at-large · 23 campgrounds · grade F
Harriet Hageman, official portrait
Harriet Hageman (R)WY at-large · 3 campgrounds · grade F
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly