Free and paid camping in South Dakota

92 camps in South Dakota: 68 free, 24 charge a fee. Every camp that charges is marked fee in the list below — or press Free only to hide them.

Every camp we have found on public land in South Dakota, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →

Custer Gallatin National Forest46 camps

• South Divide Rd3,646 ft
• 31111 Rd Hunting Camp3,744 ft
• 312411 Spur Rd3,505 ft
• 312412 Spur Rd
• 312412 Spur Rd
• 312417 Rd End
• Antelope Rd
• Antelope Rd3,590 ft
• Blarney Castle Point3,592 ft
• Camp Spring3,587 ft
• Camp Spring3,605 ft
• Fish Spring3,534 ft
• Mountain Ranch Spring #23,557 ft
• North End Rd3,513 ft
• North End Rd
• North End Rd3,513 ft
• North End Rd3,598 ft
• Picnic Spring3,254 ft
• Picnic Spring Campground3,267 ft
• Point Bluff3,654 ft
• Red Cross Draw Finger3,513 ft
• Red Cross Spring
• Reva Gap3,286 ft
• Reva Gap Campground3,334 ft
• South Divide Rd
• South Divide Rd3,625 ft
• South Divide Rd3,316 ft
• South Divide Rd3,544 ft
• South End Divide Rd3,648 ft
• South End Divie Rd3,545 ft
• Summer Spring
• Summit Spring
• Dispersed camp, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota3,600 ft
• Dispersed camp #10, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota3,885 ft
• Dispersed camp #11, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota3,577 ft
• Dispersed camp #12, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota3,976 ft
• Dispersed camp #13, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota3,559 ft
• Dispersed camp #2, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota
• Dispersed camp #3, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota
• Dispersed camp #4, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota3,512 ft
• Dispersed camp #5, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota3,966 ft
• Dispersed camp #6, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota3,965 ft
• Dispersed camp #7, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota3,870 ft
• Dispersed camp #8, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota3,509 ft
• Dispersed camp #9, Custer Gallatin National Forest, South Dakota3,515 ft
• Ward Gulch-3111 Rd Junction3,908 ft

U.S. Forest Service24 camps

• Baja OHV Travel Management Area2,434 ft · notes
• Bear Gulch4,591 ft · fee
• Bismark Lake5,264 ft · fee
• Black Fox5,897 ft · fee
• Boxelder Forks4,750 ft · fee
• Castle Peak5,369 ft · fee
• Comanche Park5,476 ft · fee
• Dalton Lake4,396 ft · fee
• Dutchman6,060 ft · fee
• Grizzly Bear4,502 ft · fee
• Hanna5,570 ft · fee
• Horsethief Lake4,948 ft · fee
• Limestone Butte3,301 ft · notes
• Oreville5,342 ft · fee
• Pactola4,636 ft · fee
• Railroad Buttes OHV Area3,146 ft · notes
• Redbank Spring6,661 ft · fee
• Rod And Gun5,381 ft · fee
• Sheridan4,668 ft · fee
• Sheridan Southside4,689 ft · fee
• Steamboat Rock4,449 ft · fee
• Strawberry5,439 ft · fee
• Whitetail5,993 ft · fee
• Willow Creek5,021 ft · fee

Black Hills National Forest7 camps

• Beaver Creek Campground6,161 ft · fee
• Custer Trail - USFS5,964 ft
• Ditch Creek Campground6,246 ft · fee
• Iron Creek Horse Camp5,071 ft
• Robaix Lake Campground5,511 ft
• Timon Campground5,586 ft · fee
• Wrinkled Rock5,200 ft

Municipal5 camps

• Faulkton City Park (Faulkton)1,578 ft · notes
• Lions Park (Armour)1,520 ft · notes
• Maxwell Park Campground (Arlington)1,842 ft · notes
• Nordland Park Campground (Arlington)1,827 ft · notes
• Selby City Park1,905 ft · notes

Buffalo Gap National Grassland3 camps

• Buffalo Gap National Grassland2,955 ft
• French Creek Campground2,899 ft
• Pinnacles3,037 ft

Elsewhere in South Dakota7 camps

• Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area1,929 ft
• Crystal Park (Miller City Park)1,564 ft · notes
• Fort Meade Recreation Area3,600 ft
• French Creek2,921 ft
• Gettysburg City Park (Gettysburg)2,056 ft · notes
• Pierre National Grassland1,892 ft
• Sage Creek Campground2,550 ft · notes