Campsite #3 at Bismarck Lake Campground, SD

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Campsite #3

8 reviews

	8 people
57 ft	Back-In
2	good

5/25

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Campsite #3 Features: Back-In parking, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed

Campsite Reviews (7)

5.0 out of 5

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4 star		29%
3 star		0%
2 star		14%
1 star		14%

@woutervB74D46C · Camped on Jun 15, 2024 at Campsite #3

We loved this private quiet campground. Very centrally located. Our spot (3) is next to the road which is not a problem with slide outs. There is enough space. The picnic and firepit area is quite a steep hill down. But totally private and free. We just organized everything in a way that we would take a shoppingbag with everything ;) that worked well! If you have bad knees or a bad health: don t take this spot. If you are healthy: great spot

@Jamesq52D61961 · Camped on Sep 29, 2023 at Campsite #3

Meh...The camping is overall much better at Custer State Park. First, Custer SP doesn't charge a pet fee. And, I'm not sure what the pet fee is for anyways, as there are no waste bags, no dedicated pet area, and not even a nice grassy area for the dogs. Further, the camp hosts made me check-in, which is not necessary at Custer SP. They were nice, but I feel it's unnecessary to deal with a paper check-in in year 2023. Further, the description for the site lacks some key useful information. It doesn't have any mention on whether the site is flat or the severity of incline. And, the website failed to mention the picnic is down a significant hill, making it unpractical for me, who would love to take a bunch of cooking items to the table. And, it wasn't safe for the dogs. Plus, the site info was plain inaccurate. It was listed as a back-in site when it's actually a pull-off site. I didn't stay a 2nd night even though I paid for it.

@IanL2304827 · Camped on Aug 6, 2023 at Campsite #3

nice quiet little campground with a pretty lake. stayed at site 3 which was 30 or so feet down a steep hill from the parking spot. so accessibility may be difficult for some folks but makes the site very secluded which was nice. had a good spot for a 4 person tent but larger tents may have difficulty.

@KarenN9769488 · Camped on Jul 19, 2023 at Campsite #3

A beautiful, quiet lake setting for this small campground with large, wooded sites. We were in campsite #3, a very, very private site but it sits well below the road. Our 11x9 tent just fit the only level ground on this site. 12 steep uneven steps to carry all the gear down and back up to the car. Loved the privacy. Didn't love the climb up every time to use the vault toilet. In mid-July, mosquitoes and flies were prevalent. However, worth it as an excellent base camp to explore Custer State Park, where the campsites are very small and crowded together. Would happily stay at Bismarck Lake again. Campsite #4 had the best setting of all!

@EmilyJ786 · Camped on Jul 21, 2021 at Campsite #3

Beautiful campground. Super clean bathrooms, although they were vault toilets. Great showers nearby. No bugs. No bear boxes.

@KristiW850 · Camped on May 28, 2021 at Campsite #3

Beautiful campground and campsite. Stayed at campsite 3. Picnic table down a hill from road, private, nice view. Clean pit toilet bathrooms. Busy campground in late May.

@LilyS291 · Camped on May 25, 2021 at Campsite #3

We arrived at the site and could not find a table nor fire pit so drove back to the host and asked for help. She said to follow her in her vehicle, which we did, and it took her a few minutes to discover that the table and pit were below the pullout requiring use of steps to access the table and pit. We declined the site because we are seniors and unable to load stuff down and up from our camper on a steep incline. The host said all other sites were booked so we headed home very disappointed.

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