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Black Hills National Forest › Hell Canyon Ranger District › South Dakota
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› Campsite #30
Campsite #30 at Horsethief Lake Campground, SD
$28
Tent Site #30
| Walk-In | 8 people |
| 2 | weak |
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Campsite #30 Features: Walk-In access, Back-In parking, Tent Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (4)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 75% |
| 4 star | | 25% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
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@hanktB2D2101B1 · Camped on Sep 20, 2024 at Campsite #30
This place rocks. (Has rocks)
@DanM7848405 · Camped on Jun 18, 2024 at Campsite #30
Very good experience. Although the campground didn't offer much in the way of privacy, it was surprisingly quiet.
@RebeccaW680 · Camped on Sep 19, 2021 at Campsite #30
My husband and I spent a week here at the end of September 2021. Warnings: it got down to the upper 30s at night and upper 40s in the morning so come prepared. Do not become friends with the chipmunks and squirrels, no matter how cute they are. They will destroy your sh*t. Also there are no showers and the toilets are pit toilets. We heard a lot of people complaining about the lack of showers but it’s primitive camping, what did you expect? The campground is stunningly gorgeous, tucked away in the woods right on the lake. The highway is nearby but after a certain time, there’s no traffic and suddenly there’s no noise at all. No crickets, no cicadas, no cadydids. It was kind of eerie. There is absolutely no cell service so you really unplug and become a human again, getting up with the sun and going to sleep with the moon. It felt amazing. The camp hosts Helen and Lee were amazingly nice and helpful. Every day one would come around in the morning and evening and talk to us about our day and if we needed anything. There is a 4 mile trail that you can follow from the campground to Mt. Rushmore that was perfect. Only complaint is that there must be a neighbor nearby with a small dog, and they let that dog out two nights in a row only to let it bark literally nonstop for 2 hours straight sometime after midnight. The first night it sounded like the dog got loose and was roaming the campground. I was too afraid to get out and check just in case it was probably a skinwalker lol but the second night I got out because I had reason to believe it was another camp resident and I was going to bang on their door. When I got outside our tent, the barking sounded like it was coming from the woods. Other than a possible campground neighbor issue, we had an amazing time. 5 stars and we highly recommend!
@DominiqueB668 · Camped on Jun 4, 2021 at Campsite #30
We LOVED camping at Horse Thief. There's really not a bad site there as they all have easy lake access. Make sure to bring a fishing pole or something to float around in the lake on. You could spend an entire day without leaving the lake and have a great time. It's also less than 10 minutes from Rushmore! The Horse Thief staff were all incredibly kind and helpful.
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