About Horsethief Lake Campground
Number of accommodations: 22
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Reviews (217)
What Guests Are Saying
Horsethief Lake Campground is a charming and well-maintained site near Mount Rushmore, praised for its clean facilities, beautiful lake views, and helpful camp host. Campers enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, hiking trails, and the opportunity to see wildlife, making it a favorite spot in the Black Hills. While some sites may be close together and noise from other campers can be an issue, the overall experience remains positive with many expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Horsethief Lake Campground is a charming and well-maintained site near Mount Rushmore, praised for its clean facilities, beautiful lake views, and helpful camp host. Campers enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, hiking trails, and the opportunity to see wildlife, making it a favorite spot in the Black Hills. While some sites may be close together and noise from other campers can be an issue, the overall experience remains positive with many expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Morris E
VerifiedOctober 25, 2023 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: HORS
Nice quiet site and great campground host.
Rick B
VerifiedOctober 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: HORS
Nice campground just 4 miles from Mt Rushmore Monument. Also very close to Needles Highway/Custer Park. Definitely worth grabbing a site if you can when in the area.
Mary S
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: HORS
I love Horsethief Camground, but the bathrooms were quite smelly this year! Love the camping area and the great hiking trail.
David W
VerifiedSeptember 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 027, Loop: LKSD
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Clark O
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2023 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: LKSD
Beautiful sites. Sites are very close to one another.
Robert C
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2023 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: LKSD
Great site, great hiking from campground and a pretty lake all close to Mount Rushmore.
Stace V
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: HORS
We stayed at site #8. The location of the campsite was one of the best things about the campground, close to Mount Rushmore and not too far from the Crazy Horse Monument. The campgrounds are very busy but still beautiful. My favorite thing about the campgrounds was the trail around the lake. There are spots to fish or to just sit and enjoy nature. The tent pad was perfect for our 10' X 11' tent, perfectly flat and easy to set up. Site #8 is very close to the restroom, which is great for accessibility, but we could smell the restroom. I hope to come back in a few years and would love to stay in sites #23 - 28, which are further back near the lake. Even the walk-in sites on that side of the lake look very inviting as they overlook the lake too.
Kathleen P
VerifiedAugust 23, 2023 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: LKSD
Very nice campground hosts. Toilet was clean and well stocked. Campground looked great!
Robert H
VerifiedAugust 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: WALK
Beautiful and large campsites. Noise from the road echoed across the lake, especially motorcycles.
Sara W
VerifiedAugust 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: HORS
Beautiful campground!
Location Horsethief Lake Campground
Address:
Forest Recreation Management, Inc
Hill City, SD, 57745
United States
From Hill City, take U.S. Rt. 16/385 south 3 miles to State Rt. 244. Turn left onto Rt. 244. Travel 5.9 miles to campground sign. Turn right at sign into campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 43.8951 / -103.484
Elevation: 1509 feet
