Rafter J Bar Ranch

Definitely one of the top campgrounds I have ever been to. The location is ideal for Rushmore visits. It's only 40 minutes to Rapid City and just shy of 2 hours for the Badlands. The campground is well maintained with beautiful scenery throughout. The showers and toilets are clean. The pool / hot tub are a recent addition. The playground is large with modern equipment and the general store has most everything you could desire. Camp sites are spacious, clean and aesthetically pleasing. There are camp cabins available but we stayed in our RV. I would recommend it to anyone who is visiting Hill City.

Lovely large park on 150 acres with lots of wide open spaces. It’s centrally located to pretty much all of the things to see in western South Dakota. Everything is clean and super well maintained. They have someone patrolling for security as well. The laundry facilities were affordable, pool was refreshing, and it was a great place to stay with dogs. The only two downsides were the price and the unfriendly staff in the office. It’s expensive to stay there but at least you see the money at work in the maintenance and cleanliness. I went into the office several times and the staff were both times apathetic. Friendliness would go a long way to making your guests feel welcome.

Stayed at a full hookup site. Wonderful staff and service! Great location, central to many of the attractions in the Black Hills with a very short drive to most. Wonderful time, will be back! Wifi could use some work so plan accordingly for that.

We were there the last week of July. First time staying. The place is awesome. Very clean and well kept. Staff was extremely friendly. The store is great. They have pizza and ice-cream for the nights you may not feel like cooking. We had one of those nights. Our site in Line Camp was nice and roomy. Plenty of space between units. Will definitely be staying there again.

Campground is close to many parks and monuments. Spacious sites. Lots of room to walk. Wide open spaces. Would stay here again. The only downside was no dog park but plenty of places to walk.