Corey S
VerifiedJuly 29, 2025 Stayed at: 073, Loop: CHIP
Nice views. Close enough to Jewel Cave. Not the greatest toilets.
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497 reviews
Sheridan Lake campground offers a beautiful and well-maintained environment with spacious, clean sites, making it a popular choice for campers. Many guests enjoyed the proximity to local attractions and the peaceful setting, with clean bathrooms and friendly camp hosts receiving positive mentions. However, some visitors faced issues such as mice infestations, additional fees for beach access, and concerns about customer service, which have led to mixed reviews regarding their overall experience.
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July 29, 2025 Stayed at: 073, Loop: CHIP
Nice views. Close enough to Jewel Cave. Not the greatest toilets.
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July 29, 2025 Stayed at: 021, Loop: SMOK
The campground was great, with campers being respectful of others. Since the group I was part of was primarily in tents, we appreciated the lack of generator noise at night. The campground hosts were great! Very helpful and friendly. The only negative I can think of is that the two outhouses closest to our sites had issues. One of them, a two-holer, had one of the doors locked, which I assume, was due to a problem. Another outhouse had a door that could not be closed due to a door-frame alignment issue. This required two of us to attend whenever an individual had to use the bathroom.
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July 29, 2025 Stayed at: 086, Loop: CHIP
Very clean campsite and restrooms. Staff were very friendly and even stopped by at the end of the day to see if we needed anything. Could have been a better stay. Excellent
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July 28, 2025 Stayed at: 087, Loop: CHIP
We just spent 5 days at Sheridan Lake with our 3 children each of them with their children, a total of 4 RV's. We enjoyed the stay the campground is spacious, beautiful and close to all activities. We would camp there again. That said I do have a complaint. We reserved to stay 6 days, however 2 of our party had to leave a day early (law enforcement individuals) so we all decided to leave. 3 days before our departure date I tried for 2 days to cancel our last day. The campground office said they could not help us with that and stated it was a "REAL PAIN IN THE A--". We were given a number to call. I tried 3 times to call with up to a 1.5 hour wait time. We had to drive to a location for reliable cell service. It is very unpleasant to sit in a car and wait for assistance. I never was able to get through and I ended up paying for 4 unused campsites . VERY DISAPPOINTED.
I've cancelled state campgrounds before "ONLINE" and always received a refund minus a small cancellation fee. Unprofessional at best!
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July 28, 2025 Stayed at: 032, Loop: SMOK
Lovely space, great host, wonderful site! Construction on 385 throughout the night made getting a good night's rest difficult.
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July 26, 2025 Stayed at: 094, Loop: CHIP
No cell service plus limited parking at Southside boat ramp but other then that it was really a nice lake,clean campgrounds nice camp attendance, clean vaults,over all id give it 4 stars .
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July 25, 2025 Stayed at: 016, Loop: SMOK
Well maintained campground. Friendly management. Awesome location-convenient to town.
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July 21, 2025 Stayed at: 025, Loop: SMOK
Loved our campsite. No showers. Only outhouses. We had a non-electrical site in a section designated as such. People used generators which were very noisy. The generators did not run constantly, but noisy when they were in use.
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July 21, 2025 Stayed at: 047, Loop: WOOD
beautiful location right on the banks of the lake. Quiet and clean, would definitely stay here again.
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July 20, 2025 Stayed at: 086, Loop: CHIP
The out houses were full. The camping spot everyone park their boat there and walked through our camp site. We couldn't fish or put our kayaks in.
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Forest Recreation Management, Inc, Hill City, SD 57745 United States
Elevation: 1,414 ft
From Rapid City, take Highway 16 for 18 mi west to Three Forks. Turn right (north) on Highway 385 and travel 2 mi to Calument Road at the inlet. Turn right and travel 1 mi to the campground.
Sheridan Lake is accessible via Highway 16, which connects to Rapid City, and Highway 385, which provides access from Highway 16 to the campground.
Last updated: October 22, 2026