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Sheridan Lake South
Sheridan Lake

About Sheridan Lake

This campground is along the south shore of Sheridan Lake. Within its 5 large loops, there are many sites with direct access to the lake. Access to the south boat ramp and the Flume Trailhead from within the campground and easy access to the South Beach Area, this recreational complex has everything needed for a fun, family camping experience.

Available sites

89 total sites

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - Oct 1 to Nov 1

Campground Amenities

Water Access

Water Access

  • Beach Access
  • Lake Access
  • Marina
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

89 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 002, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 003, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 004, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 005, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 006, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 007, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 008, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 009, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 010, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 011, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 012, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 014, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 015, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 016, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 017, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 018, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 019, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 020, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 021, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 022, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 023, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 024, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 025, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 026, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 027, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 028, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 029, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 030, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 031, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 032, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 033, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 034, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 035, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 036, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 037, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 038, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 039, Loop: SMOK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 040, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 042, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 043, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 044, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 045, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 046, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 047, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 049, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 050, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 051, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 052, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 055, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 061, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 065, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 066, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 067, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 068, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 069, Loop: WOOD RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 070, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 071, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 072, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 073, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 074, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 075, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 076, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 077, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 078, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 080, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 081, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 082, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 083, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 084, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 085, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺ 086, Loop: CHIP Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 087, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 088, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 089, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 090, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 091, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺ 092, Loop: CHIP Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 093, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
🚐 094, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
🚐 095, Loop: CHIP RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
🚐 109, Loop: ROCK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 116, Loop: ROCK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 117, Loop: ROCK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 118, Loop: ROCK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 119, Loop: ROCK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 120, Loop: ROCK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 122, Loop: ROCK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel
🚐 124, Loop: ROCK RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel

Reviews

497 reviews

Summary

AI generated

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.

Based on guest feedback

4.4

Overall rating

Based on 497 reviews

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5 stars 64.2% (319)
4 stars 21.3% (106)
3 stars 7.8% (39)
2 stars 4.2% (21)
1 star 2.4% (12)

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Terri B

Verified

October 2, 2020 Stayed at: 117, Loop: ROCK

Beautiful place! We will return!

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Mike M

Verified

September 27, 2020 Stayed at: 118, Loop: ROCK

Beautiful campground, right on lake sheridan. bring your pole and kayak!

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Larry M

Verified

September 17, 2020 Stayed at: 092, Loop: CHIP

We stayed two nights at two different sites at the South campground. The views were outstanding! Both sites were very well set up and clean. If it weren't for an individual neighbor playing loud country music for hours in the evening, I'd have given this a five star. I finally went over and asked him to turn it down. He was drinking whisky and had an attitude. The wife and I rented a motorboat and cruised the lake in it for a couple of hours. That was fun.

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Thaine A

Verified

September 3, 2020 Stayed at: 078, Loop: CHIP

Great campground with an awesome lake!

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Richard M

Verified

August 28, 2020 Stayed at: 088, Loop: CHIP

Nice camp ground. Close to Mt. Rushmore.

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Emily S

Verified

August 28, 2020 Stayed at: 028, Loop: SMOK

Camp grounds were clean and well maintained. Staff was friendly and helpful. Plenty of shade and activities to do! It was absolutely great!

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STEPHEN G

Verified

August 26, 2020 Stayed at: 051, Loop: WOOD

Beautiful campground, well maintained. Did not use bathrooms. Did overhear a woman expressing her concerns over the smell and cleanliness of the bathrooms to staff.

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Frances C

Verified

August 24, 2020 Stayed at: 109, Loop: ROCK

Sheridan Lake Campground is a beautiful place with spacious, well kept sites and gorgeous views all around.
The only downside was that the vault toilets which were not cleaned for days on end during our stay. They were filled with flies, smelled terrible and were simply down right gross. I believe the camp hosts are responsible for cleaning the restrooms and the host in our area clearly was NOT doing his job. This was partially concerning due to the high summer usage in the midst of a global pandemic. Unacceptable, period.

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Janine E

Verified

August 17, 2020 Stayed at: 068, Loop: WOOD

Site is beautiful but don’t arrive too late to your reserved spot or it will be rented out again to someone else. We were running late so arrived in the wee hours only to find a tent in our RV spot. We backed in as far as we could, obviously blocking our new co-renters and they were told that we had reserved the spot and they thought this was a first come first serve site. Nevertheless, we did not awake to the beautiful spot we reserved and someone took their money and let the tent folks share our space.

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Angel M

Verified

August 14, 2020 Stayed at: 020, Loop: SMOK

Noone explained overflow parking, instead they just kept complaining about the vehicles we paid for to have there. Other campers were rude complaining about noise DURING THE RALLY! Your camp sites are obviously too close if the small amount of noise we were making bothered anyone. It was the worst cmping experience we have ever had!

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Location & Directions for Sheridan Lake

Forest Recreation Management, Inc, Hill City, SD 57745 United States

Elevation: 1,414 ft

Getting There

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.

Nearest town

Hill City, SD - 8 mi

About 14 min to downtown

Highway access

Sheridan Lake is accessible via Highway 16, which connects to Rapid City, and Highway 385, which provides access from Highway 16 to the campground.

Policies & Rules

General

  • These campsites are non-electric sites. Generators may run only.
  • Non-reservable sites may be available on a first come, first served basis
  • Prevent the spread of invasive species by inspecting and cleaning packs, equipment, and tires before using lake or trails
  • A pet fee of $2 per pet per night is required upon check-in
  • Click here for more information about Black Hills National Forest
  • Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
  • The Senior and Access discounts are only honored for the site that houses the card holder. If multiple sites are reserved on one card, the rest of the camping fee will be collected upon arrival unless another card holder occupies the site.

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Last updated: October 22, 2026

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