What a treasure! We lodged at this place for three nights as we toured Custer and Custer State Park. I wish our stay could have been extended. The campground is stunning, filled with many "Giant Pines". I had concerns about navigating our vehicle through the trees to our spot, but our 45' Fifth-Wheel managed it perfectly fine. Our spot was spacious enough for us too. The nights were tranquil, with only a slight hint of road noise during the day. Not a major issue at all! The proprietors and staff genuinely value this campground and are committed to ensuring visitors have a fantastic time. We will certainly return to this place the next time we visit Custer!

A charming, small-scale camping site is located a short distance from Custer's city center. The employees are extremely welcoming and the check-in process is straightforward. The camping spots and restrooms are kept in excellent condition and are spotlessly clean. We were allocated a spot at the very end of the site which was peaceful and offered stunning scenery. There are trails directly accessible from the camping ground that you can explore for several hours if you wish. The wifi is passable. I gave it a 4 for noise, but that's not really the fault of the site. We just happened to have noisy neighbors.

I spent approximately five nights at a campsite without any hookups. The bathrooms are slightly far from the camping grounds, but they are well-maintained and warm. Additionally, there's a place for washing dishes with warm water which I found useful. The campsite offers delivery services for items such as firewood from their small shop to your camping spot. What I enjoyed most was its proximity to national forest trails, making it perfect for unlimited hiking or cycling in the black hills, right next to the camp. Lynn's Dakotamart isn't too far for your grocery needs. The campsite is conveniently located near all the attractions in the Custer region and about a two-hour drive to the badlands. An excellent location!

Very friendly, fun and helpful staff. The campground is on a hill but most of the sites are level. Very tall pine trees shelter most of the campsites. The air feels fresh and clean. The back of the campground abuts the Black Hills National Forest and the views are fantastic. Campsites in the center of the campground are tighter than along the edges and the tent sites are down the hill and feel very secluded. Showers are immaculate and set up wonderfully so that your clothes don't get wet and you can change comfortably. Bathrooms are also very clean. There's a sink set-up to wash your dishes at the bathhouse. The campground office has a great local map and will find out what you're interested in, how long you're staying and then give you advice on where to go. There's so much to do, you could spend a week here. Custer is a very cute town with plenty of restaurants, bars and shops. Make sure to take the Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park and drive Needles Highway. If your vehicle is too big to pass through the tunnels carved out of the rock, you can rent UTVs in town. Badlands Ntl Park, Mt. Rushmore, Wind Cave Ntl Park, Air and Space Museum and the Crazy Horse Memorial are all within reach of Big Pine Campground.

We booked 5 nights at Big Pine Campground and loved it here. It’s a perfect location for a base camp to visit the many, many attractions in the area. It’s also a lovely campground. The owner/hosts work hard all day, every day to ensure you have a great experience. The campground has a variety of site types (FHU 50 or 30 amp, W/E only, tent area) and can accommodate everyone from large RV’s to tenters. We were in site #25 which is a 50amp FHU site. There is adequate separation and lots of trees to provide some shade. However, the lack of undergrowth under the pines means there isn’t much real privacy between sites. Although the campground is situated on a hill, our site was very level. You really are nestled among the big pines. After check-in the owner will lead you to your spot and help you get backed in if needed. The campground is well maintained; the laundry facilities were spotless. There is a small game room/arcade and camp store. For just $4 you can get a generous bundle of firewood delivered right to your site. While the campground is conveniently located off of Hwy 16, the road noise is negligible and we were closer to the road than many of the other sites. The campground offers free WiFi which actually works pretty well. I initially had trouble with it dropping my connection and mentioned it at the office. They immediately checked it out and resolved the problem. We had 2 bars of Verizon 4G unboosted. When it came time to leave, there was a weather advisory for 45mpg wind gusts and we opted to stay another night. Luckily our site was available, so we didn’t need to move. There are many camping options in the area – we saw a lot of “RV Resorts” that were just RV parking in an open field which would have been miserable. You can’t go wrong with Big Pines campground!

We decided to explore the Black Hills area, and did plenty of research on "base camps" to park our RV during our stay. Big Pine seemed to have the best reviews, so we called a couple months in advance, and booked 10 nights. Our site (#38) was water/electric only - but next to a great toilet. It was also a very short walk to the shower/restroom facility. I have never been one to rave about a campsite shower, but oh my gosh! Their facilities were cleaner than most hotels I've stayed in! The site was absolutely perfect. There was free WiFi, and our antenna even grabbed a couple of PBS stations. There were plenty of sites with full hookups- but this place books up pretty quickly in the peak season, for obvious reasons. The lack of sewer hookup at our site was a non-issue, since the super-clean toilet next to our site was ideal and not used by anyone else, since the tent site on the other side of it was empty. I could go on and on about how great the owners are...but you're not picking a campsite just because the owners are awesome people. You want to know what's around here. And let me tell you - there is no better location in the area to choose to rest your wheels each night. Like others have noted, a lot of the local campgrounds are quite literally just flat gravel lots with no trees, no real separation of sites, and seemed to lack any indication of a peaceful setting. Big Pine is nestled in the pines, it's quiet, and it's just fantastic. The small town of Custer is less than 2 miles away. There's a grocery store in town (Lynn's Dakotamart) where you can stock up on all your supplies. There are a couple of restaurants in Custer, but know that the town kinda rolls up the streets around 8pm, so if you're looking for entertainment - build a fire at your campsite and crack open your beverage of choice. Location - location - location! Big Pine is close to Jewel Cave. It's 15 mins from Sylvan Lake and the entrance to Custer State Park. It's half an hour from Mt. Rushmore and Keystone. It's 6 miles from Crazy Horse (although that's not as impressive as you'd hope). It's the perfect location to begin your drives on the Wildlife Loop, Iron Mountain Road, and Needles Highway. I know you could read all about how great I think this place is - but know that you won't really appreciate my review until you're driving from Rapid City, and see all the really crummy gravel lot campgrounds that are squished together, and far from all the real sights. Then, you pull into Big Pine and let out a huge sigh of relief because you've obviously made the right choice by booking a site here. During our 10 day stay, we: - went to Rushmore twice - Crazy Horse (meh) - Devils Tower (about 3hrs away, in Wyoming - and totally worth the drive!) - Belle Fourche, Sturgis, Deadwood, and Spearfish Canyon (in one little day trip) - Keystone via nearby Hill City's 1800 train - Bear Country, USA (extremely enjoyable- even for a childless couple in their 30s!) - Wind Cave (meh) - Jewel Cave - Custer State Park nearly every day, including all the loop roads and Sylvan Lake - Hot Springs for the Mammoth Site - Badlands (about 2hrs from the campsite, but worth it) - and so much more. If you don't have 10 days to spend in the area, you could easily enjoy the area in 4 or 5. I'd suggest not missing Rushmore, Custer State Park and all the loop roads, Badlands, and Hot Springs' Mammoth Site. The rest are nice, but not "must-dos" in my book. In summary, if you're looking for a nice quiet area to park your tent or RV while you explore the beauty of the Black Hills area, you can't do better than Big Pine Campground.

Hubby and I and our 2 dogs just stayed here for 6 nights and it was perfect for us. We had a pull through full hook up site. The campground is situated on a wooded hill but our site was very level. We had plenty of room and it was so much nicer than the "parking lot" type campgrounds that abound in the area. It backs up to the black hills national forest and there is an opening to ATV trails in the tent camping loop that allowed us a beautiful area to walk the dogs in the mornings. It is close to custer state park, crazy horse and jewel cave, and an easy drive to all the other area attractions. We appreciated the clean laundry room with game area attached and the wi fi.Thank you big pine!!

This place is simply awesome. Beautiful scenery - next to the National Forest and tons of tall pines. Amazing staff - very friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. Family owned and operated. Electric, water, dumping, showers, fire ring, picnic table, recycling, and hiking. What more could you need?!

We stayed here for two nights, my wife and I love this campground because of tall pine trees and the feeling of being in the woods. It’s like real camping!! Very close to most of the point of interest in Black Hills. They have full hookups or elec/water sites Strong WiFi. .

Great campground. Host brought us to our site and helped level. Gave us a list of things to do around Custer. Trails just outside gate. Would definitely stay again.

We really enjoyed our stay at Big Pine Campground in September 2021. We chose site 9 because it was close to the laundry room. The sites are closer together at the front, but the back loops had more space between sites. Everything was very clean and well-maintained and the staff is super nice and will deliver ice and firewood to your site. Beautiful setting among the pines. This campground is 15 minutes to everything - we rented a car in Hill City and went to Custer SP, Iron Mountain Road, Needles Highway, Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial. So much to see in this area!

Really enjoyed our stay! Best wifi I have ever found at an RV Park!

This was our second time staying at Big Pine. Wonderful people and a great, rustic campground. Full hookups worked perfectly, plenty of room in our site. Will stay again on our next trip through SD.

We really enjoyed our stay at Big Pine. We stayed the first three nights in site 3 which was not good but we were made our reservations only a week out and we had very good cell coverage which was important as I had to connect for work. The final three nights we stayed in site 41 which was a much better site, even though we didn't have sewer. The sites in the back are really nice, wooded and we could hear no highway noise. Check in was fast and efficient. Sites 54, 55 and 56 had the best view of the meadow and mountains and would try to book these if we had more advanced planning.

Big Pine was our favorite campground on our 9 day/3000 mi trip. The staff is awesome. The facilities very clean. Best to get to the showers early for really hot water. Site 10 was perfect. The campground borders the National Forest. Very quiet and campers were friendly. If you are in the Mt Rushmore area, this it the place to stay!

Big Pine RV park is a nice place to explore the Black Hills/Mt Rushmore/Crazy horse. The sites are shaded, and far apart. The grounds are clean and the bathrooms/showers were kept very clean. The staff is friendly and helpful. We would definitely stay here on our next trip to the Black Hills area.

We loved our 13 day stay at Big Pine Campground. It is just on the edge of town. Perfect location to bike on the Michaelson Bike Trail, visit Custer State Park, and it is near the quaint downtown area with plenty of eateries. The bathhouse was clean and water hot. We were on top of the hill with water/electric only for part of our time. Beautiful forest sites. The last half of our visit we were in a full hookup pull through at the bottom of the hill near the office/store. Both sites were great. Owners are hands on and always around to address any issues. We will definitely come back and stay again. $42 per night. Good cell signal and park wifi was actually quite good.

Normally, we really prefer to stay in State and National Park Campgrounds. However, in this area of the country, it can be tough obtaining the right campsite in Custer State Park. They book up REALLY fast, can be difficult to reach, and most likely will not have the hook ups that you want or need. Therefore, we looked at other options and found this privately owned campground. For us, it was convenient in terms of driving to the sights which we planned to visit (except the Badlands which was an all day affair). This campground keeps very busy during the Summer, however, you do not feel any hustle and bustle of neighbors or any coming and going. We stayed 5 nights; 2 nights in one site and 3 nights in another one. We did not have sewer hook ups, so we dumped (dump station by the main office) when we moved from the first site to the second site. The friendly owners have owned this campground for three years and love what they are doing. Is the campground perfect? No, however, it is NOT anything like an "RV Park" which we avoid like the plague, and therefore we were glad to be here. Our sites were a bit challenging to get level, but we managed. Our Verizon Cell Service was good.

Very friendly and accommodating. Clean pleasant restrooms. Shady . Beautiful setting. Close to Custer and very convenient to Custer State Park, Crazy Horse, Rushmore. Closed for season mid October.