Tent Camping near Kennebec, South Dakota

Badlands Hotel and Campground

26 RV Sites, 26 Tent Sites, 21 Hotel Rooms

Badlands Hotel and Campground in Interior, South Dakota, offers 24 RV sites, 21 hotel rooms, and 26 tent sites one mile from Badlands National Park's south entrance, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 100 feet. Full-hookup, water-and-electric, and no-hookup categories serve every budget in one of the country's most isolated park settings. Twenty-four sites span 30-amp back-in, 30-amp water-and-electric back-in, 50-amp water-and-electric back-in, no-hookup back-in, and pull-through categories, sized to 100 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. The no-hookup option suits self-contained rigs at a lower rate. Twenty-one hotel rooms, a two-bedroom apartment, and 26 tent sites round out an unusually broad lodging range. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and on-site dining handle the practical side. Campfires are permitted, subject to any posted restrictions. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with walking trails, picnicking, hiking, boating, and birding from the area. Pets are welcome. The one-mile distance from the park's south entrance is the whole proposition. Badlands National Park protects one of the most visually striking geological landscapes in North America and one of the largest intact mixed-grass prairie ecosystems left on the Great Plains. This is genuinely remote country — the nearest significant commercial infrastructure is an hour away, which makes a property with hotel rooms, a store, and a restaurant unusually valuable. Summer is peak. Reserve well ahead.

from $24/night

Jellystone Park™ Sioux Falls

109 RV Sites, 10 Cabins, 20 Tent Sites, 4 Cottages, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer, 1 House

Welcome to Sioux Falls Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park™ Camp-Resort. For over 25 years, our Family Owned and Operated, Award Winning South Dakota campground and RV Park has offered some of the best family camping and entertainment in the Sioux Falls, SD region. Our city-close and country-quiet South Dakota campground is the perfect environment to share fun, family, friends, and even some Pic-A-Nic Baskets. We have a list of amenities and planned activities that satisfy any vacation style. Check out our blog for useful tips, and also check out campjellystone.com. Be sure to visit our onsite corn maze, which is open from late August to the end of October! Please visit us soon and make your reservation for upcoming weekends and holidays today as the best spots always go first! Whether you are enjoy one of our cabin rentals, RV Sites or camping in a tent spot, you will always find great accommodations, first rate amenities, and fun family activities. Thank you for visiting our site, and we hope to see you soon! YOGI BEAR and all related characters and elements © & ™ Hanna-Barbera. (s26)

Cuzn Eddyz Campground

17 RV Sites, 2 Tent Sites

Cuzn Eddyz Campground in Merna, NE, offers 17 full-hookup RV sites and 2 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 80 feet. Sites come as back-ins and pull-thrus, each carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. At 80 feet the pull-thrus take the longest coaches — genuinely useful on a cross-Nebraska run. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, and firewood cover the essentials. The bath house and laundry are keypad-locked; the campground provides the codes at check-in. Pets are welcome. A ball field, a playground, and horseshoes fill the grounds, in a campground built as much around the gathering space as the sites. Merna sits at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 92 in the heart of the Sandhills — the 19,000-square-mile grass-stabilized dune system that is the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the darkest night skies in the country. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Highway 2 is a designated scenic byway and summer traffic fills the park, so reserve ahead.

from $26/night

Split Rock Park Campground

7 RV Sites, 20 Tent Sites

Split Rock Park Campground in Garretson, South Dakota, offers seven RV sites with 30-amp electric service and 20 tent sites on the banks of Split Rock Creek, sized for rigs to 40 feet with fire pits and picnic tables. A boat ramp and playground sit beside a natural waterfall where the creek cuts through pink Sioux quartzite. Seven back-in sites carry 30-amp electric only, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables — there are no water or sewer hookups, so arrive self-contained. Twenty tent sites cover simpler camping. Restrooms and portable toilets serve the grounds. This is a community park rather than a commercial campground, and the infrastructure reflects that honestly. Pets are welcome. The geology is the reason to come. Split Rock Creek cuts through exposed pink Sioux quartzite to form a natural waterfall and narrow gorge — a landscape of ancient bedrock and clear spring-fed water that contrasts sharply with the flat agricultural plains surrounding Garretson. A boat ramp gives paddlers direct launch access, with fishing, canoeing, and kayaking from the creek, and a playground for families. The combination of geological uniqueness, creek fishing, and paddling launch infrastructure gives this small park genuine regional draw well beyond its size. Garretson sits on the northwestern edge of town in eastern South Dakota, within easy reach of Sioux Falls. The campground serves the short northern plains season, with summer paddling and fishing carrying the demand and fall bringing quieter conditions along the creek. With seven RV sites, reserve ahead for summer weekends.

from $20/night

Lake Park Campground and Cottages

28 RV Sites, 7 Tent Sites

Lake Park Campground and Cottages in Rapid City, South Dakota, offers 28 RV sites and seven tent sites on Canyon Lake, four miles from downtown and 30 minutes from Mount Rushmore. Sites carry 30 and 50-amp service, sized to 48 feet, with kayak, boat, and bike rentals on site and cottages sleeping from two to sixteen guests. Twenty-eight sites run in 30-amp back-ins, 30-amp and 50-amp pull-throughs, and water-and-electric categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 48 feet, with picnic tables and site WiFi. Seven tent sites and cottage and vacation rental options — from intimate two-person retreats to four-bedroom homes sleeping 16 — give this property an unusually wide accommodation range for a single address. Laundry, a dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The lake is the anchor. Boat rentals, kayak rentals, and bike rentals are all available on site, with boating, fishing, and canoeing from the shoreline and miles of paved bike paths beginning at the campground's edge. A playground and dog park serve families and pets. Pets are welcome. The position is the real advantage. Four miles from downtown Rapid City and 30 minutes from Mount Rushmore, this is one of the Black Hills' most accessible base camps, with the full range of attractions stretching in every direction. Summer is peak across the Black Hills, and the August Sturgis rally tightens availability regionally. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $35/night

Cloud Nine Camping

4 Tent Sites, 6 Onsite RV/Trailers, 1 Tiny House

Cloud Nine Camping in Hermosa, South Dakota, offers RV sites, tent camping, and cabin accommodations across 33 private acres enclosed by Black Hills National Forest on three sides, one mile off the highway between Rapid City and Custer. A general store, community fire pit, dump station, and sports courts serve a campground built around forest quiet rather than resort programming. RV sites and tent sites occupy the wooded acreage, with cabin accommodations for guests traveling without a rig. A dump station serves RV guests, and a general store stocks basics with firewood available on site. Restrooms and WiFi cover the practical needs. This is ponderosa pine country at roughly 4,800 feet, where the trees are large enough to give genuine shade and the national forest boundary begins at the property line. Pets are welcome. The forest setting is the draw. Hiking trails run off the back side of the property directly into national forest land, with walking trails on the grounds and sports courts and volleyball for on-site recreation. The dark, high-elevation sky makes for excellent stargazing, and the surrounding pine forest supports strong bird and wildlife watching. The campground positions itself explicitly as an alternative to the crowded, heavily developed campgrounds nearer the major attractions — guests get forest privacy without the remoteness penalty that adds an hour to every drive. Custer State Park is three miles south, Lakota Lake three miles, Center Lake six, and Mount Rushmore and Keystone seven. Grocery stores are in Hermosa and Hill City, with smaller convenience stores in Keystone. The campground serves the Black Hills summer season, when Mount Rushmore and Custer State Park traffic peaks. Reserve ahead for July and August, and note that the August Sturgis rally tightens availability across the entire region.

from $30/night

Fort Welikit Campground

71 RV Sites, 19 Tent Sites

Located on the scenic Norbeck Byway just one mile north of Custer, Fort Welikit Campground offers 100 unique campsites beneath the tall pines of the Black Hills. Guests can choose full-hookup RV sites, water-and-electric sites, tent camping, full-service cabins, electric camping kegs, authentic tipis, and covered wagons. The campground is minutes from Sylvan Lake, the Needles Highway, Custer State Park, Crazy Horse Memorial, Jewel Cave, Mount Rushmore, and other Black Hills attractions.