Spokane Creek Cabins & Campground

Nice, not too expensive campground just outside of Custer State Park. Nice sites with very clean bathrooms/showers. I had no service when I stayed there, so be prepared for that.

RV sites are terraced so plenty of space between them. We were disappointed there wasn’t a fire pit with our site but used a common area one. Showers and restrooms were large. The on-site shop was nice and had a full cafe for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Staff were friendly and helpful. We were in the area in early August just before the Sturgis rally. A lot of bikers stopped here. This seemed to be a destination stop for rally goers.

This is an awesome campground in the middle of iron mountain road. Grassy meadows with a creek, surrounded by trees. Cafe with delicious biscuit breakfast sandwiches and cinnamon rolls (lunch and dinner too), gift shop, gas, pool, miniature golf, playground, community fire pits….sounds big and commercial, but it isn’t. Staff is super helpful…our truck key fob battery died…they dont sell 2032 batteries in the gift shop, however, one of the staff called her husband who happened to be “in town” and had him pick them up for us and bring to the rv park! This place rocks….speaking of rocks, it is only 20 minutes away from mt. Rushmore.

This campground has everything you need and then some. There's a playground, pool, mini-golf, basketball and volleyball. There's also a creek that goes thru the tenting area. There are at least 10 cabins and the sites are very nice. Great family campground!

We really enjoyed our stay over Memorial Day weekend (2021).

What we liked:

• Great setting with generous campsites. Not over-crowded; butts up against open field/horse farm, with a really neat creek running through the grounds. Very relaxing atmosphere, especially in the area we stayed in which was at the far East end. 
• Plenty of activities; the pool was not open yet while we were there, but they have a fun mini-golf course which was a great place for the kids to go while hooking/unhooking everything. Nice playground area. I believe there are tennis/basketball courts also, but we didn't use them.
• Nice gift shop with bistro attached. Very friendly staff.
• Price is well in-line with the experience and amenities provided here.

What we didn't:

• Not really the fault of the campground, but even the "best" route to get to the campground (via Playhouse Road) is a bit nerve-wracking. Very narrow & winding roads, as is common in the Black Hills. If you have a larger rig, I'd think twice about trying to get in here unless you are very experienced with the area and have driven the road at least once without your rig.
• It is a bit of a drive (30+ minutes) to get to most attractions from here, so this location is really more about the destination itself, and not a great place to jump off and see lots of specific sights, unless you want to be basically central to most popular attractions (Mt. Rushmore, Custer, etc.) without being super close to any one of them.

In summary: Highly recommend as a great place to set up camp and relax in the Black Hills, especially if you have a small or medium-sized rig!

Very nice park tucked away on Iron Mountain. Big Rigs BEWARE do not take 16A!!! Luckily there are a few ways to get to the park, most are tight roads, but do-able. Super Close to Playhouse Rd entrance of Custer State park. On site they have a breakfast/coffee diner and nice store, the bathrooms could use a little upgrade but they are functioning and usable. All in all a nice park with good views and site size. Would stay again!

We have stayed there two summers in a row for 1 night. Good little campground with bath houses and laundry. You are stacked pretty tight with other campers but other than that its a nice place to stop to see Mt Rushmore and custer state park.

Nice little campground away from the craziness of Mount Rushmore. Several spots with full hook ups and several camping spots. Really good cinnamon rolls, but you better order them early or they’ll run out!

Nice remote location with a lot of amenities including a cafe with coffee shop, mini golf, a gas pump with very reasonable pricing, and several different options for camping.

Cute family friendly location. Had some issues connecting to the WiFi, but overall, a good spot.

It was quiet and a good home base.

The pool was dirty and my daughter got a chlorine rash from it. They also recently caulked the pool and it was washing off into the pool. Other kids had caulk on theur faces. There are only 2-3 chairs around the pool so bring your own.

We stayed in a medium cabin which was perfect for us. Clean but the decks needed some TLC as they had a lot of peeling paint.

They had a playground but bigger kids hung out on it the majority of the time and would not move when we asked them to so our kids could use the slide.

Very nice place to camp. We have a small teardrop trailer and we are staying in the tent/popup area. It's really nice a little creek winds through the campground. And we are right beside that. Definitely recommend this place. Nice store and they have a cafe and sell some hot food for breakfast and dinner pizza.

We loved staying here with our kids while I was working in the oil fields.

Really nice campground close to Rushmore and Custer State Park! Staff were really nice and we even had deer show up right outside our camper by the creek. There is no cell service but they do have WiFi. It’s also very easy to navigate and get into/out of your spot if you have a bigger rig.

This campground is pretty nice. The full hookup sites are pretty level and clean. They have WiFi in the campground but it’s very slow during peak times in the evening which is expected.

They have a trail which leads to a point where you can view Mount Rushmore. This hike is intermediate and takes about an hour or more.

The playground is great for the kids. They also have mini golf and basketball. The pool was closed due to COVID.

They have a cafe, coffee shop, and small marketplace to get essentials. At the time of this review the cafe is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

They have fuel on site as well.

Fire pits are only available in the interior of the campground. They have three community fire pits you can use, however.

We stayed at site #53 and is by far the best full hookup site in the campground. Lots of shade throughout the day.

Everything was great, nothing fancy but lots of convenience! Showers, laundry, great gift shop & bakery with yummy cinnamon rolls! Didn't stay long but it was our first experience with a campground on our road trip & we were satisfied:)

Perfect location on a beautiful road. Clean well maintained campground. Lots of things to do, although the pool was a bit chilly. The campsites are on the smaller side but ours had a little creek that ran behind it which the kids loved. Staff was friendly and they had awesome cinnamon rolls. They let us check in early as we were having car troubles which was so nice as we have 2 small children that I didn’t want to take to have it looked at after a long drive

Very imopressed with this family owned campground. I stayed two nights and it was clean, friendly and quiet. Lots of stuff for kids/families and easy access to Mt. Rushmore, Custer St Park, and the many attractions in the area.

I will definately stay here again next time I visit the area!

This is very nice privately owned campground. The staff was simply incredible! We were originally setting up on the sunny side of the creek in our tent. When they saw that we were going through great lengths to maximize our shade, they offered to switch our site to the shady side, and even helped us move. Note: The creek sites closest to the road get the afternoon shade. The campsites have have adequate space but are not particularly private. The campground is situated in an open, grassy field with a creek running through it. The only shade and trees are directly on the creek. Looking across the creek from my tent up front in the photo provides a good idea of creek-side campsite spacing. There is a shower house (Although very clean, 3 out of 5 for overall feel--I've seen better and I've seen worse). There is a small pool, playground, store, diner, and a dishwashing sink. There is laundry in both the men's and women's restrooms.

The campground is directly on the Iron Mountain Road and finding the time to drive through the tunnels and pig-tails is a must, but leave any trailers at the campground first. Driving the pigtail section of 16A toward the campground is recommended for that amazing view of a tunnel framing Mt. Rushmore. Nearby there is a treasure trove of outdoor activities including: Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Jewel Cave National Monument, Wind Cave National Park, and Custer State Park. Privately owned parks boast daring alpine slides, and zip lines (so much fun). Wind Cave National Park boasts a thriving buffalo population--expect a buffalo jam if you drive that way (which is not required to access Keystone or Rushmore, etc.)

We stayed at Spokane Creek in June 2012 during our Summer roadtrip. FYI- We had to get here via trucker route due to the size of our RV, we couldn't fit through some of the rock tunnels on the winding roads in South Dakota. This was an adorable little campground located on Iron Mountain Road in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We arrived after hours and headed to our designated site # left on office. Our truck and trailer exceeded the length of our site dramatically, but a nice man on a four-wheeler relocated us to a much better site down the way, right next to the playground. We settled in for the night after speaking to our neighbors that were full-time RVers. This campground has lots of amenities: a pool, mini golf, a creek to play in, cabins, tent sites, full hook-up RV sites and a cafe with the biggest homemade cinnamon rolls you have ever seen. (pre-order the night before) The kids had a blast running around the park meeting other kids. There was so much to do in the area. We tried to map out our time for the next few days. Mount Rushmore was at the top of our agenda. We went on the perfect day. There was a ceremony at the base of Mt. Rushmore naturalizing 111 new citizens. This only happens once a year. What a cool thing to witness! There was flag presentation, singing of the national anthem, guest speakers and the oath. Each new citizen got to go up on stage and state there name and where they were from. A few even yelled out "God Bless America" as they went across. The kids thought it was funny to hear all the different languages/nationalities but I think they appreciated seeing it in the end. We also learned about G. Borglum and his vision of the monument. It was neat to see how the figures were carved. 90% of Mount Rushmore was created by dynamite blasting. They used a process called honeycombing. Borglum died before it was completed but his son took over and saw it to the end. The boys worked on their second junior ranger badge while we were there. They had to search high and low for answers in the test booklet. A ranger quizzed them to make sure they knew what a ranger's duties were and the history of Mt. Rushmore. Friday June 15th, was Nathan’s 11th birthday. We started the day with a train ride from Keystone to Hill City aboard the historic 1880’s train. It was a pretty trip lasting about an hour each way. Wesley was the most excited passenger in our family. He was happy to be on the “choo-choo”. Saturday morning, we drove into Custer State Park. On our way to Sylvan Lake, we finally saw some buffalo grazing by the road. Their heads are enormous and they don’t seem to be bothered by the visitors gawking at them. Sylvan Lake was breathtaking! There was a crystal clear Lake surrounded by huge boulders and lots of trails which lead to Harney’s peak. We also took a guided ride to a valley for a chuck-wagon supper. Along the way, our host played the guitar and we sung western songs and got to know everyone in the wagon. We saw lots of wildlife including, deer, pronghorn and prairie dogs. When we arrived, there were long picnic tables set up and a table full of catered food. Hamburgers, steak, baked beans, cole slaw, corn bread, potato salad, watermelon, cookies galore! More music was played and then came the games… Some of the men got up and acted like Elvis and yes, Jason was one of them. He never misses an opportunity to act like a fool. We also did the hokey pokey and chicken dance. On the way back to our camper, there was a herd of bison crossing the road. I could almost reach out and touch them. It was a really cool experience and a nice close to our time at Custer State Park in South Dakota.