Free camping in South Dakota
17 free and low-cost places to camp in South Dakota, with facilities and directions, and the ones we’d go back to first.
Our picks
- Freedom camping
Freedom camping · WallHidden gem
Buffalo Gap National Grassland dispersed camping
Free dispersed camping with Badlands views on public grassland.
- Campground
Campground · InteriorHidden gem
Sage Creek Campground
Free primitive camping among bison in the Badlands Wilderness.
- Campground
Campground · Badlands National ParkHidden gem
Sage Creek Campground
Free primitive camp among the badlands.
- Freedom camping
Freedom camping · CusterHidden gem
Black Hills National Forest dispersed camping
Free camping anywhere legal in the national forest, with rules.
Free camping usually means dispersed camping on national forest or BLM land, typically up to 14 days, with no facilities. Some free campgrounds have toilets and fire rings. Check the land manager’s current fire rules.
Every other place we know
- Directions
Free camp · Free
Buffalo Gap National Grassland
- Directions
Free camp · Marion · Free
Hieb Memorial Park Campground
Showers
- Directions
Free camp · Shadehill · Free
Hugh Glass Campeground
- Directions
Free camp · White · Free
Lake Hendricks LUA_GFP
- Directions
Free camp · Summerville · Free
Lewellyn Johns
- Directions
Free camp · Fort Thompson · Free
North Shore -COE
- Directions
Free camp · Fort Thompson · Free
Old Fort Thompson - COE
- Directions
Free camp · Reva · Free
Reva Gap Campground
- Directions
Free camp · Waubay · Free
Waubay City Campground
Toilets
- Directions
Free camp · Hanna · Free
Campsite
- Directions
Free camp · Hermosa · Free
Campsite
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Free camp · Deadwood · Free
Campsite
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Free camp · Central City · Free
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