Whitetail Campground
Key facts
- Fee
- Paid
- Price
- 20 USD
- Sites
- 17
- Address
- Hill City
Water and dump stations nearby
Potable water
Visitor Center Dump Station · RV dump station, near Belle Fourche · Free
Hours: 24/7
Whitetail Campground also records a tap, usually for campers; the nearest public one is shown.
46 mi from Whitetail Campground, in a straight lineDirections to Visitor Center Dump Station in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)- 28 mi from Whitetail Campground, in a straight lineDirections to Service point near Custer in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Straight-line distance from Whitetail Campground. From OpenStreetMap: "fee not recorded" means no fee is tagged, not that it's free.
Recreation.gov
Book Whitetail on Recreation.gov
Whitetail Campground is located above Deerfield Reservoir at 6,000 feet, an ideal setting for guests seeking summer climate relief, recreation and relaxation in Black Hills National Forest. Sites in this campground are widely spaced. Several have lake views, while others are more secluded and tucked into ponderosa…
- Sites
- 12
- Check-in / out
- 14:00 / 13:00
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Services & facilities
- Drinking waterYes
- Waste disposalNot recorded
- ElectricityNot recorded
- ToiletsNot recorded
- ShowersNot recorded
- Wi-FiNot recorded
- Dogs allowedNot recorded
- Wheelchair accessNot recorded
"Not recorded" means OpenStreetMap has no tag for it yet, not that it's missing.
Prices & opening
A fee is charged. Tagged price: 20 USD. Opening hours are not recorded.
Getting there (GPS, access, height)
GPS coordinates
44.01266, -103.80306
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No height limit recorded. Check access and signage on arrival.
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Other places nearby
More in CusterWithin 25 km. The nearest water and dump station are listed above.
- Custer Trail - USFS
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Campground · Custer20 km from Whitetail Campground - Creekside Mountain Resort
Campground · Custer21 km from Whitetail Campground - Beaver Creek Campground
Campground · Newcastle · Paid21 km from Whitetail Campground
Photo credits for thumbnails on this page (2)
- Nearby: First Congregational United Church Of Christ NRHP 13000571 Butte County, SD · 0.8 km away: Photo: Jon Roanhaus / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Nearby: Geographic Center of the Nation · 1.9 km away: Photo: Sixweeds / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
