NPS · Wind Cave National Park

Elk Mountain Campground

Elk Mountain Campground — public domainNPS Photo via Recreation.gov

Nothing here fits 42 ft of 65 sites

Longest for your rig: 36 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: water
Entry: Pull-through
ADA sites: 2
Elevation: 4,223 ft
Vehicles: up to 5
Season: May – September 30

Facilities This 63-site campground is open all year with sites available on a reservation basis from May to September 30th.quoted from the description Recreation.gov publishes for this facility

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

Too short for 42 ft — 49 sites

1536 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 1636 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 17 (Accessi36 ft limit · parallel · paved · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 1936 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 2036 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 2436 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 2536 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 2636 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 2736 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 2936 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 15 ft wide · 1 vehicle 3136 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 15 ft wide · 1 vehicle 3336 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 15 ft wide · 1 vehicle 5436 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 5536 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 5636 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 5736 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 5836 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 6136 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 6236 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 1832 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 2132 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 2332 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 3232 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide 3432 ft limit · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 49 (Accessi30 ft limit · parallel · paved · 1 vehicle 5030 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 5126 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 4225 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 4825 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 6325 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 6425 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 3624 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 4024 ft limit · pull · gravel · 1 vehicle 4124 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 5224 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 5923 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 4522 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 3821 ft limit · back · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 3520 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 4320 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 4420 ft limit · back · 1 vehicle 2219 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 3919 ft limit · back · 1 vehicle 4618 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 6018 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 2817 ft limit · pull · gravel · 1 vehicle 4717 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 5316 ft limit · back · gravel · 1 vehicle 3715 ft limit · parallel · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 16 sites

1no rigs permitted · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 10no rigs permitted · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 11no rigs permitted · pull · gravel · 1 vehicle 12no rigs permitted · pull · gravel · 1 vehicle 13no rigs permitted · pull · gravel · 1 vehicle 14no rigs permitted · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 2no rigs permitted · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 3no rigs permitted · gravel · 1 vehicle 4no rigs permitted · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 5no rigs permitted · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 6no rigs permitted · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 7no rigs permitted · gravel · 1 vehicle 8no rigs permitted · parallel · gravel · 1 vehicle 9no rigs permitted · gravel · 1 vehicle Group Site no rigs permitted · gravel · 5 vehicles Group Site no rigs permitted · back · paved · 5 vehicles

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Cold Brook Campground SD	7 mi S	12	36 ft	none
2	Cottonwood Springs Campground SD	10 mi SW	17	67 ft	none
3	Bismark Lake SD	15 mi N	21	83 ft	none
4	Comanche Park SD	16 mi NW	20	71 ft	none · pull-through
5	Iron Creek Horse Camp SD	17 mi N	9	50 ft	none · pull-through
6	Grizzly Bear Campground SD	22 mi N	18	22 ft	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 65
Non-site records excluded: 2
Longest driveway: 50 ft
Max occupancy per site: 30
Reservable sites: 65
Coordinates: 43.5655, -103.4882
Nearest place: Hot Springs
Phone: 605-745-4600
Elevation: 4,223 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/246878 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain