Reviews

For Rafter J - Bar Ranch: Stayed here for 5 days. VERY nice park and a GREAT location. We will be back! PROS: - GREAT central location in the Black Hills (7 minutes to Hill City - Good food and shopping, 8 minutes to Mt. Rushmore KOA at Palmer Gulch Resort - Horseback riding + very nice camp store, 16 minutes to Mt. Rushmore, and 20 minutes to Key Stone - Lot's to do there.) - BEAUTIFUL SETTING - FAR superior to KOA and other local camps. - S P A C I O U S sites!!! - Nice privacy. Many sites shaded by tall pines. Again, FAR superior to KOA and other local camps. - Well maintained grounds and facilities. - Friendly staff. - VERY nice pool, patio and playground. The kids in our group loved the pool and playground. - Quiet and peaceful. You can really relax here. - Well stocked camp store. - Easy check-in. CONS - Hard to note any cons for this place, but feel I need to do so to provide a balanced perspective: - Gravel roads throughout. I realize this is common for most camps, but I have never been fan of dust and dirty rigs. - Individual site numbers/signs are VERY small and difficult to see/read from the camp road. (NOTE - I have 20/20 vision) - NO ONLINE RESERVATION OPTIONS. Must make reservations by phone. Would be nice to make reservations from their website and to see individual site availability. Would also be nice to see a 1-3 picture of each site. Would also nice to see 1-3 pictures of each site on their website. Or take 360 pics and add them to Google Maps.

Posted Jun 24, 2019 by AS1 from . This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Rafter J - Bar Ranch: I have never had more fun and loved a campground more. Absolutely everything is perfect. Maintained perfectly, clean. Pool and hot tub are perfect. Price is higher than other parks but you get tons of extras. Location to all the area attractions is amazing. No doubt I will be back.

Posted Jun 10, 2019 by Brent from Texas . This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Rafter J - Bar Ranch: We arrived here on May 20 for a 2 night stay just in time to watch it snow for 2 days. The campground was beautiful when we arrived, the office staff friendly and helpful. It literally snowed the entire time we were there and was wet and over a foot deep. A large chunk of wet snow fell from a pine tree and dead centered the roof vent, shattering it. The staff at the office contacted a mobile RV repairman they knew who called me and gave me the name of an RV dealer in Rapid City that could repair it. The staff plowed snow on the asphalt road and ran a skid loader around the gravel roads so we could see where to drive to get out. We didn’t get to see any of the sights in the area due to the weather, but plan on a redo to the area and will stay at Rafter J again.

Posted Jun 06, 2019 by Foster from Arkansas. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Rafter J - Bar Ranch: This place is by far the best park we have stayed in to date. It deserves every one of the 5 star reviews it has received. The park is very well kept and the staff are extremely friendly and helpful. We arrived here in May and stayed for an entire month. The weather was extremely sketchy and many nights were below freezing and the staff had to turn off the water to the sites on many of the nights but kept us informed and got the water back on each morning as soon as they could. The sites are large and the views are awesome! The price was very competitive compared to some of the other RV parks in the area. Highly recommend staying here if you are in the Mt Rushmore area.

Posted May 31, 2019 by ChrisF from Full Timer. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Rafter J - Bar Ranch: This campground exceeded our expectations. Beautiful campground with large spacious sites. We travel with 2 larger dogs and loved being able to walk/run them in such a beautiful park like setting while camping. So happy to have found this place, we would highly recommend!

Posted May 17, 2019 by Kim from Wisconsin . This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Rafter J - Bar Ranch: Great place. Beautiful campground with very large spaces for big rigs in the “line camp” sectiion.

Posted Sep 26, 2018 by Todd from Florida. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Rafter J - Bar Ranch: Stayed for 4 days and it was wonderful! Best campground we have been to yet. Beautiful, spread out, huge pool and warm and entire site extremely clean. Love this place!!

Posted Aug 11, 2018 by Dallas from Eastern SD. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.