SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Custer resident Paul Horsted and Scott Simpson, an official with the state’s Game Fish and Parks Department, can both talk about the wildlife and the experience of visiting ...

Tourists flocking to the Black Hills at record levels since the start of the pandemic has Gov. Kristi Noem pushing to add nearly $10 million worth of campsites at Custer State Park. But potential ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A proposal for a new 176-site campground at Custer State Park is unlikely to pass out of committee, the co-chairman of the state Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee ...

Gov. Kristi Noem's plan to expand camping capacity at Custer State Park hit a roadblock Tuesday when a panel of lawmakers rejected the $5 million project. After nearly two hours of testimony and ...

The Custer State Park concessions lease is coming open for the first time in two decades. Custer State Park Resort Co. has ...

PIERRE | While the original plan to add 176 campsites to Custer State Park has been whittled down to 66 campsites, it still doesn’t have the backing of Democratic leaders in the House and Senate.

South Dakota has a premier state park system throughout our state, in fact, the envy of most states. Custer State Park is our first and largest state park with its original history dating back to 1897 ...