Reviews

Nikki Rohde (OutThisDoor)

Love this park! This visit we stayed at the Blue Bell Campground just for the night before they closed for the season. This campground is very forested and shady. Roads among the campsites are tight but we did fine in our 27 ft 5th wheel. Pads are pack dirt/gravel, back in and we had plenty of room. Site are not private and it's a bit packed in. Even at the end of the season there were quite a few campers. Restrooms and shower house was open and warm and clean. Lots of wildlife, deer especially. In addition to a range of camp site types there are also several cabins to rent which look like bunk houses inside with table and grill outside. Dump station and trash service. Horseback ride concessioner at this campground along with restaurant, gas, store, lodge and more during the season but there were closed by end of October. Dogs are welcome, on a leash. We took them to the Blue Bell Picnic area to run off leash within voice command (making sure there were no wildlife for them to chase, especially bison!). The picnic area has a large pull-through lot, covered picnic area, creek, footbridge, and trash service.

Ashley Rowe

Wonderful campground. Very safe for two female tent campers. Bathrooms were sparkling! With free showers. The surrounding park is beautiful. Highly recommend!!! Dog friendly was a plus!

Dawn J

Blue Bell Campground is located near Blue Bell Lodge in Custer State Park off Highway 87. This is a smaller campground with electric hookups. There are also some tent sites with no electric. Water is available via handpumps. A dump station is near the entrance. There is a very nice and clean bath house central to the campground. The campground also has small, one-room cabins for rent. Sites are spacious and mostly level. Each site has a picnic table and fire pit. The trees provide plenty of shade. The camp hosts greeted us upon arrival and answered all our questions about the campground and area. There is a small general store at the road. A small laundry with washers and dryers is hidden in a room behind the general store. There are other campgrounds more centrally located in Custer off of Highway 16A. Although we had a little bit more of a drive to some of the points of interest in the park. We were less than 5 minutes from the end of the Wildlife Loop and in a less busy area of the park.

Haley Meinke

We absolutely LOVED our stay here! We stayed in Cabins 15&16 and I would 100% stay in them again. The mattresses were a lot more comfortable than we anticipated, they were so clean and perfect for what we needed. The AC unit and lights were a huge plus! The staff was so friendly, the bathrooms were very clean and they even had hot water in the showers.

Aimlame

Really great cabin camping experience. Perfect for the cold weather I had one of the days of my visit. The campsites are spaced out really well, it provided a lot of privacy and space to do your thing. The cabins were well built and stayed super warm during the visit. The site was quiet and peaceful, lots of trees and grass space. Bathrooms, trash dump, and playground all within quick walk/drive. Everything seemed well kept. Would definitely stay again! Also pet friendly which is awesome. My boys definitely loved the cabin as well and it was nice to have a place to keep them safe while I went off to hike and explore some!

Matthew Kleemann

Really nice cabins and restroom facilities. Close to many of the park's great attractions. Other than the crummy weather nothing to complain about.

Deb Mig

Very quiet and very clean bathrooms. Great views. Greeted each morning by flock of wild turkeys

Ginger Juntti

We love Custer State Park! So many cool things to see and do. We could easily stay for weeks and not get bored. The Blue Bell cabins are great- clean and nice bathrooms nearby. The A/C is a huge bonus in the summer heat. The campground host/staff run a tight ship, which many will appreciate but some (like us) find mildly irritating. We were gone most of the day and went about our business as quietly and responsibly as possible while we were there, yet were still reprimanded on several occasions for apparently minor infractions. Overall, an excellent stay and we’d love to come back!

Lisa Hooker

Lovely campground, green, populated by towering Ponderosa Pines. Grass in the immediate campground is kept clipped, so bugs are at a minimum, if at all. Be aware that some websites show this campsite to have electric hook up. It does not; 'no electric' is also made clear on the reservation website. Each campsite is spacious; important to note there is no privacy between campsites... everything is wide open. You could not ask for more helpful, gracious camp hosts!! They were terrific!! Buy wood from the nearby store or lodge (.25 mile), not from camp hosts. The description indicated 'trout fishing'. We never saw a body of water on the campground. Shower house was clean, clean, clean. Showers did not require coins or tokens and we're WARM! We did have to level the table with rocks, as the campsite was on a bit of a slope.

L

We love Blue Bell Campground! It is such a wonderful place and nestled in the woods of Custer State Park. As far as I am aware, it is the only campground within the immediate park that seems to be completely in the woods. We have stayed at the cabins every time we have stayed here. The cabins are always clean, in very good condition and the campsite around is clean. It has RV spots, tent camping, cabins and is a short walk down to the horse stables. The on site volunteers are extremely helpful and friendly. If you are looking for a relaxing campsite, amazing landscape and wonderful experience, this is the place to stay.