Nestled in the Black Hills near Hill City, Rafter J Bar Ranch is a 160-acre working ranch that features six camping areas surrounded by vast grassy meadows and shady forests of ponderosa pines.

Each campsite offers something different for all needs, including tent and RV pull-through sites with or without hook-ups to cozy log cabins, bathhouses with hot showers and flushing toilets, and remote sites that offers peace and tranquility. Each bathhouse has a laundromat equipped with coin-operated washing machines and dryers, and guest services include satellite television hook-ups, a dump station, a snack bar, and ranch store, complimentary wireless Internet around the camp, and full-time security.

12325 Rafter J-Bar Rd, Hill City, SD 57745, Phone: 605-574-2527

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