Southern Hills RV Park and Campground

The Southern Hills RV Park and Campground is a 15-minute walk or two-minute drive from the center of Hermosa, where you’ll find a small grocery store for purchasing essentials. There’s also a gas station here if you need to fill up your RV rental, together with a local steakhouse and pizzeria for those nights when you don’t feel like cooking. Also in Hermosa is Roy’s Drive Inn Theater, where you can enjoy a classic night out watching your favorite flicks. A 20-minute drive north of the Southern Hills RV Park and Campground is Rapid City, which is home to several cultural and artistic institutions that are not to miss. Browse the science-focused exhibits of the Apex Gallery or admire the works on display at the Dahl Arts Center, then head to aptly-named Art Alley to check out its street art. A short drive from the center of Rapid City is the Chapel in the Hills - a replica of Norway’s Borgan Stavkirke. Stop in at the museum, which details life for early Scandinavian immigrants in the region while learning about the chapel’s unique architectural design. Rapid City serves as the gateway to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, a massive sculpture of four U.S. presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln). It was sculpted by Gutzon Borglum and his son Lincoln and completed in 1941, with a highlight of the site being their original studio, where a 1/12th-scale model of Mount Rushmore is now on display. Begin your visit at the on-site museum, where a range of informative exhibits and short films are showcased, then follow one of the trails that offer an up-close look at the memorial’s 60-foot-high granite faces. Whether you want to photograph the bison herds of South Dakota or witness the presidential sculptures of Mount Rushmore, book an RV in Custer County and start planning your next vacation.