Overview
About Grace Coolidge Campground
Why stop
- Coolidge Walk-in Fishing Area is next door
Heads up
- Some sites hear traffic from US 16A
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Custer Tour Guide
Your drive to Grace Coolidge Campground, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Custer State Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this place
Grace Coolidge: Creekside Camping and a Gentle Walk“Up ahead is Grace Coolidge Campground, a small wooded camping area beside the creek. The highway divides it: six tent-only sites are on the north side, while the south side takes other camping units.”
Plays as you drive up to Grace Coolidge Campground in the Parkwolf Custer Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- 82 audio storiesacross Custer’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Bison, Wapiti, Bighorn Sheep, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 40 trails, 49 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“We recently toured Badlands, Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore and more! We learned so much from this app as we toured each of these sites. The audio tours are worth the money.”
Guide
More about Grace Coolidge Campground
A small creekside campgroundGrace Coolidge is a wooded, 20-site campground beside Grace Coolidge Creek on US 16A.
Grace Coolidge is a wooded, 20-site campground beside Grace Coolidge Creek on US 16A. It suits a simple overnight among trees, with the Coolidge Walk-in Fishing Area next door. The highway divides the campground, and some sites are close enough to hear traffic.
Choose the right sideSix tent-only sites are on the north side of the highway; the south side accommodates other…
Six tent-only sites are on the north side of the highway; the south side accommodates other camping units. Electrical hookups vary by site, so check the specific site before reserving. Drinking water, showers and flush toilets are available; the tent-only area has vault toilets instead. The park lists campsites 16E and 20E under ADA and accessibility.
Food and supplies nearbyThe Coolidge General Store is about a mile east, and the full-service restaurant at State Game…
The Coolidge General Store is about a mile east, and the full-service restaurant at State Game Lodge is about 1.5 miles west; both are separate stops. Campers often praise the clean washrooms and helpful hosts.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Custer
993 sightingsBisonMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
91 sightingsWapitiMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
258 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
85 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
256 sightingsBurroMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
707 sightingsPronghornMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Custer. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
