Overview
About Legion Lake Campground
Why stop
- Swimming, fishing and canoe rentals are close across the road.
Heads up
- Lake access crosses US 16A, and the sites are electric-only.
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Custer Tour Guide
Your drive to Legion Lake 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
Legion Lake: A Short Walk and Lakeside Lunch“Legion Lake is coming up, a handy stop for a short walk and a meal beside the water. Choose the Lakeshore Trail from the fishing-dock lot for an easy circuit of about two-thirds of a mile, taking around half an hour.”
Plays as you drive up to Legion Lake 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 Legion Lake Campground
Camp beside the lakeLegion Lake Campground is a modern campground for tents and large RVs on US 16A, across from…
Legion Lake Campground is a modern campground for tents and large RVs on US 16A, across from Legion Lake and the lodge. Stay here to pair a wooded campground setting with swimming, fishing and shoreline walks; the lake is just across the highway.
Plan around electric-only sitesThe campground has electric hookups, flush toilets, showers and drinking water.
The campground has electric hookups, flush toilets, showers and drinking water. Sites are electric-only, with water at a separate point rather than at each site. Check the campground map before you set up, and arrive with water aboard if your hose will not reach. There is no boat launch at this access.
Fishing and food across the roadThe fishing dock by the parking area is accessible.
The fishing dock by the parking area is accessible. The lodge rents canoes and kayaks and has Dockside Grill and a general store; those services operate seasonally, so plan food and supplies outside the season.
A short walk and a local nameThe Centennial Trail reaches the Badger Clark Memorial within walking distance of camp.
The Centennial Trail reaches the Badger Clark Memorial within walking distance of camp. The Legion name is tied to a local American Legion Post that leased this area when Custer State Park was a game preserve in Custer State Forest. The nearby lodge dates to 1913 and was rebuilt in 2016.
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.
