Recreation area

Custer Snow Camp

Dakota Prairie National Grasslands · South Dakota — managed by USDA Forest Service

Open recreation area — no reservation needed

About this campground

Custer's Snow Camp was named for a unexpected snowstorm that dropped 6 inches of white sloppy snow on May 3, 1876 delaying Custer and his men for two days.

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