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Many Hills campgrounds adding luxury amenities

These days, camping isn’t just pitching a tent in the wilderness on a long hike or stopping at a campground far from home on a road trip.

Like campgrounds around the country, those in the Black Hills area are increasingly adding luxury amenities — luxury for a campground, anyway — such as cabins with air conditioning, kitchens, Wi-Fi, cable television and hot tubs.

Campgrounds are working to attract leisure travelers for whom camping now might involve driving just a few miles from home to spend the night in a cabin with the same amenities as home, or taking the kids to a place that offers activities and entertainment such as scavenger hunts or sports competitions.

Campgrounds are also marketing themselves as local-area destinations for events such as family reunions, company parties and weddings.

When Matt and Tracy Hawkins opened the Spur Campground two years ago on 20 acres in Piedmont, they tried to make it a destination in itself, rather than just a place to sleep.

“I just tried to do as many things as possible that I thought would be fun,” Matt Hawkins said. “You can do Mount Rushmore, you can do Custer State Park, but what do you do when you get back?”

Visitors can play on the playground, throw horseshoes, watch a movie on the outdoor screen, have a beer in the bar or play sand volleyball.

Then they can sleep in an air-conditioned cabin.

“You can get the camping atmosphere for people who don’t want to be in all the elements,” Hawkins said.

The Spur isn’t just for out-of-state vacationers. Locals are regular guests, as well, on the sand volleyball leagues or at weekly motorcycle and classic car shows. Hawkins has booked several birthday parties and recently hosted an Air Force private party for 600.

In an uncertain economy, campgrounds are proving a popular vacation destination. Even a luxury cabin is more affordable than a cheap hotel room. 

“We also tried to keep our prices way down,” Hawkins said. “People shop on price sometimes. We tried to create as many amenities as possible at the same time keeping our price down.”

Cabins are $24.95 a night and tent sites are $15.

Lori Engel, manager of the Heartland RV Park in Hermosa, agreed that people are looking for a deal. She said their 16 air-conditioned cabins are booked solid through July, at $39.95 a night.

“Our cabins are really getting hit this year,” she said.

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