Red Cloud Campground
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Red Cloud Campground
The Red Cloud Campground is located one mile south of Chadron State Park on the west side of Highway 385, uniquely situated near the beautiful Pine Ridge area. The campground has 13 sites with picnic tables, parking pads, pedestal grills, fire rings, and a vault toilet. Access the nearby Pine Ridge Trail system via Outrider and Strong Canyon trailheads. Pine Ridge trail passes through a wide variety of landscapes ranging from grassland, Ponderosa Pine Forest, creek bottoms, canyons and open ridges with views of the nearby buttes.
Before you go
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
$10/vehicle/night. Please pay onsite.
Hours
Open year-round.
Restrictions
Certified noxious weed-free hay/feed is required on national forest lands. • Motorized vehicles are prohibited on Pine Ridge Trail.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.