Under Canvas Mount Rushmore

The location is stunning and desirable, with comfortable beds and linens, spacious and clean tent, and excellent, friendly, and helpful staff, ensuring a cozy and relaxing stay.

First, shout out to Grace who helped us with our stuff the morning of check-out! We couldn’t find anyone in the lobby tent, and no one was responding to our texts the morning of check out. Grace happened to drive by with a cart and stopped to help us, including carrying some of our bags to the cart. Thanks Grace! This place looks lovely and allowed us to experience the fun of camping without the difficulty. We enjoyed the crafting offered on Tuesday night, as well as the s’mores and board games. There is a short hiking trail nearby, and a deck with a good view of Mount Rushmore attached to the lobby tent. At check in, we were shown where to park and then someone with a golf cart helped bring our bags to the tent. The food and drinks were good, but expensive (except for the tea/coffee/hot chocolate, which is included). The tent itself was lovely. We used the stove (with some help from the staff) but we let the fire go out fairly quickly as it got pretty warm. We had a private toilet and shower, but be warned that there is no real door to either - just a half wall! For a tent, the shower had great water pressure and temperature. It is expensive! My friend and I were a little disappointed when we could only book a tent with one king bed, as no tents were offered that contained two queens / fulls / even twins. At the price we paid, I was also a little disappointed that check out felt so strange, no one around to help or clarify what we needed to do to officially check out.

We arrived in the late afternoon, drove down a gravel road, and pulled into a gravel -parking lot. There were spots reserved for those checking-in and checking-out. Along side the parking lot was a row of golf carts and gators waiting for use by staff. The front desk is located in a large canvas tent. The staff checks you in, shows you the best place to park your vehicle (there are multiple parking lots depending on your tent location), then gives you a detailed run down of how to use the shower, sink, battery packs, lanterns, etc. if you have them in your room. We reserved a family tent so we had a shower, toilet, sink, couch, king sized bed, and a cute kids tent off to the side of the main tent. The staff members ride in a golf cart to get you to the parking lot, then they help you load up your luggage in the back, give you a ride to your tent, and will make sure you don't need anything else. You are given a phone number for the front desk at check-in, you can call them anytime to get more towels, battery pack exchange, maintenance, etc. They are helpful and friendly. Every staff member we encountered the 3 days 2 nights were wonderful. The tents are canvas so they do get warm, but you they have bed side fans, and screened windows. The kids tent came with cozy twin cots, small lantern, and soft-lit sound machine that was incredibly thoughtful as my 6 year old is used to sleeping with music. The kids tent is close enough we could hear the zipper when our children were leaving the tent in the morning. Each morning coffee, tea, hot cocoa is ready to go and is complimentary. They have a large selection of teas with sugars, honey, creamers, etc. I love tea and their selection was fantastic. You can purchase food by either credit card or charge it to your tent if you want. Each night there are several fire pits around with several Adirondack chairs and plenty of space for everyone. At the main office you can get sticks, graham cracker packs, chocolate squares, and Reese's peanut butter cups, marshmallows were soft the first night and a bit stale the second night but still great experience for the family. You can go to the lobby in the evening and see the lighting of the Monument from the back deck. At any time we could ask for a ride to the parking lots, the lobby, anywhere on the property by golf cart and they will come get you or take you back to your tent. They had a person at the main office who could book tours or excursions, but we didn't use them. The activities in the lobby were fabulous; they had games for the kids, crafts, live music, and ice water/cool towels. I would recommend this place and we cannot wait to stay in one of their other locations.