Mount Rodney RV Park:
Sturgis Central
By Loney Wilcoxson
I
f you’re like me, your heart starts racing as you so prominently featured on the sides of moun-
approach Sturgis, home of the best motorcy- tains! J.D., one of the owners of the park, says it
cle rally in the world. Coming from the east, I is almost scary to see the resemblance of his
always take the first Sturgis exit (Exit 32, Junc- business partner to the park’s namesake (Rod-
tion Ave.), and head north through town one ney Dangerfield).
mile to Main Street for that long awaited site: I pull up to the campground staging area and
chromed, colorful, outrageous bikes lining the meet the friendly staff, who assist me to my RV
Meet “Rodney”
street as far as you can see. And with all the site. They’ll even unhook your bike trailer and
biker shops, restaurants and bars in around this use one of their vehicles to park it beside your
at all three
Black Hills Mecca, I can’t wait for the fun to begin. RV if you like.
I continue on Junction Avenue three more They’ll also help you hook up to city water
of the
blocks to Woodland on the left, then another and sewer, as well as 50 and 30-amp electrical
700 feet to the entrance of Mount Rodney RV service. Most sites are pull-through, making it
Wide Open
Park and Campground. The park’s name starts easy to enter and exit.
to make sense when I spot the 25-foot tall One of the first things I noticed was the park’s
Bike Shows!
statue of (Rodney) overlooking the park and interior streets are either blacktop or gravel, an im-
Downtown Sturgis. But it seems to fit well here portant consideration since heavy rains can make
in South Dakota, where famous Americans are most other parks a quagmire. Also, my RV site was
8 Wide Open
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