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Army Lodging

Whether you are serving in the Guard or Reserve, on active duty, or enjoying retired life, the South Dakota National Guard’s Army Lodging Program is a service you can take advantage of. If you’re planning a trip to the Black Hills or Sioux Falls area, take a look at the accommodations and savings the Army Lodging Program can provide you with.

Camp Rapid

Army Lodging at Camp Rapid is centrally located in the Black Hills with 32 semi-private and two private rooms. The private rooms offer two rooms, a bedroom and a setting room with a fold out sofa-sleeper. Each room has cable television and Wi-Fi.

Camp Rapid also offers Distinguished Visitors Quarters, available to all E9’s, CW5’s, O6 and above and to both state and out-of-state dignitaries. DVQ rooms have a kitchen, which includes a microwave, fridge and sink, dining table and a seating area to accompany a spacious bed/bath.

Hundreds of Black Hills area tourist attractions, including Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse, are located within a short drive from the Army Lodging at Camp Rapid.

Fort Meade

Army Lodging at Fort Meade, located east of Sturgis and just six miles off Interstate 90, offers 35 semi-private rooms and 20 private rooms with full–size bath, cable television, refrigerators and high speed Internet.

Army Lodging at Fort Meade is perfect for visitors to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Devils Tower or historic Lead/Deadwood, or visiting the Black Hills for shopping, gambling, skiing or snowmobiling. For those traveling on business, the Fort Meade Veterans Hospital is within walking distance and a short commute to Camp Rapid and Ellsworth Air Force Base.

Sioux Falls

Army Lodging in Sioux Falls offers 20 semi-private and 20 private rooms with cable television, high–speed Internet and refrigerators.

Army Lodging in Sioux Falls is convenient to many area attractions including the Sioux Falls Convention Center, the Sioux Falls Arena and the Great Plains Zoo and less than a four-mile drive to Sioux Falls Regional Airport.

Cost:
Semi-Private $32/night
Private $34/night
DVQ $38/night
For Reservations:
Camp Rapid & Fort Meade…………. (605) 737-6626
Sioux Falls………………………….......... (605) 357-2845
Email: john.e.adkins12.nfg@mail.mil

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Semi-Private
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Distinguished visitor quarters
Distinguished Visitor Quarters


Facility Rental Program

Accommodations are not limited to lodging. Through the South Dakota National Guard’s Army Rental Program, facilities may be rented for individual and organizational use. Facilities include billets, classrooms, dining facilities and kitchens, firing ranges, armory space and rental units.

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Billeting

Camp Rapid has 89 bays, 40 semi-private rooms and six private rooms, totaling 984 beds.
Fort Meade has eight bays totaling 160 beds.
Sioux Falls has 10 bays totaling 216 beds.

Classrooms

Numerous classrooms with various levels of information technology support are available ranging in size from small groups of 18 or fewer to larger auditorium-style spaces accommodating up to 120 individuals.

Dining Facilities and Kitchens

Camp Rapid maintains two dining facilities complete with modern commercial-style kitchens which can accommodate up to 163 diners at one time.

Firing Ranges

Camp Rapid, De Smet, Flandreau, Mitchell and Vermillion are home to South Dakota National Guard indoor pistol ranges. Targets can be run out in one-foot increments up to 25 meters via a mechanical rail system controlled at each station individually or by the range operator simultaneously.

West Camp Rapid, Mitchell, Pierre and Watertown have outdoor, 25 to 50–meter firing ranges with 22–24 firing positions at each location.

Additional Housing

West Camp Rapid: There are two houses to rent. A two bedroom, one–and–a–half bath or a four–bedroom, two–bath complete with a full kitchen, dining area, living room and covered porch is available for private get–a–ways and special events. Table ware, pots/pans and dishwasher and clothes washer are provided.

Camp Rapid: Building 250 is a five–bedroom ranch–style home with walk–out basement and two half-baths. It is complete with a kitchen, dining area and living room. Tableware, pots/pans and washer and dryer are provided.

For additional information on pricing or to make reservations:

Billeting: (605) 737-6957
Email: heath.w.huehl.mil@mail.mil

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Classrooms          Semi Private
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Pistol Range
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Dining Facility          Auditoriums
       
   

 

 
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