Camp Crook, South Dakota

About Camp Crook

Camp Crook is a tiny community in northwestern South Dakota counting 68 people who proudly call it home.

Camp Crook holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.14 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 486 residents per square mile.

📰 Camp Crook News Today

• Alex J. Moncur Obituary Jul 1, 2026 Krebsbach Funeral Service · Jul 1
• Alice Fire burns 1000 acres near Camp Crook, 90% containment reached NonStop Local Billings · Jul 28
• Lyle Sainsbury Obituary Nov 3, 2025 stevensonfuneralhome.com · Nov 3
• Custer Gallatin National Forest - Sioux Ranger District US Forest Service (.gov) · Jan 30
• Alex J. Moncur | Obituaries Black Hills Pioneer · Jul 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Camp Crook Unique

• The only place in America named Camp Crook — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.14 sq mi.
• With 68 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northwestern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 22 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Camp Crook

• Mallula State Game Production Area reviews ★
• State Trust · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Camp Crook

• Camp Crook Elementary - 08

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Camp Crook

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