The name itself was alluring, and the lake was, too! It was very tranquil and a great place for picnicking. Bring cash, though, because the park asks that you give $4 for facility use. Still, it was worth a stop.
There are good hiking trails around the lake. Lots to choose from. There is also a rock climbing area across the highway.
when we decide to camp the area, we'll probably stay here. Quiet and serene, we stopped to leash our pet and let him stretch his legs, too. Fishing seemed to be excellent as the anglers we watched were pulling them in frequently
Great place for a picnic and hiking. The Horse Thief Lake Trail is not right around the lake but it is nice too.
Beautiful Lake!! Great sights! Even though its man-made it still adds beauty and value to the area! Didn't fish there, but obviously is a good sight to fish as there were quite a few people on the shore.
I don't know if I'd consider Horsetheif Lake an attraction??? Haha! But it was a nice quiet place to camp and nice trail to walk around the small lake. Basically just a small pretty lake to drive by an have a picnic at and maybe some fishing. Swimming? I'd say nahhhh there's way better places to swim around the area that are actually ment for swimming at.
We found the lake as we were traveling between Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial. We stopped on the road and took some pictures and played in the water for just a minute. There were places to picnic, camp and there were people fishing. Would love to spend more time there!
What a beautiful little campground. Quiet lake that people fish in, not sure if they catch anything. There are some really cool tent sites up the hills that are very private and seem more like backpacking than car camping. Not many facilities here, just a spigot and pit toilets.
We took a hike around the lake and it was really scenic. Very tranquil and quiet. The hike around the lake was on a good trail.
As we were leaving Mount Rushmore we stopped here to take it all in. It had just finished snowing, so we had to take a family selfie with the lake behind us. It's just so beautiful. Great for a picnic after Mount Rushmore. Tons of photo locations.