This is a hidden gem located less than an hours drive from Sioux Falls. Lake Herman is located in…read moreMadison close to Lake Madison and Lake Brant. This is a spring fed glacial lake. The park is on the south east corner of the lake. This state park has hiking trails, beaches, canoe rental, boat launch and camping. The park itself is large and features mature shade trees and areas of natural prairie. With all the outdoor things to do and being so close to Sioux Falls, this place is a must visit.

A lovely state park campground! The lots were huge and level, with wide gravel parking pads. The…read moregrass around the sites was well groomed and a fire ring was included. The bathrooms were clean, with large separate shower rooms. The shower was best part, as it had a residential adjustable temperature controller instead of the push-button that many campgrounds do. The water flow was stronger than my house. Its also a dog-friendly park. Inside the campground, leashes are required, but in the rest of the park off-leash is permissible. Tie-outs on your site are also allowed. Canoes were available for rent for $15/3 hours or $30/day. There's also a boat ramp as its a large 1350 acre lake.

Great place for an overnight or even a weekend trip! Nice clean restroom and laundry. Wash is $2,…read moredry is $1. The shower is nice, they provide soap and a hair dryer!! Butterflies are abundant and flutter everywhere! As the beautiful Robins grace us with their presence! Great fire and friendly neighbors!!

Very nice people.Perfect for weary travelor close to highway.All sites were level and suitable for…read moreRV towing.Highly recommend.

Stayed in one of the cabins and it was fine. However, don't ask the woman at the register what…read morethere is to visit other than the corn palace. Sadly, she does not seem to appreciate the town where she lives and grew up. There is other stuff to see it's a nice town.

The owners are wonderful people and everything was very clean. We actually stayed twice on our trip…read moreone coming and one going. The pool was especially nice since it was in 90s when we were there.

Okay, so I have to say I was very unsure of this place before we got there. Because there is…read moreliterally nothing for miles, and then suddenly you're in a small town that doesn't seem like it would have a camping spot. But then you hang a corner and boom, adorable campground by a scenic river with lots of open space and a pretty nice shower house. We only stayed one night, and there are two solid reasons I'm not going for five stars: 1. The owner was not there when we arrived, everything was locked up, and for a moment we were at a loss. We decided to just pick a spot since there were only two other campers on site, and if we were wrong then we'd happily move. It turns out the owner was on vacation, and another one of the campers was there to manage while she was out. We found this out when one of their kids was wandering around saying hi and petting the pups and told us all about his cool week of camping. It wasn't a huge deal, but it wouldn't been comforting to get an email or a phone call, or even have it left on the voicemail (we tried to call several times and there was no voicemail set up). 2. The wild life around the area takes shifts, so there is constant noise going around the clock. From my memory while trying to catch some zz's, it begins with dogs barking until dark, then the owls take over, followed by coyotes (or some sort of group howling animal), then around 4am the cows take over for moo-fest, followed by the roosters at daybreak. This probably doesn't bother those sleeping in campers, but the tent walls are paper thin (see what I did there?). Would I stay here again? That's a solid maybe. It is quite out of the way, the nearest grocery store/gas station/sign of life is at least 10 miles/20 minutes away, so be sure to come completely prepared. It is as bad as I was fearing when we pulled up? Not at all. Color me pleasantly surprised.

It may just be the time of the summer that I visited, but overall I have to rate my stay as just…read moreokay. It seems to be a long term summer hang out spot for some locals and you can hear cussing and yelling from people drinking late into the night, like after two am. However, if you're looking for a place where you can have fun without strict rules, this would be the place. As a newcomer, some people were friendly and some were not, but I won't go further in explaining that. The river is pretty, although it's not anywhere near full right now because of drought, so the kayaking is somewhat limited. As I said though, it was a really pretty site to camp on. They have a couple of private shower rooms that are nice. For a one night stay it's okay, especially as a lot of other campsites that are in a less isolated area seem to fill up more quickly. The nearest grocery store is 11 miles away, so I would plan out food before you go into camp. Dell Rapids has a great coffee shop called Ladelle and Fourth Coffeehouse (if you need wifi or to get out) that is fifteen minutes away, which I was surprised to find.

This KOA is staffed by arguably the best folks you could ask for. They maintain this place to the…read more10's, clean neat comfortable and QUIET. A very nice store and superior amenity's with awesome trees for shade or open spaces if not. So much room between spaces, very easy in and out. Been here 3 days and if we were not meeting family in Omaha would stay quite a few more, next trip will for sure wanting to return. Greg and Fran Leach

Good base for our RV while we explore the Badlands, missile site and downtown Wall. Walking…read moredistance to the must visit (once) Wall Drug. No real grocery, liquor or any other convenience (eg, WalMart) nearby, so stock up before you get here. Sites are nice although no shade trees. Good water pressure and steady electric. A good park for exploring this area.

This is a brand new campground that has only been open a month. Work is still going on so it isn't…read morefair to judge by the dirt areas and patchy grass. The sites are extremely small with barely 6' of grass between the parking pads. One section has the corners of the parking pads touching or within inches of each other. Bathrooms are large single rooms with sink, toilet, and shower. The shower is a small fiberglass stall and could be bigger but the room is large and very nice. Community Center (store, office, pizza) was also brand new and nice. Both nights, with a night spent elsewhere in between we had a reservation with a site number specified. The first day we were a little early and the other party hadn't left yet. They put us in another comparable spot. That was nice since we were there shortly before check-in - 15 to 20 minutes early. But the second stay, we didn't come in until evening and they had put someone else in the spot we had reserved. I found this odd and wasn't very happy about it. We had selected the spot for a reason. I'm aware campgrounds have the right to do that but with dozens of empty sites why would they? The hosts were very nice people but I don't love being led to my site and someone being there while I'm getting in place. They are work campers so I'm sure they are just doing their job. Seems odd to me. Again, they were very nice, pleasant people. This is also an expensive campground. Right $72 for one night with electricity and water. No sewer but there is a dump site. It's attached to Wild Water West water park. Way over priced and kinda icky. Check out the city parks department pools instead. $6 for adults instead of $28. And much, much nicer. I don't recommend. I see this getting worse, not better.

We arrived late for a two day stay with flamingo Falls campground. The desk person called the check…read moreon us to ensure that we were still arriving. We checked in to a very empty campground with great bathrooms and all of the amenities that we needed. The next day we went to the waterpark, which was great for the kids. We purchased our tickets at the campground. The only thing I would improve is actually opening the gate between the flamingo, Falls campground, and the waterpark so we didn't have to walk all the way around. Otherwise, it was a great day and the staff was very nice.

Super for overnight! Close to Rt 90 and very nice and shady. Nice pool. Think most people stay…read morethere for summer months.

We stopped in for a night after driving many hours. The…read morewoman who answered the phone and later checked us in was very nice. The place was affordable and had nice trees to shade the spots which unfortunately left you feeling like you were stacked up like cord wood. The place was in the middle of no where but had things for kids to do .There was a play ground, bikes and a pool .The bathrooms were kid friendly which we thought was great. The place is tired and a bit run down but it was clean, quiet and safe. The only thing we couldn't take were the house flies . We couldn't sit outside ( this was late Sept) the flies were so bad. Safe , clean and quiet & a alright place to sleep for a night and rest up.

This campground is as close as you can get to living on an immaculate golf course! The sites are…read moreextremely spacious, the grass is lush like carpet and everything is so clean. The staff were all so nice and they have a beautiful pond for swimming or kayaking. Even though we were a little longer than 65 feet which is their site lengths, they were able to fit us in a spot for the night without having to unhook our trailer. Definately recommend!

The entire trip from the reservation to the actual stay was amazing. They treat you like family…read more Such a peaceful atmosphere. So many activities for kids!! Will come back many times.

If I didn't have somewhere to be tonight, I'd have spent the night here in Sexauer Park. This park…read moreallows camping with 18 paved pads for trailers and RVs, five of which are pull-through and the remainder are back-in. The pads are only $25 plus tax, which is a complete bargain. The campground is operated by the city of Brookings and is the only park in the city that allows camping. They have electrical hook-ups, picnic tables, a playground, restrooms with showers and even a dump station. Very awesome and I enjoyed having a nice walk around today. The only thing missing is a water or sewer hookup, but that's really a minor inconvenience for a self-contained camper van. [Review 17852 overall - 58 in South Dakota - 1373 of 2022.]