Farm island recreational area cabin stay
If you get a chance to stay at a cabin, do it! Comfortable, affordable and relaxing. What I would improve is a walk in bug screen and a ceiling fan. Must see is the John Lopez metal bison in fort Pierre. Amazing... Enjoy
Win2run
10/22/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
Enjoyable Visit
Very nice campground. Clean, quiet, and relaxing space. We really enjoyed our spot near the water. The sites were spacious and well kept. Will definitely be back. Thank you, SD!
B & P
10/14/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Sand Burs
There is an issue with sand burs getting worse along the beach and in camp sites along the water in the East Campground.
RL
10/12/2026
My piece of mind place
Great park. Trails in the park and to town. The one thing I have is an issue with the showers, black mold and the shower heads were filthy.
Enjoy Summer
10/1/2026
Overall Experience
3.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
Farm Island
Always a very clean campground. Sites are spaced out nicely.
ES
9/25/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Fall at Farm Island
Legendary1
9/21/2026
A Well Managed Park
Bayfieldbirdhunter
9/19/2026
Retirement
Walleye II
9/16/2026
Great campground
This is a very nice campground, and you can fish from several of the sites. It has always been clean and well kept.
One thing to keep in mind, they put the new site number posts on the wrong side of the campsite, so you have to be careful when you are leaving so you don't hit the post.
There is a very nice bike path here that we used several times. I wish all the state campgrounds had something nice like this.
Happy Camper
9/4/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
Beautiful Lakes Area
Our site was perfect, and the view of the lake great! The staff was friendly and helpful, and made many trips around the campground to be available to campers.
Happy Camper
9/1/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great Stay
Campgroud Host Mary is awesome!
Bentley
8/27/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.0
Great Campground
Bonnie
8/26/2026
TAKEN by "Beautiful SD"
Advertisement said "Camp for $30"
Oh, BTW $10 surcharge for out-of-state visitors. Oh, plus Tax. Oh, plus Park entrance fees $10. Oh, plus $5 surcharge for out-of-state visitors.
TOTAL $56+
Well, for that price the Services must be really good.
Electrical 30/50 amp
Dump station.
That's it! That's all! That's the total incentive/thanks for visiting SD.
"COME BACK SOON, YA HEAR?"
Ripped-off
8/20/2026
Overall Experience
1.5
Services
2.0
Facilities
1.0
SD Capitol Trip
Trippen
8/18/2026
Cabin 4
Nice shore line, not much sand when water is way up!
Lou
8/16/2026
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
4.0
Facilities
3.2
Poor staff
I drove up to the main entrance and waited at the window for a staffer to ask a question. I saw her at the desk when I drove up but she wouldn't come to the window. So I drove around the building again to get her attention. She still wouldn't come to the window. So I drove around for the third time and parked in front and walked in. When I opened the door, the attendant was startled when she looked up from her book.
I then asked if a friend could come out and park outside the park entrance so I could pick him up and bring him into the campground for supper. She was unsure, however some young testosterone lacking male came out of the back office and forcefully announced that that was against Park regulations and he would have to park his vehicle on the other side of the railroad tracks. I found that strange as in other state parks we could do that very thing. I told him that was BS as I was walking out the door. He then came running out the door to confront me about it. I jumped in the car and drove away since I did not want a physical altercation from him.
The staff should give more attention to the customers rather than reading books and also learn some good customer relations.
Camper Dave
8/5/2026
Overall Experience
3.3
Services
3.0
Facilities
3.3
Farm Island Happy Camping
It would be great if there was a nice comfort station on the East side of the campground for the campers over there.
SD Happy Camper
8/4/2026
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
3.8
Facilities
3.8
Weekend at Farm Island
Jim S.
7/30/2026
bad roads and no garbage cans
The road into the campground after passing the check in station is terrible and has been for multiple years. Dangerously rough for pulling a camper and even rough with a camper hooked up. I feel for the price charged per night that you could at least have a second dumpster at the east campground. It is hard to believe that you expect people to load the garbage into their vehicle to take to the 1 garbage center you have and then expect the people paying to camp to work the compactor.
centralsdcamper
7/29/2026
Overall Experience
2.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
2.9
Pay twice
You will have to pay twice. First, you pay online about $30 for the campsite. Then, also online, you'll pay $10 for the privilege of reserving online. All set, right? Not yet. When you arrive at the park, you will have to pay $7 for every single day you occupy the site. This $7/day charge is for privilege of driving back and forth to access your campsite. As a retired state park ranger myself, I find it appalling that campers would also be charged a day use fee. Day use fees are by definition not applicable to overnight campers.
Swampmusic
7/29/2026
Overall Experience
3.5
Services
3.0
Facilities
3.6
Great Places
Travelin Man
7/27/2026
Amazing spot
This place is a wonderful gem. Wide open spaces and plenty of grass areas. I like that even if you don't get a waterfront spot, everyone can still enjoy the lake. Plenty of access. Fishing was super fun. We caught fish right at the campground and over on the rocky areas. There is a bike path that runs to town and out to the island. Playgrounds, boat ramp and close to town, but still peaceful. Has to be a favorite campground for us.
Fun lover
7/27/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Clean campground and friendly staff
We love to stop at Farm Island on our way to WY. We always get a site by the water, making it convenient to kayak. The facilities are always clean and there has never been loud or unruly campers. Haven’t used the bike trail, but that is a nice amenity that we hope to use in the future.
Outdoors2026
7/19/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Making Memories
Camping Fun
7/15/2026
Review
It’s a nice facility we camp there often.
JB
7/10/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Fun stay
This is a beautiful, large campground. There’s plenty of room between campsites. We were extremely impressed with the staff. We had lost an item in the bathroom facility and it was thankfully returned to the office. The cleanliness of the whole park was totally appreciated.
One small drawback was the playground area. It is situated on the very eastern side of the campground. It is quite a ways for parents and children to get to. I would definitely recommend putting in another playground in the middle of the campground not only for convenience but also for safety reasons.
Kasey
6/30/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.9
Farm Island is the Best
Farm Island was an awesome camping experience. You are close to the water for fishing, the bathrooms are the cleanest and nicest in the State we have seen so far (including Custer State Park). We will definitely be back again!
SS
6/29/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
I love Farm Island.
Our campsite had lots of leftover seafood tails, potato peelings and candy scattered around the site. I hate when others don’t pick up after themselves!
Mrs2H
6/28/2026
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
2.2
Favorite State Park!
Sue
6/26/2026
June 2026 Farm Island Stay
D&D
6/26/2026
In Pierre for Highway Trooper Graduation
I have never seen such clean shower buildings or vault toilets. Very impressed. Staff was very friendly.
SD resident
6/15/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great Spot!
The reason we rated it a 3 overall experience is because it was extremely windy and we ended up going home early. This isn't anything anyone has control over, but it did effect our weekend. We had a spot that was by the water and the first night it was calm so we got to enjoy paddle boarding right by the camper.
Camping Crew
6/14/2026
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Another Beautiful Day at Farm Island
The RV sites were in level and in great shape. Trees are trimmed back from the RV pads and no dead branches. Staff was very helpful and friendly.
The Blue Ox
6/8/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great park
Chris
6/8/2026
Great experience
Happy Campers
6/7/2026
Excellent park
JA 2026 Camping
6/1/2026
Great camp adventure
Staff was on site and gave helpful directions. Facilities were clean and well taken care of. Hot shower much appreciated! We'd stay again.
Katnvin
5/22/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
East Farm Island
Love this park but the road getting to the campground needs repair along with the dump station pull in area. Also, crossing the railroad tracks is rough. I realize that is a RR issue and not a GF&P issue.
The staff are welcoming and the camp area is well maintained.
MrsH
5/21/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
3.4
Another great stay!
Steve
5/17/2026
Three days at farm islanf
Just Visiting
5/17/2026
Work camper
Buzz
10/27/2025
Stay
It was one of the cleanest and well-kept campsites that we have experienced in all the years we have been camping and using the cabins
WC
10/24/2025
Overall Experience
4.3
Services
4.0
Facilities
4.2