We loved it.
Stayed here to pheasant hunt and just enjoy the Madison area. Park was quiet, super clean and super peaceful. Will have to come back in the summer or early fall to take advantage of the lake too.
M&R from MN
11/10/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
October camping
Our experience overall was good. The only complaint that I had is that I was not informed ahead of time that there was not water at the dump/fill station. Water was available at the maintenance shop, but that area is not easy to maneuver with a trailer. Also, there was only one comfort station open. I just feel that I received two reminder emails about my reservation so I feel that one of them could have given me this information.
Hal
10/16/2025
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
4.0
Facilities
3.6
Fall camping
Camp
10/15/2025
Best experience on our trip
Lovely place to spend time at the end of a travel day. Quiet, well kept, spacious spots, clean bath houses. Exceptional
Colorado travelers
9/28/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Lake Herman
Wild Willy
9/26/2025
Wonderful Experience
Crystal
9/19/2025
Great Place to Camp
Guy
9/6/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.6
Facilities
4.6
Another great weekend stay
summerdaisey19
9/3/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Excellent camping
Really enjoyed the Pond...felt like we were "On Golden Pond". The quiet and incredible sunrise was most impressive. Only suggestion would be to have the person cleaning shower house to utilize a sign so we know if it is "all clear"
Bonnie
8/27/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.8
Facilities
5.0
Great relaxing weekend
Such an enjoyable State Park! The walking paths are wonderful and such a gorgeous sunset over the lake! Quiet State Park that we will definitely be returning to.
Melissa
8/27/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
nice campground tight roads
nice campground but with a few issues #1 the roads in the campground a real narrow and tight turns tough for big campers to navigate #2 lot of the sites on high centered tough to get Camper level one of our group has sell level on there camper and it was so bad it would not level otherwise nice campground just needs some improvements done
Love Camping
8/21/2025
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
5.0
Facilities
3.9
Weekend Trip
Most sites are not level either front to back or side to side which created some challenges with leveling the camper. Roads in the campground are quite narrow and challenging for longer campers.
The campground and lake are very pretty.
Camping Family
8/20/2025
Overall Experience
3.5
Services
5.0
Facilities
3.2
Good experience
Frankie
8/18/2025
Good Park 1 tinyyyy issue
I intentionally paid for an electrical campsite, and my electrical hookup did not work. I was there two nights tent camping. When I called, they could not get someone out to fix our electrical. They could not say if they could provide any reimbursement for my stay or a financial voucher--but will look into it. While I am not upset over this, the difference in cost was there to have electrical. They are planning to fix this site (after my reservation ended) and did offer for me to move to a different site the next day/use electric from a different site when I needed it. I will be returning to this campground because it is meticulously maintained and has wonderful lake views. The lake towards the end of the summer is green—so if you're a swimmer, go early summer!
Mangoes
8/17/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.6
Grandma Camp Fun
I took two grandchildren, ages 11 and 13, to Lake Herman State Park. The park was very large, clean, and well layed out. One day we traveled to Desmet and went to the Laura Ingalls Wilder homestead. We rented canoes one day and enjoyed Lake Herman and the pond. Although the park was a little short staffed, it was very well maintained. The office hours were 8:00am to 12:00am. It would have been very helpful for have a sign on the office door and another on the canoe shed listing the hours as we had difficulty catching the office open to rent the canoes.
Grandma Camp
8/17/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
This was our first visit to Lake Herman and it will definitely be added to our annual camping schedule! Such a beautiful park! Can not wait to go back!
Janderson
8/14/2025
Great place
Angry Penguin
8/13/2025
Little things
In the lower campground would like to see a sidewalk on the south side of the comfort station to the other road
Rabbit
8/12/2025
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
4.4
Facilities
3.9
Where’s the park sticker!
Nice campground with lots of paths to walk. Only issue is all the visitors without park stickers or day passes who use the park….we’ve camped here many times and it’s an issue every time.
Rich
8/4/2025
Overall Experience
3.8
Services
4.0
Facilities
4.1
Fun weekend
Deer Hunter
7/22/2025
Lake Herman State Park is always a favorite of ours. It's always clean and well kept. The views of sunsets and starts is breathtaking!!
Huron Happy Camper
7/17/2025
Great!
Derrick F
7/9/2025
Sweet campsite
Mmclaughlin5
7/6/2025
Branches
Branches need to be cut up no lower than 15 feet
Jo
7/2/2025
Great Weekend for Cabin Pioneer Days
FiddlerMan
6/30/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
So-so visit
The upper shower rooms had no garbage cans or shower mats.
The dump sites were updated & they went out of their way to make it difficult to rinse your black tank out because the end of their hose only allows you to rinse the dump area out, you can’t hook the hose to your camper to rinse your tank out while dumping. I had to hook my own hoses to the potable hose to complete the task. Such a waste of clean water.
TomL
6/23/2025
Overall Experience
3.5
Services
4.0
Facilities
3.3
The camping cabins are so clean and convenient. When you are too old for tent camping, the cabins are a nice option.
Paula
6/23/2025
Very nice place and clean restrooms enjoyed my stay
Saturnbear
6/4/2025
Disappointed in south dakota
The prices that sd is charging out of state people is getting out of hand! Nonresident park stickers is the last straw for me. I will not be back. Every out of state person needs to not buy a fishing hunting or park permit for one year and maybe u will stop taping us!
J
5/29/2025
Overall Experience
2.8
Services
3.0
Facilities
2.3
Yearly canping trip
BartzFamily
5/21/2025
Happy Campers
Great park with alot of things to do. Its well kept and staff is nice
Happy Campers
5/21/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.9
My stay at Lake Herman
Park was under construction when you drove into the park. The dump station you could not use at all. We had some moroon let his dog out at 6 in the morning and it barked the whole time and no park person said anything also people with dogs and not on there leashes.
Hammertime
5/15/2025
Overall Experience
3.0
Services
3.0
Facilities
2.4
Quiet before season mud week campers
We camped right on the water. Big sites with lots of grass and shade. It was quiet in the evenings, and we saw a lot of wildlife.
Park Fan
5/15/2025
Overall Experience
4.3
Services
4.0
Facilities
3.0
Cold blustery day.
Happy Camper
5/2/2025
Lake Herman State Park
Helpful park ranger did a nice job of getting us oriented. Would not hesitate to stay there again if back in the Madison area.
L
4/30/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Nice park
Really enjoyed my time in the park. Like my campsite. Did not like disregard for the rules if my dog has to be on a leash other people's dog should be on a leash, I saw quite a few times peopke just letting their dog run loose. Other than that I had a great time. I will definitely be back.
15E
4/8/2025
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
4.0
Facilities
3.8