Walker's Point
The lift station on the northeast end of the park smells awful. Is there something that can be done about this? As long as you stay away from that area, all is well but if you get anywhere close to it, plug your nose!
Camper
7/30/2026
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
Lake Vermillion
Camper
7/30/2026
Big wind camping day
This site is good. They did lose a tree so not as much shade as the pic shows. Still nice all around.
Troy
7/29/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
RV’ing at Lake Vermillion
SD Traveler
7/27/2026
Delightful
Happy Camper
7/22/2026
East side Lake Vermillion
CMJK
7/22/2026
Lake Vermilion camping
We had a great time in spite of the weather. We kayaked early morning so we did get some good paddle time on nice calm water.
Donna
7/20/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Easy entry and very helpful check-in
leva4657
7/18/2026
Lake Vermilion
Chuck
7/17/2026
Great weekend stay
The bathrooms were clean and updated. Liked the unisex bathroom which provided complete privacy when showering and lock on door. Campground was well kept and sites were clean. Used lake one day and dock was in good shape and easy to use. Did not get a chance to walk trails as it was very hot. Overall great weekend stay.
Camper 125
7/16/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Lake Vermillion
There were MANY motorized vehicles and e-bikes that drove above the speed limit and we saw only one UTV with a park sticker. There were several mini motorcycles that made many loops through the park - they were very loud and very much over the speed limit.
One campsite had at least six cars parked on it near the bath house and they were very loud all weekend so including playing their music too loud.
KarenSiouxFalls
7/13/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Overall - excellent
Melissa Tevere
7/12/2026
Nice Stay
Camper Girl
7/9/2026
Great Park
This is a great park. We camped on the east side to have access to that boat launch and the small "boater's beach".
Our campsites 30 amp breaker was defective when we arrived. We contacted park staff and they had it replaced and we were up and running in 20 minutes. Great service.
Matt
7/9/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.5
Facilities
5.0
4th of July
Camper
7/9/2026
Overall Experience
3.0
Services
4.3
Facilities
4.3
Amazing place
Rob
6/29/2026
Lovely Recreation Area
Flash
6/28/2026
Great Campsite
Level pads. Site long enough for truck & 35ft camper, did not have to unhook
Mark D
6/28/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Beautiful spot!
jayhawker
6/26/2026
Great Stay
We had a great camp spot right on the lake.
SJCRoughneck
6/23/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Wonderful Weekend
LovetoCamp
6/19/2026
Youth Group Site
Youth group site is very spacious, close to the water with a great view. Staff is always friendly and stopped to say hi and that we have everything we need.
Trail Life
6/18/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Nice
The campground host on the east campground was very pleasant. Sites are flat. Only downside was the lack of soap in the women’s restroom
Happy camper
6/17/2026
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
Great Park, well maintained.
PL
6/16/2026
Great site!
Tman3366
6/13/2026
First Camping of the season
We like this campground because of the lake. The lake was very busy on Saturday and the parking lot was full. The mosquitoes were awful at sunset.
We were scheduled to camp the weekend before, but needed to move our reservation. We were glad we could do that. Our new site didn't have much shade.
S L
6/10/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.5
Bugs
Need to spray the geounds for the bugs they were preety bad
Gramps
6/10/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Lake Vermillion
Nice campground.
SD Camping
6/10/2026
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
4.3
Good times
popup
6/10/2026
Great spot
HappyTravelers
6/8/2026
Fantastic experience
Smith
6/6/2026
nicest park
I stayed at the Juniper loop. The bath house was the cleanest of all the other state campgrounds that i have stayed at, and the campground was very well kept.
Happy Campers
6/4/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Wonderful time
Lovepath
6/1/2026
Love Lake Vermillion
King Ranch
5/30/2026
First Time Visitor
This was our first time staying at a SDSP. We were impressed with the care given to this park. Camp hosts were friendly and the facilities were clean. Our camp spot was roomy. Loved the easy access to the lake for our kayaks. Took advantage of the hiking trails. We visited local golf courses and geocaches, visited the sculpture garden on I-90 to the north of the park, visited the Corn Palace in Mitchell and downtown Sioux Falls. We also traveled to Palisade SP to check it out-very pretty and enjoyed hiking that area.
Nebraska Neighbor
5/29/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.1
Beautiful Site
Red Star Ranch
5/29/2026
Dump Station Issues
The dump station doesn't have working water, so you have to drag hoses from the ditch to fill and rinse your tanks. Another camper told us it had been like that (broken) for 4 years. You would think that repairing that would be a priority since every camper needs to use it.
SD Mom
5/21/2026
Overall Experience
3.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
3.6
Improvements, need new updated dump station
It’s Beautiful state park, nice quiet, Tom, the host was a great personal host. The ranger came by and asked if we were aware of the weather coming in. I thought that was so nice.
Improvement: I hear from every guest. Updated your dump station. It is Very poor , old, no room. It needs at least 75-100 ft in between each station. A lot large campers out there.. Only Half the stations worked. It needs a whole new system . How it is positioned , big campers can’t make turns. That is what I hear the most from guest . It’s very disappointing.
Jeanie
5/20/2026
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
3.8
Spring Camping
Very nice campground.
MaryT
5/19/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.2
Lake Vermillion
The site was sloped towards the back and made it difficult to level my camper.
Cubs2016
5/18/2026
Overall Experience
4.3
Services
4.3
Facilities
3.3
Wonderful first camping weekend of the season
Rich
5/13/2026
Review
State park is always well kept and patrolled for safety. Was surprised to have no water running at dump stations leading multiple campers to wait in line to use the one hydrant.
Jska
5/13/2026
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
4.6
Facilities
4.4
Camping
I knew ot might snow there and there was a shovel provided at the cabin to use if necessary. I really appreciate that. It was quiet and the cabin was warm.
Tbirdy
3/18/2026
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Needy Cats
Everything was very good, but we did not expect the restrooms to be locked. I know it is October, but when the restrooms are locked, it is a bit inconvenient.
Needy Cats
10/24/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.0
Nice tidy little cabin
Park Enjoyer
10/15/2025
Great
We had a great spot on the east side. Lots of pine needles around the site but GFP came and raked them away and left a rake so we could have a fire.
Happy Camper
10/13/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Lake Vermillion
MinnieJ
10/8/2025
Beautiful campground
Beautiful, quiet and clean. Listening to the owls talking all night was icing on the cake. The showers and bathrooms were updated and very clean. Water pressure in the shower was great. We were just passing through but I would like to come back and camp for a few days. We stayed in a lakeside pull through site. Bring levelers for these sites.
Justpassingthru
10/8/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
I LOVE CAMPING
Evertthing was wonderful except the mosquitoes. I had over 50 bites and we couldn't sit outside for a camp fire. It would be great if you could spray. We loved the park, just not the pesty biting bugs.
GREEN GIRL
10/4/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Relaxing close to home
Adventureclosetohome
10/3/2025
Great Outdoors
Ike
10/3/2025
Very nice
Brittany
10/2/2025
Vermilion
Chuck
10/1/2025
Nightticklers
Really like how nicely spaced the sites were. The staff is very friendly. This park just needs more trees and land to better standout that people come here more. Also, it "seems the local business" have nothing to do with the park??? I know if i owned a business next door I'd love to be apart of this wilderness community.
Alex Losfstranf
9/29/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
4.8
Lake Vermillion
Great location coming to/from the Black Hills on our way from Minnesota. Facilities were clean and showers were great; nice hot water! Easy to find our spot and plenty of room. Dump station was also clean and very easy to use.
Laura L
9/25/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Well kept park
Nemo
9/24/2025
Nice and Peaceful
Nice during the week. State may benefit from demand-based pricing. Cheaper during week with higher prices on the weekend. May increase revenue overall and encourage more utilization during the week and smooth out demand on weekend. Just like hotels and airlines use!
South Dakota Bruce
9/21/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Nice park
Jacks
9/19/2025
Campster
Campster
9/15/2025
Great experience
Cabin4frequenter
9/4/2025
Late summer
Moose man
8/29/2025
Kicked out at 4:02
Great place. However, forced to leave the park at 4pm or threatened with another days charge despite the fact this was a Sunday and there were no other campers using the site for the following day. No other park I have visited did this. What's the harm in utilizing a state park if no one else is utilizing it. Does this mean I can't use an empty site for an afternoon pick nick!? This is a STATE PARK, owned boy the citizens of the STATE!
Camper
8/28/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
3.0
Excellent Experience
Great experience. Love the ability to call in to get reservations. Website is hard to use if you need multiple sites. Sites and comfort stations were very clean.
Camper
8/27/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
4.3
Facilities
5.0
August 25
August 2025 visit
8/26/2025
We thought the Lake Vermillion Camp and the Cabin 3 was great to sleep in.
The campground is very clean and the Camp and Cabin was more than we expected. We were surprised at the cleanliness of the campground bath in the middle and the rest of the entire area. We also appreciated the great help of your people, especially Reed, that worked from the phone and in person. We have a plan to come back in the near future to enjoy your lovely area again. BTW, as a former Slalom Skier, the lake is a Wonderfull place to ski. I would think that if South Dakota skiers were interested in tournament skiing your lake would be perfect.
MikeW
8/24/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Great experience!
Winston25
8/22/2025
Blockage
Over all beautiful park! Clean and very friendly! The ONLY problem was with a lake side camper or cabin I wish they would trim some of the trees so we could at least enjoy the beautiful lake and watch the boaters skiers and activities! The lots are large enough to enjoy. Thank you
peppermint
8/21/2025
Overall Experience
4.5
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
difficult for boaters
This park won't let you park a second vehicle next to the pad unless two wheels are on the pad or road. This can be challenging or impossible depending on your campsite layout and what boat/camper you have. I don't understand the purpose of this or why it seems to only be enforced in this region. Grass was also quite tall but that seems to be the case in every park we stay at.
sd camper
8/21/2025
Lacking Power
Thought we had serious problems as one AC and the kitchen/ground fault power did not work. However, when I arrived home and plugged in to good power everything worked. Clearly even though it had a 50 amp plug it was not feeding 50 amp power.
Campingsd
8/21/2025
Overall Experience
3.5
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.2
quick get away
TP
8/21/2025
Lake Vermillion August Camping Weekend
DK
8/20/2025
Another great stay
Jacks mom
8/18/2025
Almost perfect
This was our third stay at Lake Vermillion Recreation Area. We love the camping cabins. It was our first time staying in the west unit. Appreciate the closer bathroom and shower house in the east unit, but these also offer a beautiful view (the ones by the lake). They definitely could use better/never mattresses, and a quick sweep and spray for spiders (the HUGE spider webs and spiders hanging over the door from around the light fixture outside was nasty and my little kids were terrified to go in and out lol). We also had to evict numerous spiders from the inside of the cabin. Other than that they are clean. The bathrooms near the beach can get gross but understandable those are harder to keep up with. The other bathrooms are clean and well maintained. In general this is a really great spot to stay and swim, or just enjoy a relaxing time away. Most staff were very kind and helpful. Price is affordable for a family to enjoy.
MomLovesCamping
8/18/2025
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
3.9
Great trip
Comfort station number two is terrible water, pressure and hot and cold regulation. Other than that it was a great
Tsk
8/15/2025
Overall Experience
4.3
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.3
Relax Time
First time camping at Lake Vermillion, east side, we loved our site!! Beautifully kept campground. Clean restrooms/ showers. Quiet and lots of shade. We enjoyed walking along the lake as well as a delicious meal at the Lake Time Restaurant on Sat evening.
Kim
8/13/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
3.2
Wounderfull
Camp host and family was wonderful and friendly and helpful
Bain Kenneth
8/13/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
4.5
Short stay
Why are campers coming in thinking they can pull into a site and not pay?
We saw many that were asked to leave because of no reservation. I do not understand people who think they can camp wherever they want...
Morgan
8/11/2025
Overall Experience
3.5
Services
3.7
Facilities
4.0
Great park, cold water
This is a great park and the hosts were friendly. My only issue is the shower - there was very little water pressure and the water was cold in the men's shower, no matter when we went to shower.
SD camper
8/7/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Nice campground and hosts
Campground was well kept! Very nice campground host (Tom). It was a great weekend.
Camper2025
8/6/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Park=nice staff=rude
I personally will never be back to this campground. Friday night when we arrived, we set up and about 11 o’clock. Our music wasn’t very loud. But staff came over and told us to shut our music off because it’s quiet hour which we respectfully did. On Saturday The park staff came over to our campground three times or more complaining about music that we were playing how loud the music was which it wasn’t and then complained about our dogs being on leashes in the campground. They also came over and told us we had to move our vehicles because it was parked slightly in the grass. Just an overall bad experience with staff.
Boo
8/6/2025
Overall Experience
1.5
Services
1.8
Facilities
3.0