Lake Vermillion East
Camp host very attentive and helpful
Danolid
6/5/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
4.7
Facilities
4.8
Lake Vermillion
dutch2000
6/5/2025
First trip of the year
SD-Camper
6/4/2025
Annual Pass issue
Vermillion is close and convenient and a good place to get away camping for the weekend. I wish they had a better launch area for paddleboards and kayaks, especially for kids. Mostly, because they are sticklers for being too close to the beach, even when unoccupied. The boat beach has more waves and isn't the easiest to get down to with paddleboards.
SDAsylum
6/4/2025
Overall Experience
3.5
Services
2.7
Facilities
3.8
Great place for young kids.
Fire pit was recently cleaned. Tent site was flat with multiple places to set the tent up. Pit toilet was immaculately clean. Even the firewood sold at the entrance was of good quality, not quick burning pine.
Busy Dad
5/29/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Camping trip review
Mose everything was very good with one exception. the water fill and dump station was in poor condition! Only one water fill was working and the flush station we used the connection end was badly worn (needed to be replaced) and leaked something terrible!
Camper
5/29/2025
Overall Experience
3.3
Services
4.0
Facilities
3.4
great weekend
kyle
5/28/2025
Lake Vermillion is Amazing!
I stay at the Lake Vermillion Recreation Area fairly often and the facilities and park never disappoints.
Emma
5/27/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
My 1st Reservation with SD Parks
There was no one present to check us in or to check on us during bad weather.
N one to buy firewood from or rent a canoe.
Morgan5641
5/19/2025
Overall Experience
3.5
Services
3.0
Facilities
3.9
May 2025
We had a great stay at Lake Vermillion State Park. It was a beautiful park, had spacious campsites with a good amount of shade, great playgrounds for the kids, and a clean swimming beach. When they were open, the restroom facilities were clean and in a central location, but it was unfortunate they were closed part of our stay. Not all of our group had bathroom facilities in their campers and they had little kids so that added an inconvenience. The water fill up station when we first entered the park was also very low pressure and made the already long line take more time. Other than those couple of things we had a great stay and would definitely recommend this campground to others!
R
5/16/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8
Our Favorite State Park
kmbsupply
5/16/2025
Great staff, clean park
Camper
5/14/2025
Pay your fees to enter park! I pay fees for 4 vehicles ($126) plus increased camp fees. I don't mind because they are very nice facilities but I notice a lot of vehicles are in park without tags!!
boondocker61
5/14/2025
We loved it!
Campingwithkids
5/13/2025
Beautiful weekend
Mdlbldr
5/13/2025
A hidden gem!
This campground is a hidden gem in South Dakota! This was our second stay. Our first visit last fall was wonderful as was this stop over on our way to western SD. We stayed both times in camping cabins that were clean and have a beautiful view of the water. Mattresses aren't great, but it's a camping cabin so met expectations. Bathrooms are always clean. Park staff is friendly and drive through every once in awhile to make sure all is well.
LovesTheBlackHills
5/8/2025
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Loved this park!
We camped in our travel trailer at the Blue Bell campground, and loved it! The whole park is amazing, and there’s lots to see and do, so be sure to leave yourself enough time to take advantage of it all. Also, there’s a restaurant in the campground, and the food was very good! We were there for 3 nights, and could easily have spent at least another 4!
Kat
5/8/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Beautiful and peaceful
We enjoyed our stay! We appreciated the facilities being clean, the campsites being well taken care of and the park staff being friendly. Fishing was a success for us as well. Only thing to complain about was that ticks were bad and we have our dogs along with us.
Hurricane14
5/8/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.9
Cabin stay
The cabins are clean, quiet and a nice view. Pretty private even though there are campers and/or cabins next to you. The staff are super helpful and very friendly.
Tbirdy
5/7/2025
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Lake Vermillion Recreation Area review
Hoeyboy
5/1/2025
A hidden gem
FallsGuy
11/7/2024
Nobody home ??
I'm driving my mother out to Yuma AZ from Northern NY.
It was EXTREMELY upsetting to get to the entrance at 8pm after driving in from Wisconsin to find the GPS took us to a huge "road closed" barricade. I called and got an automated answering machine to leave a message asking how to get in since I had a reservation since Sept 4th!!!
I never received any information prior to coming about another entrance.... Google map and our sattalite GPS only showed me the one entrance.
We drove out to Mitchell and spent the night in a Walmart parking lot.
I the morning when we were already on the road to South Dakota did I get a call back saying they "hoped I found my way into the other entrance last night".
Frustrated NYer
10/25/2024
Awesome cabin
This was the first time we rented a cabin at Lake V. It was nice, clean, and the experience was amazing. The sound of nature, wind blowing, water. It was amazing to get away for one night.
JT
10/22/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Beautiful state park lake camping
Parenting outside
10/21/2024
Lake vermillion
Joeyh65
10/17/2024
Fall 2024 Campout
Camper152
10/16/2024
Nice park
R.M.
10/16/2024
Perfect spot and excellent dump
We grabbed an RV spot. It was well laid out and well kept. Nice trees surrounding the spot for privacy from others. The Park Manager met us at the spot and was very welcoming, as was Isabella at the entrance. We were able to pay for wood bundles for the fire. The wood was easy to light and burned well. We enjoyed a beautiful hike on the trail with lots of fall color. What really stood out was the RV dump station. It was one of the cleanest and best laid out stations—with equipment on top condition—I’ve experienced on my journeys.
natl-parks
10/15/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Lake view
I loved the view of the lake. I'm a senior citizen and the rangers were kind enough to check on me when I stayed in my trailer for a few days. The only thing I didn't like, being on the east side of the lake, is the uneven sites that parallel the lake. I had to use all my levelers and the sites aren't quite as easy to back into. If you aren't used to backing up you may want to get a more traditional site
Vepo
10/14/2024
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
4.3
Facilities
3.8
Great stay
The showers were quite honestly the best all season
Lavarocker
10/12/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Camping
S. Gross
10/10/2024
Weekend campers
We like the spacious lots. When we parked, the camper was almost perfectly level. We did not need to run it up on blocks to level it. The grounds are very well maintained. The restroom and shower were spotless. We really do not have any suggestions for improvement.
TTB
10/10/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Beautiful fall camping
We stayed in a lakeside camping cabin in the East campground for 2 nights. The cabin was clean and grounds and comfort stations well kept. Being it was early October and the middle of the week it was very quiet. We felt safe. Staff was very helpful and kind, especially the younger guy working the day we checked in. We visited to west side to enjoy the playground and check it out. It was also well kept and cared for. Our only complaint is the mattresses aren’t very comfortable, but not a major issue considering it’s a camping cabin not a hotel. We will definitely stay here again!
JessDomHar
10/7/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.7
Perfect Retreat
Sdfarm
10/3/2024
Park review
Traveler
10/2/2024
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Excellent stay
Very clean and quiet park. Staff are friendly and polite. Restrooms and showers are always clean. Playgrounds are always nice and well kept.
Dakota Jim
10/2/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.4
Campsite Review
Mike B
9/25/2024
Need better signage
We didn’t realize campground had different entrances. So we drove around looking. We were grateful the Ranger saw us lost and gave us direction. It was after hours and we’d never been to this area before.
Scott
9/21/2024
Weekend camping
There were a lot of annoying bugs that bit our ankles. The campground was well maintained.
Fish finder
9/19/2024
Overall Experience
4.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.2
We love your place with my kids!
We love this park for camping. Very peaceful, lake is beautiful , very quiet! Thank you for your service and hospitality!
Malina
9/19/2024
Overall Experience
4.8
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Great stay
Cybervikes
9/18/2024
Wonderful Experience!
Kelbel
9/18/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
5.0
Camping trip
I have camped at this location many times. Always clean, quiet, easy access to vault toilet and regular bathroom, which are always clean and sanitized. The scenery is beautiful. The swimming lake is wonderful and the area is always clean. It is a wonderful place to get much needed rest and relaxation. The staff are always helpful and so very friendly!
Tbirdy
9/11/2024
Overall Experience
5.0
Services
5.0
Facilities
4.8