Best Tent Camping near Spencer, NE
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Best Tent Sites Near Spencer, NE (7)
1. South Shore Lakeside Use Area
Lake Andes, South Dakota5 Reviews•21 Photos•2 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Trash
2. South Scalp Creek Recreation Area
Fairfax, South Dakota1 Review•1 Photo•2 Saves- Pets
- Fires
- Phone Service
- Tents
- Group
- Standard (Tent/RV)
5. Lakota Youth Development - Tipi Stays
Be the first to review!Fairfax, South DakotaTipi Lodging
18 ft canvas Tipi’s.
We have extra-large and regular size brand name cots, air mattresses and sleeping mats available for campers as well as army sleeping bags, in case they did not bring their own.
Each lodge houses up to 8 people (depending on whether they use cots/mattresses etc).
Tent Site
Pitch your tent in the beauty of the homelands of the Sicangu Lakota people on the prairies of South Dakota. Get some respite far from cities and enjoy this beautiful slice of the Grandmother Earth. Bookings also support our non-profit, Lakota Youth Development.
- Pets
- Fires
- Reservable
- Tents
- Tent Cabin
- Glamping
7. Grove Lake State Wildlife Area
Be the first to review!Royal, Nebraska•5 Saves- Tents
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
Recent Tent Reviews in Spencer
84 Reviews of 7 Spencer Campgrounds
Bibs O.
Legend
Pease Creek Recreation Area
Bald Eagles were our only company.
This is a very well maintained campground. We were here from December 08 through 12, 2024. Bathrooms and showers, along with water faucets, are all shut down for the season. We stayed on site 9 and enjoyed the shelter all the trees provided. Wind was 24 mph gusts hit 45 mph and didn't affect us at all. Sites are gravel and, for the most part, level. We didn't require any leveling blocks at all. 50 - 30 - 20 amp service with no errors at the electric box. The pit toilet was reasonably clean and stocked. Small playground for children. Small picnic area down the road between sites 8 and 9. Sites 4 and 8 were covered with large seed pods from the trees. I imagine it would sound like branches hitting your camper when they fall in the fall. We are not far from the Missouri River, and we were delighted with the company of 4 Bald Eagles. Hundreds of migrating Canadian Geese. Walking paths are available along with a boat ramp down the hill. Cost is the same in nearly all South Dakota State Parks, $26.00 a night. Seems costly for no water, flush toilets, showers, or garbage dumpsters. This is a nice place.
- JJulie M.
Traveler
Niobrara State Park Campground
Very nice Spectacular views
Updated shower and toilets. Bring your quarters for shower. Views of the Missouri River were amazing. Enjoyed a hike with the interpreter. Worth a stop for sure.
- Bibs O.Legend
Sand Creek Recreation Area
Busy boat ramp, no other campers.
This is a busy boat put in and take out. There are 8 camping sites. No electrical, no sewer or dump station 2 water spigot. One water spigot between sites 6 - 7 and a thread on at the vault toilet. Toilets are new. Thus, clean so far. Fire rings at each site. Picnic tables at each site. Sites 2 and 3 have some shade from the sun. Sites 1, 4,5,6,7,8 are located in direct sunlight. The price when we stayed (July 2024) was $11.67. There were no other campers during our stay.
Katie L.
Guide
North Point Recreation Area
Cabin B
Cabins are super cute and fit the price. $55/night gives you AC, electricity, and a bed (2 twins, 1 full). Great view from the cabin deck. Verizon works good. Close to the swimming beach and vault toilet.
- Katie L.Guide
South Shore Lakeside Use Area
Quiet campground
Relative to North Point Rec Area, this campground and day use beach were significantly less crowded. All sites seemed to have some shade, picnic table, and fire pit.
- Katie L.Guide
Snake Creek Recreation Area — Snake Creek State Recreation Area
Spacious park
The campground upon entrance is way more compacted than the one down the road where you have a little more space from your neighbors. Verizon works good, nice shower/flush toilet facility.
- Katie L.Guide
Platte Creek Recreation Area Campground — Platte Creek Recreation Area
Pretty Park
Nice campground along the river with tent and full hookup sites.
- Bibs O.Legend
Lynch City RV Park
Nice overnight, stop.
There are 9, possibly 10, back in camping spots. $25.00 a night, which I thought very reasonable for all they offer. Bathrooms with showers. Water and sewer at all sites. 50 - 30 - 15 amp service at all sites. Picnic tables and fire pits with grates at all sites. Picnic area with cement floors and cover. Dogs across the way are noisy, but we hope they get used to things and quite down. Money for stay needs to be brought downtown to a bar, or you can call a number, and so.eone will come out and pick it up. Grass is very long at the sites, which seems to encourage the bugs and mosquitoes .
James P.Legend
Buryanek Recreation Area
Big sites
Big sites. A lot of room between sites. Well maintained dirt road to access recreation area. Spacious campground. Very nice.
- Bibs O.Legend
Wildwood Acres Park
Jake brakers spoil the stay.
I would have given this nice little campground a 3-star rating, but I felt the 8 foot pads were a little bit too small. To be fair, they have placed a handful of larger pads throughout, but it would be insanely cramped for larger units to maneuver and even turn their rigs around. $15.00 per night for campers. $10.00 a night for tents. Cabins ran $35.00 a night. They did have a men's and women's toilet building (flush or hole?) the building was locked, and we couldn't use it. They have 30 amp electric, 1 location to obtain water (communal water spigot), 1 picnic table per site, and garbage buckets provided for nearly all sites. Oak trees provide shade from the sun. One has to look up, though. we saw several locations where larger dead and broken branches were just hanging on by a thread. They have 2 cabins that are available. The entire campground is an easy stones throw from the city swimming pool. There are 2 large picnic pavillions, and electricity is provided. Walking trails are available (we did not walk on them this trip). There is a lazy little creek that meanders around the outskirts of the campgrounds. Playground equipment in 3 locations for the kids. Large fields for others playing around. We didn't need a dump site, and I'm sorry, I didn't think to look to see if they had one. They may have one, and I think I would have noticed it if they had, but take this with a grain of salt. Town is just down the road a half mile or so, and most needs can be met there. Finally, I have to mention the highway ¼ mile away. Heavy semi traffic. Campgrounds are located at the bottom of a hill. Those semi's blast those Jake brakes. Over and over again. 2 days of that, and we left early and drove to a new campground. Enough was enough.
Ila R.Guide
Armour Lions Park
Beautiful little park
Great little city park. Showers/ restrooms were clean. I'm not sure how many sites in total. I know 5 were concrete slabs, the rest gravel. It's a little confusing in price/ paying. There is a box that says $10 donation. A sign that says $15 donation. The donations go towards the park.
Les G.Traveler
Spencer Park Fairgrounds
Great location
This is a very comfortable location with power, water and a nearby dump station. It's an easy walk to any place in town. Also a go jumping off point for all of Boyd County...
Bob M.
RangerNorth Point Recreation Area
Loved It
Perfect place to unwind. Large, well spaced out campsites. Beach, walking paths, fishing and golf nearby.
Quiet and well manicured.
Lucky C.
ScoutArmour Lions Park
Employee all but kicked the door down on me.
The electrical boxes are so buggy and cobwebby and dusty that it's hard to find a properly grounded working electric box.
The women's bathroom is designed to be a single stall bathroom with shower, but the lock doesn't even hold the door shut properly bc the wood of the door frame is gouged out where the sliding bolt goes for the door. Had to prop my cane up under the door. An employee barged right in and acted offended when I mentioned someone was in there ... ??
- MMagdalenaGuide
South Shore Lakeside Use Area
Underestimated
Nice spots, beautiful lake and beach, not crowded at all. Only negative point is it’s close to the street. But since there is not a lot of traffic it was pretty quiet. Bring your insect spray and enjoy 😉
- CConnor S.Traveler
Niobrara State Park Campground
Great time and very clean!
Niobrara State Park is fantastic. Very clean and put together. Everything is mowed well. Paved camper lots. Little park for kids. Horseshoes and sand volleyball. Bathrooms were cleaned everyday. My only complaint is that the lots are kind of close. Not a huge deal but would have been nice to have a little extra space. Overall, awesome place and we will be back!
- JJAMES B.Traveler
Carney Park
Early Spring Camping
Quit park, full electric pad, and water. The bathrooms and shower were not open yet. Locked my keys in the truck. The O’Neill Police opened my truck, within 20 minutes. I noticed they also patrolled the area.
- JJosh H.Traveler
South Shore Lakeside Use Area
Great campground for an overnight !
Really nice stop on our road trip and will stay again for sure.
- aadeliaRanger
Orchard City Park
City park
This playground has two parking pads with power and a bathroom behind it. Picnic table, playground and pavilion and grill. Sweet little find for boondocking.
- aadeliaRanger
Butte City Park
Looking to boondocks?
It’s a city park, a play ground. Portapotties on site. Found it on Dyrt so we are hoping it’s okay to boondocks here. There are no signs saying you can’t park overnight, but also no signs saying you can camp. Guess we will try it.
- LLeslie B.Ranger
Snake Creek Recreation Area — Snake Creek State Recreation Area
On a hill
I had hoped for more of a view of the river, but my site actually had lots of trees screening it. Made it a bit more private. Prime sites are closer to the water; pup and I had a bit of a walk to go for a swim. It looked like a lot of people stayed until later in the day, so they may have been using as a Day use. When I made reservation a couple of months ago, there was not much choice. By early evening, maybe 50% of sites were occupied. Free showers- such a treat!
- SSeldom Seen R.Scout
South Shore Lakeside Use Area
Away from other campers
This is an underrated campground. It’s got one pit toilet, clean, no hookups so no RVs, except me, a great view from any site, and, most of all not crowded, in fact I’ve been here twice now, once in mid to late fall and also late June and have been the only camper. That’s good! If you like that sort of thing. Don’t we all dream of that perfect camp with no one else around? Give this place more credit. I do see a reserve for the 4th Of July weekend and that is to be expected. I say, don’t camp here, only because I want it to myself. Have fun!
- RRoger W.Traveler
Pease Creek Recreation Area
Very nice
Campground was empty showers hot,rest rooms clean and stocked will come here again
- CCarissa W.Guide
Carney Park
Great One Night Stay
We had a great one night stay when we were passing through O’Neil on our way to South Dakota. Cute town, ok bath house and a cute play park with swings, etc. Quiet at night. The road into the campground was a little busy during the day due to the construction on the main road into town. The campground road connects to other parts of town. Would stay here again but only for one night probably. It was great having electric and water hookup.
- LLyle B.Guide
Snake Creek Recreation Area — Snake Creek State Recreation Area
Great campground on the Missouri River
Stayed August 3, 2021.
We had a campsite right on the river. Level, enough space to not feel crowded. Vault toilet was clean. Quiet.
- GGlendaGuide
Carney Park
Small quiet city campsite with concrete pad. Bathrooms needed cleaning
One night stay as driving home. Flush toilet with W/E hookup. They are doing road construction and they have road completely torn up and one way section of road into campground. Quiet for one night. We ate dinner and then breakfast in city as convenient. Nice small campground.
Ashley L.GuideNiobrara State Park Campground
Great Spot!
All around beautiful place. We had a great camping experience this summer. The grounds were clean, beautiful scenery, pet friendly and fun hiking trails! There's a lot of really cool cabins to choose from and the tent camping areas are in great locations scattered around the park. Definitely for the 3 hour drive up there.
Guide to Spencer
Tent camping near Spencer, Nebraska offers a chance to immerse yourself in nature while enjoying a variety of amenities and activities. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or a spot for outdoor adventures, there are several options to consider.
Tips for tent camping near Spencer
- For a quiet experience, consider the South Shore Lakeside Use Area, where you can find shaded sites and a less crowded atmosphere.
- Bring insect repellent when visiting South Scalp Creek Recreation Area, as the area is known for its natural beauty but can have a few bugs.
- If you're looking for a primitive camping experience, Burke Lake Recreation Area offers a great spot for swimming and gathering with friends.
Tent campers appreciate these amenities
- The Mnisose Wicote (Wandering River) provides drinking water and vault toilets, making it a convenient choice for campers.
- At Grove Lake State Wildlife Area, you can enjoy a serene environment with access to basic facilities like toilets.
- The Lakota Youth Development - Tipi Stays features reservable sites and allows fires, perfect for a cozy camping experience.
Local attractions for outdoor enthusiasts
- Fishing enthusiasts will appreciate the opportunities at South Shore Lakeside Use Area, where you can catch various species including walleye and northern pike.
- The scenic views along the Missouri River at South Scalp Creek Recreation Area make it a great spot for nature photography and wildlife watching.
- Explore the natural beauty and tranquility of Hull Lake State Wildlife Area, ideal for those seeking solitude and a connection with nature.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the most popular tent campsite near Spencer, NE?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Spencer, NE is South Shore Lakeside Use Area with a 3.8-star rating from 5 reviews.
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