Belvidere East / Exit 170 KOA Journey

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The Best Camping Near Philip, South Dakota

The campground easy to reach, about a half mile off I-90, with clear signage as we approached and turned in. Check-in was friendly and efficient, a staff member then escorted us to deluxe patio pull-through site 40 with full hookups. The patio amenities on the site were had seen better days. They also delivered propane to our rig shortly after we arrived, which was a nice touch. The utilities were well spaced even with our two sewer connection—the pad had plenty of room to position the coach. Cell coverage was strong with 4 bars on Verizon and 3 on T-Mobile. We used our T-Mobile Home Internet for streaming. Starlink would have worked fine as well, since the area around our site was fairly open with few trees. As a side note at check-in, they mention that their Wi-Fi could handle streaming so we tested it with an impressive 121 Mbps. The property had two fenced dog areas, which made exercise breaks easy. Their laundry room was well maintained with 6 washers and 4 large dryers. On our second day, the water pressure dropped to a very slow flow. After reporting, the office quickly responded and fixed the issue. The campground has a great little on-site restaurant that serves breakfast items, burgers, subs, and pizzas. We ordered pizzas during our stay — they were freshly made and quite good. The kitchen hours are 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM MST, so it doesn’t open very early or stay open late, but they do offer delivery to your site, and tips are donated to the KOA Care Camps Foundation. This was one of the better-run KOA Journey parks we’ve stayed. We enjoyed our two-day stop here.

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