Best RV Parks & Resorts near Aurora, SD

RV campgrounds around Aurora, South Dakota include multiple options for travelers seeking full hookups. Oakwood Lakes State Park Campground 2 offers electric sites with level pads and accommodates larger rigs, with sites situated on grassy areas that provide both shaded and open spaces. "Large grassy sites with fire pit and picnic table. Clean bathrooms with hot showers," notes one visitor about the park. Lake Herman State Park, open year-round, provides electric, water, and sewer hookups with spacious RV sites near the water. Pipestone RV Campground in nearby Minnesota features full hookup sites with 50-amp service about 45 minutes from Aurora, while Sioux Falls KOA offers pull-through RV pads that allow travelers to stay hitched for overnight stops.

Reservations are strongly recommended during summer months, particularly for weekend stays at state parks where sites fill quickly. Most campgrounds in the region maintain operational status from April through October, though several state parks offer limited winter camping with reduced amenities. RV travelers should note that dump stations at some locations like Lake Herman may be positioned on slopes, making complete tank emptying challenging. Big rig access varies considerably across facilities - Sioux Falls area parks typically accommodate larger vehicles with easier approach roads, while some of the smaller parks have tighter turning radiuses and more compact sites. Cell service remains reliable throughout most established campgrounds in the region, with strongest coverage at sites closer to Interstate 90.

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Best RV Sites Near Aurora, South Dakota (55)

    1. Pipestone RV Campground

    2 Reviews
    Pipestone, MN
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (507) 825-2455

    $18 - $42 / night

    "the owners are attentive, the facility is clean, neighbors are friendly, and it’s located close to restaurants, shopping, and anything else you could need or want! We’ll definitely be back!"

    "Able to camp in a quiet spot by the cornfield."

    2. Pipestone Family Campground

    1 Review
    Pipestone, MN
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (507) 825-2455

    "Campground was nearly full of local campers but the kids played great together. Decent pool & showers, fun activities like bags tournaments and a potluck."

    3. Sioux Falls Yogi Bear

    22 Reviews
    Brandon, SD
    46 miles
    Website
    +1 (605) 332-2233

    $40 - $200 / night

    "The place is very well kept, the staff are friendly and helpful, all the amenities like propane, dump station, ice, firewood, good little camp store, off leash dog run, heated pool, and lots to do for"

    "Family friendly and nice restrooms. Can’t go wrong here and right off Interstate."

    4. River of the Double Bend Campground

    1 Review
    Dell Rapids, SD
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (605) 428-5472

    5. Campground 2 — Oakwood Lakes State Park

    5 Reviews
    Bruce, SD
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (605) 627-5441

    $26 - $55 / night

    "Large grassy sites with fire pit and picnic table. Clean bathrooms with hot showers. Nice path around lake for walking the dog. Lots of families having a good time! Very pleasant evening."

    "Wasn’t busy, kids liked playground, walking path, and checking out Mortimer’s cabin. Electric hook-ups."

    6. Ingalls Homestead

    7 Reviews
    Lake Preston, SD
    43 miles
    Website
    +1 (605) 854-3984

    "For $30, we had W&E, fire pit (firewood not sold), picnic table and free access to the homestead. Bathrooms were so clean and smelled like cedar wood. "

    "This is a truly magical place, and if you’ve ever read any of the Little House on the Prairie books and are anywhere near De Smet South Dakota, do yourself a favor and swing by."

    7. Palisades State Park Campground

    29 Reviews
    Garretson, SD
    42 miles
    Website
    +1 (605) 594-3824

    "-clean and well maintained park

    • fair wireless service for Verizon
    • well placed and clean shower / restroom houses
    • nice playgrounds
    • great options on the park for paddle boarding, kayaking, water"

    "Some have electric hook up, others are just for tent camping. All of them provide a picnic table and a fire pit. They also have little log cabins. We stayed at campsite 6 which was a very good spot."

    8. Sioux Falls KOA

    28 Reviews
    Sioux Falls, SD
    47 miles
    Website
    +1 (605) 332-9987

    "Super easy access as well as easy pull through. Level enough to not unhook. Nice play area and pool. Also a neat little micro brewery walking distance, across the road."

    "A/C in buildings, clean, large laundry facility ($2 for 30 minute washer, $0.25 for 10 minutes of dryer), game room, indoor pavilion/storm shelter in case of rain, large dishwashing sink, and lots of available"

    9. Big Sioux Recreation Area — Big Sioux

    35 Reviews
    Brandon, SD
    49 miles
    Website
    +1 (605) 582-7243

    "They sell campfire wood for 6$ a bundle on site so we had some great campfires going. They have nice long paved trails for walking and biking."

    "The RV sites are spacious, level and well-arranged. The Verizon cell service is not perfect but manageable. The entire park is very clean and well-maintained."

    10. Lake Herman State Park Campground

    5 Reviews
    Madison, SD
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (605) 256-5003

    "I was right next to a little lake on one side and Lake Herman about 150ft away. Nice hiking trails just outside my door. Will definitely be back."

    "RV spots have electric. Many spots have shade, some are near the lake, and some with lake views. They have small cabins for rent, as well as paddle boards, kayaks, and canoes."

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RV Park Reviews near Aurora, SD

263 Reviews of 55 Aurora Campgrounds


  • B
    Jul. 12, 2025

    Blue Mounds State Park Campground

    Blue Mounds State Park

    Very quiet even on holidays, sites are in the woods so all sites have shade. All types of camping is available, tent, RVs trailers, 5th wheels, Class A, etc. We have 46 foot toy hauler, Clean bathrooms and plenty of dumpsters. Park features natural prairie and a buffalo herd. Bison tours are available. Plenty of hiking trails and some cliff climbing. LuVerne MN is 6 miles and has all supplies wanted available.

  • Steve & Ashley  G.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 28, 2019

    Blue Mounds State Park Campground

    Small State Park in Farmland

    We stayed here for one night on the way to the Black Hills in South Dakota. The campground is in the far south western corner of Minnesota about 30 minutes for Sioux Falls South Dakota. The site is in the middle of grasslands and cornfields. They have very organized park staff that have an efficient check in process. The campground has some nice ponds and bike routes. It’s located next to a bison range and tours are available. Unfortunately the camp sites are packed in on top of each other with no privacy. You have a lot of local large RV users using loud generators and playing music until after midnight. They have good facilities with showers and dump stations. During our stay, the water in the camp tested positive for bacteria and the camp was giving out free drinking water. Since you don’t have many options in the area, this may be a good choice. The overcrowding was our main issue.

  • M
    Jun. 18, 2022

    Big Sioux Recreation Area — Big Sioux

    Clean and Dog Friendly

    Such a nice campground. Nice big shady trees and manicured lawns. They sell campfire wood for 6$ a bundle on site so we had some great campfires going. They have nice long paved trails for walking and biking. We got to walk our dogs on it to avoid tick contact from the grassy trails. There was a cool suspension bridge that was fun to walk on. The showers were very nice and hot without a lot of traffic. 

    There is no sewage hookup or water hook ups. They do that 50/30 amp sites available. There is a dump station right at the entrance to dump when you leave and it also has a separate fresh water station if you want to fill up right when you get there so youre not traveling with a bunch of water in your tank. 

    It was a great campground and the falls were close by and palisades state park was also in the area with a nice hike. 

    There is an extra $8 car fee per night that you have to pay on top of any camping fees. If you are staying longer than 5 days it better to just get the annual parking pass for $32, which would cover parking for all state parks and recreation areas in SD. 

    They have great discounts if you are a veteran and south dakota resident.

  • Jeff G.
    May. 23, 2019

    Sioux Falls KOA

    Good travel stop

    We stayed on our way from IL to Black Hills SD. Super easy access as well as easy pull through. Level enough to not unhook. Nice play area and pool. Also a neat little micro brewery walking distance, across the road. Very nice staff and an RV dealer next door. Very close to I-90 and it’s noise, but that comes with the easy access.

  • Jackie S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 12, 2025

    Sioux Falls Yogi Bear

    Great value family friendly campground

    The place is very well kept, the staff are friendly and helpful, all the amenities like propane, dump station, ice, firewood, good little camp store, off leash dog run, heated pool, and lots to do for kids.

  • G
    Sep. 3, 2023

    Blue Mounds State Park Campground

    Site 13

    Stayed at Blue Mounds on one of the hottest weekends this summer! We booked site 12 initially based off of reviews from the Dyrt suggesting riverside sites. Site 11 and 12 were NOT good. There's a dumpster in the middle of the two sites, absolutely no privacy, and no shade. Thankfully, there is good cell service (and free wifi!), and we looked up what other sites were open. 13 was open! And boy did we luck out with this. Even though it's just adjacent, 13 had a nice little secluded area for our tent, and a *private* riverside walk out to the cliffs overlooking the river! No direct river access- it's about a 15 foot drop to the river. The moonrise from this site was gorgeous. Had a spooky visit from the Starlink satellites. We drove in the morning to the bison area and saw about 12 of them roaming near the fence.  Bathrooms were decent. Close by to Luverne for any last minute needs while camping.

  • Sherry N.
    Aug. 25, 2021

    Big Sioux Recreation Area — Big Sioux

    Nicely designed campsites

    Another beautiful state park. The RV sites are spacious, level and well-arranged. The Verizon cell service is not perfect but manageable. The entire park is very clean and well-maintained. The dump station is very accessible and well-equipped. Overall, this is a great park. If it had full hookups, it would be perfect!

  • Joe R.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 25, 2022

    Palisades State Park Campground

    Well Shaded Park

    We happened upon this park during the 50th anniversary of the park so there were lots of park events happening. This is a very clean and well maintained park. We tent camp so much of my observations are geared for the tent camper. We stayed at site 34E, a long but narrow and slanted site. We were lucky to find some awkward somewhat flat place for our two tents. This site would be just fine for RV camping but I’d steer clear for tent camping. I’d estimate that 50% of the sites are flat and suitable for tents.
    Here are some key take aways from our 3 night stay in late July 2022. -clean and well maintained park

    • fair wireless service for Verizon
    • well placed and clean shower / restroom houses
    • nice playgrounds
    • great options on the park for paddle boarding, kayaking, water play as well as additional options at near by Devil’s Gultch and Split Rock parks.
    • Very well shaded park
    • Grocery store less than 10 min away.
    • Mosquitos weren’t a problem during out stay with a little bug spray prevention.
    • Nice aluminum picnic tables at all sites. Standard fire pits with grilling attachments.
    • employees will enforce local approved fire wood use Negatives:
    • lots of biting flies
    • if you like private sites this isn’t for you The interesting:
    • this is easily the most heavily staffed state park I’ve ever stayed at. If you like a constant park employee presence you’ll like it. I found it to be excessive however. During a 30 min time period we counted 8 employee vehicles to two park visitors driving by. It seemed to create unnecessary road traffic and noise at times. Park employees walk the park on foot in the dark at the 11pm to enforce quite time. There aren’t going to be any site reservation mix ups there either. Park employees constantly check sites and make sure reservations are correct. The camp host was very nice and makes the round frequently.
  • SThe Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 14, 2025

    Lake Thompson Recreation Area

    Lovely lake site

    Beautiful location on the north shore of Lake Thompson. Some sites face the lake, others have shade with enough open sky for your StarLink dish. Beach access at the campground. Great fishing spots with cleaning stations available. For history buffs, campground is less than 10 miles from the Laura Ingalls Wilder homestead and De Smet. There are 4 dump stations near the campground entrance with multiple fresh water hookups around the campground. Staying here mid-week and there are few campers here.


Guide to Aurora

Experience the great outdoors with RV camping near Aurora, South Dakota, where you can find a variety of campgrounds offering excellent amenities and activities for a memorable getaway.

Some prices for RV Parks range from $25 to $42

  • Enjoy a full hookup site at the Pipestone RV Campground for around $25 a night, perfect for families looking for a budget-friendly option.
  • The Pipestone Family Campground offers pull-thru spots with full hookups for approximately $25, making it a great choice for those traveling with kids.
  • For a comfortable overnight stay, the Sioux Falls Yogi Bear campground charges about $42, featuring spacious sites and plenty of family-friendly activities.

Fun activities for families and kids

  • At the Sioux Falls Yogi Bear, kids can enjoy a variety of activities, including a pool and organized games, ensuring a fun-filled stay.
  • The Pipestone Family Campground hosts engaging events like potlucks and bags tournaments, perfect for making new friends while camping.
  • Families at the Pipestone RV Campground can relax by the pool or explore nearby attractions, making it an ideal spot for a weekend getaway.

Explore local attractions nearby

  • The Pipestone RV Campground is conveniently located near restaurants and shopping, providing easy access to local amenities.
  • Right across the road from the Pipestone Family Campground is the National Pipestone Monument, a fascinating site to explore and learn about the area's history.
  • The Watertown Mobile Estates Campground is a short drive from various attractions in Watertown, making it a convenient base for day trips.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular RV campground near Aurora, SD is Pipestone RV Campground with a 4.5-star rating from 2 reviews.

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