Escape into nature and disconnect from daily life with glamping near Chamberlain. Glamping near Chamberlain is especially popular among campers who enjoy beds and electricity. The Dyrt's camping photos, reviews, and tips are an easy way to find the right South Dakota glamping spot for you.
Experience camping at its best along the shores of the Missouri River. Enjoy the scenic views and restful sounds of the river.
Campground is located at 701 N Main Street, on the north side of downtown Chamberlain along the shores of the Missouri River. Marina, gas, groceries, restaurants, laundromat and shopping are nearby.
Our Facilities include: RV sites, Tent sites, Cabins, Camper Rentals on site, Vacation Home Rental, two shower houses, five covered picnic shelters, playground, volleyball net, horse shoes, swimming beach, fishing pier, boat ramp, pontoon boats, kayaks, stand up paddle boards and bike rentals, gift shop, ice and firewood, dump station and potable water. There is a portable dump please ask for availability and fee.
$28 - $60 / night
Left Tailrace Campgound at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Big Bend Project, sits on the shore of Lake Francis Case on the Missouri River below Big Bend Dam. Just upstream of Left Tailrace, Lake Sharpe, a popular recreation destination in the Great Plains,was created by the completion of Big Bend Dam in 1966.Today, approximately 80,000 acres of public lands and water provide a variety of benefits to the public including flood control, recreation, conservation of our natural resources, fish and wildlife habitat, irrigation, and hydropower production.It is possible to view many types of wildlife on the Missouri River at Lake Sharpe. Tribal bison herds can be seen grazing the lake area's grasslands north of the towns of Fort Thompson and Lower Brule. The shoreline areas of the lake also offer excellent waterfowl, upland game birds and big game hunting opportunities. Big game animals include whitetail and mule deer, elk, bison, coyotes and wild turkeys. Waterfowl and upland game birds include ducks, geese, pheasants, prairie chickens, and grouse. Hunting regulations are established and enforced by the State of South Dakota, and the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribes. For more information, visit the Big Bend Project website .
Lake Sharpe provides many opportunities for outdoor recreation. Recreation areas vary from primitive to highly developed areas like the Left Tailrace area located below the dam. Facilities at the Left Tailrace include campsites with electrical hookups, comfort stations with showers, a dump station, boat ramp, fish cleaning station, courtesy dock, picnic shelters, tables, grills, drinking water, disc golf, etc. Fishing is the main attraction to the area, with walleye being the primary sport fish, although sauger, smallmouth bass, white bass, channel catfish and northern pike also provide great fishing action.
Left Tailrace Campground is located in central South Dakota, three miles from the town of Fort Thompson, 20 miles from Chamberlain and 65 miles from Pierre, which is the state capitol. Lake Sharpe was the last of the Missouri River reservoirs completed and follows a serpentine course of 80 miles between Big Bend Dam and Pierre, SD.
For facility specific information, please call (605) 245-2255.
Reservation changes and cancellations can be made on Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. For more information on rules and policies regarding reservation cancellations and changes, please visit: https://www.recreation.gov/rules-reservation-policies.
$16 - $22 / night
$15 - $19 / night
Welcome to Hills RV Park! Our campground is the ideal location for a relaxing getaway. Come indulge in all the comforts of a full RV hook-up or cabin, we are the perfect place for you and your family to make lifelong memories. We offer a getaway that is just what you've been looking for. Remote enough to be a welcome from urban life, but close enough to enjoy many local attractions. We are here to accommodate your lodging and camping needs as you travel the great state of South Dakota. Make your reservation today!
Fishing and water recreation draws a quieter crowd to Platte Creek Recreation Area to enjoy Lake Francis Case on the Missouri River. Visitors to Platte Creek enjoy natural features similar to those at Snake Creek, but from a quieter campground with similar amenities.
ADA/Accessible Features
Boat Ramp(s)
Campground(s)
Drinking Water
Dump Station
Electrical Campsite(s)
Fish Cleaning Station(s)
Flush Toilets
Group Picnic Shelter(s)
Picnic Tables
Playground(s)
Self-serve Entrance Kiosk(s)
Shore Fishing Access
Showers
Swim Beach(es)
$20 / night
Legend
An excellent choice for staying if traveling across South Dakota. The sites are gravel, but are all pull through. Most are full hookup, but there is a on site dump station for those with electric only. The swimming pool was an absolute total plus for a hot July day. The park owner Nancy is a fantastic host. Definitely a stay again park
Legend
Honestly, this is a nice campground. There is water available at every site. 50-30-20 amp service as well. With the exception of the water at your site, this looks and feels just like a South Dakota campground site, and it costs more than twice as much as SD campgrounds. I don't wish to sound nasty, but campground fees are out of control. $60.00 a night for what you can get for $26.00. I just don't know anymore. Anyway, this is a nice campground. If money is no issue, spend all you have here.
RangerWe would visit this campground every weekend if we could. It’s right within the city of Chamberlain but you don’t realize it once you enter.
Our site was spacious with lots of room to move around and the tree coverage is perfect for privacy.
There is only water & electricity for hookups but the dump station on site is located right behind the office on your way out of the grounds.
Storms do pop up unexpectedly (one did while we were there) but if you have a canopy - like we do - the rain rolls off & you can sit an enjoy everything cooling off because of it! 😁
RangerBasically a nice parking lot with trees. Nice walking/bike trails. Small beach area, lots of rocks! View out across the Missouri River was nice!
TravelerReal nice along the river! It’s really spacious, and the site had everything. A picknick table, fireplace/bbq and full hookup
GuideTruly one of my very favorites. Right on the Missouri, with a swimming beach that’s perfect. Spacious spots. Close to the 90. You can stay until 2:00 for an extra $10. Zero downsides.
GuideWe stayed just one night and didn't have the opportunity to experience all this campground had to offer. We had a pull-through site in a part of the campground that felt more like a parking lot. The rest of the campground had more trees and space. It's a beautiful area, right on the river. The kids loved the playground and taking an evening dip at the beach. We took a quick drive into town to eat a Upper Crust.
ScoutThe storms in the area just appear. We've gone camping out here twice and both ended very scarey. Beautiful area but also not worth it to go back for a third time. Don't need to die in a storm out there now. Your just very exposed, almost like being on a mountain top.
ScoutGood facilities available for use. Perfect views of the river. At the beach there is kayaks and paddle boards available for rent which is the perfect addition to a great campground.
LegendOk spot for the night, close to the hwy. Free camping on the water! Only has a few actual campsites with tables and fire rings. There is a toilet but no other amenities.
TravelerClean and nice setting alongside river.
Guide
We are heading west and chose this campground for a one night stop. It's about 20 minutes off of I90. Good thing we were following GPS because there was not a single sign for a campground on SR47. They are not big on signs in the park either as once you pull in there is no signage pointing to campground entrance, boat ramp or day use areas so of course we ended up having to turn our 26' trailer around at the boat ramp.
check in lady at gate very nice but told us wrong direction to pull through our site. We got it figured out though. Our site, as most, had electric with picnic table, wind block screen and fire pit. Most sites were pull through which is quite convenient for us trailer people. Lots of space at each site, but not much shade. It was beautiful spring weather for us and no wind, ideal conditions.
Bath house was immaculate and had plenty of stalls and showers in ladies room. Water spigots were available and interesting to operate. The hubby had to ask someone how to turn on.
Most sites have water view and our site 12 had unobstructed view. Shoreline is steep with rock rip rap to climb down to water. There was nice playground area for kids and a 9-hole disc golf course.
GuideCamping, pull through, picnic tables, fire pits at each site. Sites are very spacious. The Campgrounds also offer fishing, fish cleaning station, boat ramp, biking, frisbee golf, a playground, horseshoes and bean bag toss. Something for everyone. Bathroom are very nice and clean. Showers are also very clean.
RangerIt was a clean campground with shaded tables and pull through spots. Some spots are split in half so you’re right next to neighbors. Boat launch is right next to the campground. Showers and flushing toilets were clean and free.
TravelerWe reserved site #63 for two weeks. It’s a great site in that it is at the end of the row, giving us a ton of green space, is close to the well kept shower house and bathrooms, as well as being just across the street from the beginning of Lake Sharpe, below the Big Bend Dam. Concrete picnic tables and benches and the greatest curved wooden “clam shell” like structure that offers shade (for the most part) during the day. There are mature trees, which are spaced out in the Rec areas/day space and each site appears to be home to at least one such tree. They have fire pits with concrete bases. Ice and firewood are for sale at the camp host booth which has great hours (like 10 am to 8 or 9 pm?). The hosts are plentiful and most helpful. It’s clean and truly a breath of fresh air in every way.
Update: We had some vehicle issues that meant downing an additional 3-4 days beyond the maximum 14 days. The ranger and hosts were very accommodating and helpful. We sure appreciated their willingness to let us stay a few more days, even after the work on our Silverado was completed. We wanted to “test” the repairs before leaving for Wisconsin. This was a great campground to be “marooned”. You could not have found more friendly people who were willing to help in any way they could. Our dog makes a bee line to the camp host cart whenever he sees Bob coming — loves him!
Ranger30 minutes off 90 along the Missouri river. Situated on a tiny peninsula is the campsite. We opted to camp in an electric site with our tent to be closer to the water since we were in for just one night. With double sites it's pretty tight, however everyone was super quiet while there and we were lucky to have another tent on our double pad. At check-in we were given hand sanitizers, which was nice. Bathrooms were centrally located in the campsite. Tent sites were past the park and playground, did not see where bathrooms were on that end. Definitely would camp here again.
GuideWe had a wonderful experience! Sites were spacious, tables had shade. Bathhouse was spotless and showers were wonderful with plenty of hot water and good water pressure. The camp host was welcoming, friendly and helpful!
LegendSeason May 1– Sep 30 Off season Sep 3– May 1
Fees $18.00 standard electric $14.00 tent non electric
Reservations 877-444-6777 or recreation.gov
Sites 81 campsites electrical (30– 50) 12 campsites non electrical
PROS Fishing hunting water sports family camping heritage
CONS Bugs at time Wind
Sites are pull thru if you are the first, otherwise back in with each rv tail to tail there are some sites that are just back in
Electric showers dump station boat ramp fish cleaning station courtesy dock picnic shelters picnic table grills disc golf fire ring firewood paved sites pets allowed water horseshoe pit ice
There are a few gas stations and little shoppets just before the entrance of the park otherwise bring your supplies with you.
Lake Sharpe was formed by the building of the Oahe Dam and runs 80 miles south of Big Bend Dam at Fort Thompson. The lake encompasses 56,000 acres and offers 200 miles of beautiful shoreline. The Brule Indian Reservation western shore is along Lake Sharpe and the Crow Creek Indian Reservation is along the eastern shore. Hunting fishing and boating of all types provides an abundance of outdoor activities If you want to check out the beauty of this area outside the lake area a beautiful drive is the Native American Scenic Byway. It is 101 miles that will take you to the edge of the bluffs to the river bottom. Watch out for a treasured view of a tribal buffalo herd.
Fireworks prohibited
Stop AIS (google for info) DRAIN CLEAN DRY Don’t move firewood
All Federal lands at Lake Sharpe are governed by regulations in Title 36, Section 327, State, local and Tribal laws apply on Corps of Engineers lands and waters.
GPS 44.21’26.9999 99.26’21.9998
GuideI wish we could have spent another night here. Very clean and well organized campground. It is on a peninsula so great views from some spots. They have very nice windblocker screens beside picnic table which is necessary as the wind can blow and adds a bit of privacy. Not really accommodative for shore fishermen as need boat to get out past rocks but handy fish-cleaning site available. Only thing I did not like was the campers are on same pad end to end and the one next to us had a dog that barked through the open window everytime he saw us move.
ScoutWe camped here one night on our way to Kimball SD . It was very secluded and had a great view of the water . The bathrooms were very clean. There was a siren that kept going off near the dam. But it didn’t bother us
TravelerNice place. Lots of boaters and fishermen. It's not a parking lot but there's not a ton of space between most spots.
Scout
It is a nice place and has a nice playground.
ScoutThis is a really good camp site we have camp their for a long time. It has good bathrooms
GuideThis is a great campground on the west band of the Missouri River. Very nice and well kept facilities but beware there are lots of cottonwoods and at times during our stay it looked like it was snowing.
Access to this area is off highway 44 but be prepared for several miles of minimally maintained dirt road (with some big hills) to get there. I'd stay here again but I'd also research when the cottonwoods are not shedding their seeds.
LegendBig sites. A lot of room between sites. Well maintained dirt road to access recreation area. Spacious campground. Very nice.
Guide
Nice campground along the river with tent and full hookup sites.
ScoutReally nice pull through sites with water, electric and sewer. $30 per nite. Some shady sites. Very little road noise. No Bathroom or shower access. Plenty of area to walk a dog with nice grass.
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