Best Glamping near Fairfax, SD

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.

This was a very pleasant surprise. I normally do not go to campsites (that is put in for context) but was passing through on a business trip and needed a place with electric hookups. After a Harvest Host disaster I found this. Like I said, very pleasantly surprised. While there were a lot of campers who seemed to be setting up elaborate sites with everything you would need to live there for a year (laundry lines, flag poles, pens for their dog), I was able to get a spot that backed right up to the beautiful river and had plenty of space on all sides. The campsite was surprisingly quiet for how large it was. The sunset paddle boarding on the river was a real treat. Kinda cool to say you SUP'd from South Dakota to Nebraska with a beer on the board. 

Bathrooms were clean and had showers. Garbage and recycling on premises. AT&T signal was strong.

Leave no trace.

ADA Accessible    Firing range    Lawn games    Biking    Swimming    Flush toilets    Pit toilets    Showers    Boating    Volley ball    Camping cabins    Birding    Disc golf    Fishing cleaning station    Electric    Drinking water    Water sites    Shore Fishing 

Fees  $8.00 Per vehicle       Day use  $36.00 Annual 

Campsite   $26.00 Electric (115 campsites)    Camping Cabin  $55.00   (7 camping cabins)

Reservations: 800-710-2267 or travil.campsd.com

Open year round but Oct 1– April 30 water sourced amenities may be shut off

This is a beautiful park but a bit confusing to get to. Once you turn off the highway you will pass a couple of boat ramps and then a private campground on the right side. Continue on and the campground will be at the end of the road. There are several water sites and I don’t think you will find a bad site. When you are making reservations check site size because there are different lengths. Campground is well maintained 

Trails: North Shore Path is a 1.2 mile loop and is good for all levels mainly used for hiking. 

Directions: 1 mile northwest of Pickstown off US Hwy 281  

ALERT:   AIS Aquatic Invasive Species is spreading in the US. If you put a vessel of any type into the water please CDD. Clean, Drain, Dry for prevention. Please google and help to be the cure not the cause.

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 Better than when you found it 

Stay safe Happy travels

This is a beautiful campground to visit. Nice size lots, and lovely scenery. We enjoy fishing, walking the trails, and seeing the wildlife.

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.

Camp site was near beach, fishing dock and playground for the kids!

Perfect place to unwind. Large, well spaced out campsites. Beach, walking paths, fishing and golf nearby.

Quiet and well manicured.

This is a really good camp site we have camp their for a long time. It has good bathrooms

It is a nice place and has a nice playground.

Big sites. A lot of room between sites. Well maintained dirt road to access recreation area. Spacious campground. Very nice.

City Park. Very clean and sites are level. Clean showers and restroom. Stay up to 3 days without checking in to the city offices. Donation but they do charge $10 per nite if the stay is over 3 days. Train is close and goes by often.

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.