For those who want to experience Fairfax, but still want the creature comforts of home, consider glamping for your trip. Camping has always been a favorite form of travel for many, but Fairfax, SD glamping is a new and unique way to do it. You're sure to find glamping for your South Dakota camping adventure.
$15 - $19 / night
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
Located along U.S. Highway 281, Armour’s Lions Park features many amenities perfect for a weekend getaway or family reunion. The park has two picnic shelters, 10 camping pads, two cabins and a bathhouse. There’s also plenty of green space, a sand volleyball court and playground facilities for the kids. The park’s restroom and shower facilities also include a dump station for campers and RVs. There is no set fee for short camping stays at the park. Visitors who camp or use the facilities are asked to leave a donation in the drop box located near the bathhouse. For stays of five days or longer, campers are asked to call 605-724-2245, for a daily rate. There are two cabins available at the park for camping. Rental rates are $40 per couple and $20 for each additional adult over age 18. Kids stay free! Each cabin has two queen beds and two twin beds along with a small table. Guests must furnish their own bedding. The cabins are climate controlled with heat and air conditioning. A bathhouse is nearby with toilet and shower facilities. If you are interested in staying in one of the cabins, please call Krull’s Market at 605-724-2459.
Tipi 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.
Guide
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.
Guide
Nice campground along the river with tent and full hookup sites.
Legend
Big sites. A lot of room between sites. Well maintained dirt road to access recreation area. Spacious campground. Very nice.
RangerPerfect place to unwind. Large, well spaced out campsites. Beach, walking paths, fishing and golf nearby.
Quiet and well manicured.
ScoutThe 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 ... ??
LegendADA 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.
LNT
Better than when you found it
Stay safe Happy travels
GuideThis is a beautiful campground to visit. Nice size lots, and lovely scenery. We enjoy fishing, walking the trails, and seeing the wildlife.
ScoutThis is a really good camp site we have camp their for a long time. It has good bathrooms
RangerThis 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.
TravelerBeautiful and peaceful setting on the Missouri River. If you pick a site on the water (as we did) you can enjoy a beautiful sunset over the Missouri River and the rolling hills of the southern shore. Most sites have some shade as well, which was a pleasant surprise for the area. Although the park was full when we visited (July) we had plenty of space on either side of us and it was surprisingly quiet given that the camp was full. The grounds and facilities were clean. Plenty to do: Boating, fishing, swimming. Lovely campground.
ScoutExcellent
ScoutIt is a nice place and has a nice playground.
ScoutCamp site was near beach, fishing dock and playground for the kids!
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.
TravelerWe found this place to be quiet and peaceful. It has been dealing this year with high water and water damage to campsites and trails but the facilities are nice. The staff was helpful and courteous and we enjoyed our stay (4 days and 3 nights). We pleasure boated but fishing is a big deal here and the area is not commercialized. The water was mostly calm and warm. The boat docks were in good shape and easy to access. There are bike/walking trails but not very long. Pickstown SD is right next door and offers limited commercial establishments because it is 225 population. Nice beaches here but some were impacted by high water. The Fort Randall Hotel and Casino is close by for some food and entertainment.
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