Best RV Parks & Resorts near Watertown, SD

Recent RV Reviews in Watertown

70 Reviews of 38 Watertown Campgrounds

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  Deb B.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 3, 2024

  Lake Cochrane Recreation Area

  Camp host here

  Really a nice little park! We have been camp hosts here for the summer. Had never been here before, didn't know it existed. 30 back in sites with #30 being host site.

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  Rick H.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 4, 2024

  Hartford Beach State Park Campground

  Quiet clean and relaxing

  Very nicely maintained campground and facilities. Mid week stay so nearly empty.

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  Michelle B.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 7, 2024

  Ingalls Homestead

  Love the quaintness!

  Love that there are only 4 sites. We stayed here with family and had 3 of the sites. Beautiful land! Our suggestion if you stay here is, pull in the parking lot and back up the driveway to the camp sites. Unless you have a small vehicle and camper, it is tricky to get turned around if it is full. $20pp to tour the property for the whole time you are staying. Check out the dugout, house, barn, schoolhouse, church and garage.

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  Audrey F.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 7, 2024

  Lake Thompson Recreation Area

  Great beach & campground

  This campground has both electric standard sites for campers and tent sites. Two shower houses and multiple vault toilets throughout the campground for accessibility. Walking trails in grass or gravel. Three walkways down to the water’s edge with one being a large swimming area. Boating is permitted as well. Be sure to use bug spray as mosquitoes were all over- maybe due to wet weather. This is a natural lake formed by farmland that flooded in the 1980s.

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  DakotaMiner

  Scout

  

  Oct. 29, 2023

  Sexauer City Park

  Winter pass through

  Driving from far north down south, stopped for an overnight that we had reservations for. Apparently when temps reach towards freezing they close all restrooms and showers (only listed on Facebook), unfortunately our RV was winterized so we stayed overnight with zero accessible restrooms or showers.

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  George D.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 27, 2023

  Sexauer City Park

  Quiet. Near highway 29

  Quiet small city campground. A few nice pullouts. Plenty of back ins, and a tent area. Showers and toilets clean and well lit. Pay at front of park or reserve online.

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  Janet K.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 20, 2023

  Campground 2 — Oakwood Lakes State Park

  Clean pleasant campground

  Camped in the more open area (72E in campground 2). 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.

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  Ashley K.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 13, 2023

  Campground 1 — Oakwood Lakes State Park

  Great camping facilities

  We visited during the week so we pretty much had the campsite to ourselves!! They have a playground which my 4 year old son loved! He can’t wait to go again! Bathrooms were clean and nice!

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  Stefanie I.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 12, 2023

  Codington County Memorial Park and Campground

  Beautiful lakeside campground

  We only overnighted here but there is a large lake and a pond. Lots of fowl. Showers were great.

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  James H.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 7, 2022

  Sexauer City Park

  Ideal small campground, reserve in advance!

  Although an envelope system is in use and we were told we didn't need one, reservation slips made out by the park (ON ORANGE) take precedence over the white slips (which are the duplicate layer of your registration form). After we came, found a pull- through spot open that night, filled and posted our form, we we left - and returned to a filled spot- THAT camper reserved by phone just hours earlier (perhaps while we were selecting). Fortunately we saw another spot where we could still stay hooked up. This is a really pleasant (under big oaks) electric only sites campground. 2 handicap shower/bathrooms. Picnic tables and fire rings. Little free library.

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  Alley-oop M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 8, 2022

  Memorial Park

  Family fun

  We had a great time at the lake our campsite was in view of the water beautiful Town beautiful atmosphere very green the one and only thing I would say is that there is a rocky very Rocky Lake other than that time spent was a week and it was really good

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  Debra G.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 10, 2022

  Webster City Park

  Quaint and quiet

  An economical little spot within the City of Webster. Water and dump station available. Close to grocery, restaurants, and liquor store! Nice community pool amd park too!!

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  UnnamedAdventures

  Ranger

  

  Mar. 7, 2022

  Camping 109 RV Park

  Awesome place for a work camper or a fisherman!

  We stayed here during a deployment for work. We were one of many work campers staying at this RV park. They have the basic amenities as a bathroom and laundry room. The sites are roomy and well maintained as the owner mowed the sites often. The campground is near a river so beware of the mosquitoes. We will stay here again when in the area. Also you can get 50% off with passport america pass!

  Check out our blog at www.unnamedadventures.com and follow our journey on Facebook and Instagram or on our YouTube Channel at Unnamed Adventures.

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  Debra G.

  Scout

  

  Dec. 11, 2021

  Webster City Park

  Lovely small town culture

  Almost boondocking! Water, dump station and super inexpensive!!!

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  Thomas D.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 2, 2021

  Lake Hendricks Park

  Great border lake

  Nice little campground a little wad away from the lake

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  Lynn A. C.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 19, 2021

  Campground 2 — Oakwood Lakes State Park

  Quiet, beautiful campground!

  One of the best campsites I've been to! Large lots, campfires allowed, lakes, trails, friendly people and sooo incredibly quiet.

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  Lindy T.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 10, 2021

  Norland Park

  City park with a small lake and island

  Passing town of Arlington and found a couple of city parks with electrical hookup and about six sites with picnic tables! On busy truck route but very quiet after dark! Nice town to bike or walk! Grocery store, gas mini mart and Main St all close. No vehicle needed!

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  Natalie S.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 4, 2021

  Dickinson City Park

  Tiny quiet campground

  2 spot next to a baseball field in a cute little town. Peaceful simple site to recoup after a long day of driving. The 2 negatives I will say was that the women's restroom was locked while we were here so we had to use the men's and the amount of yellow jackets at the site is scary to someone that allergic.

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  Neil T.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 31, 2021

  Hartford Beach State Park Campground

  Uncrowded and Beautiful

  Vibe: Almost empty on Monday night. Quiet natural lake setting. 

  Cleanliness: Exceptional. 

  Facilities: Updated and well maintained. 

  General spots: Good size, good spacing, ok privacy. Lots of trees 

  Our site: 20. Across from our site was a little trail down to the lake. In the evening we saw tons of fish and an otter. The electric hook up is pretty far from the picnic table/fire ring area. Have a long cord. 

  Noise: Only 4 sites were occupied out of 30 or so. Completely quiet all evening. 

  Cell signal: Good (Verizon)

  Other: Spectacular sunsets and sunrises. Cell phone pictures do not do it justice.

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  Bret S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 27, 2021

  Lakewood Supper Club

  Great food, beautiful location - but sites are limited!

  What an amazing little gem of a place! A former resort, now home to just 12 full hook up RV sites, a couple of cabins, and an amazing supper club that opens at 5:00 daily. On the shores of Big Stone Lake. A nice beach and a boat landing. There are normally no open sites, we are told, as they are all rented for the season. We got lucky because there was a site available, said Elmer. So we showed up and we’re greeted by the super- friendly residents who helped us into our site. At five we went down for supper- enjoyed a cocktail, a fantastic steak, then another drink while we watched the sun go down. Just perfect. If you can’t camp here, check out the state park - then come over for dinner!

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  Taylor T.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 26, 2021

  Campground 1 — Oakwood Lakes State Park

  Excellent bathrooms

  The bathrooms are amazing for a campground. One of the few places I've ever camped where you get a full bathroom to yourself. Plus it was very clean. Seems to be a family oriented place rather than a "nature/wilderness" type of camping experience. Lots of groups gathered and up late hanging out, kids running through campsites. I got very quick responses via email from this place too which was great.

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  Lisa

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 17, 2021

  Ingalls Homestead

  We'll be back!

  We had a wonderful experience dry camping here. There are only a few sites with water and electric. There are no dedicated sites and they asked us to park our pop-up at the far end/bottom of the parking lot next to the grass. It was quite level and the tent campers next to us were very nice. A few other tents were further out in the field. The bathrooms are simple, but very clean. Little Horse on the Prairie fans, you MUST stay here!

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  Ronney P.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 10, 2021

  Lake Poinsett State Rec Area

  Lake Poinsett State

  Very nice, our spot was large with electric. Quiet this weekend. 50 Amp service.

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  Michael M.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 8, 2021

  County Line Campground

  Good enough overnight

  Stayed here while moving across the country because there wasn’t much else available. It was a nice surprise that it was as good as it is. Well kept up and reasonable prices but man was it tight! Very crowded and the owner was one of those folks who wants to help you back in whether you need help or not. There is a big gas station just out of town near the highway so it’s a convenient place to refuel and recharge for another day.

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  Kelly

  Guide

  

  Dec. 8, 2020

  Sexauer City Park

  Clean and quiet, convenient edge of town.

  Spent 4 nights for my son's wedding.   Has 30 amp service.  Clean shower house.  Perfect spot to visit Brookings without paying for hotel.

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  Chelsea R.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 12, 2020

  County Line Campground

  Great Overnight Stop

  Nice little stop on your travels up or down I29. Located in a cute little town, with a multitude of spots that can accommodate even the largest RV. Full hookups available, even when it's below freezing. The office has propain, ice, and some food supplies available. Bathrooms & laundry. The spots are mostly side by side, with grass patches between though there are bigger campsites available. A gas station with multiple fast food options is located just down the highway. Would definitely stay here again when traveling through.

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  Jeff G.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 11, 2020

  Big Stone Lake State Park Campground

  A nice gem

  Have spent a great deal of time at this park. Beautiful sunsets, lots of wildlife and nice trails. Fishing is free from the park boundaries with lots of shoreline. Great access to the lake if you have a boat. Only 7 miles into town for forgotten supplies or a specialty coffee. Con, flies can be an issue and the wind has an open shot from the south.