Sheps Canyon State Recreation Area

"Kids had such a great time camping and exploring the area. The other campers were kinda loud but the kids were able to sleep through most of it."

"Not a hotel. Great little campground. Well maintained. Park staff was friendly. Better than campgrounds at angostura state park with more space within and between sites."

"Cabin was cleaned and easy to find within the park. The cabin bed mats were wiped down but smelled heavily of wet dog. So much so that the smell stuck on our blankets at the next campground. There was no information available for late check-in (arrived around 7:00 pm) and didn't know how to unlock cabin. Figured it out, but frustrating to not have anyone on-site to contact. The park is near another community living area that gets rather loud at night. The main campground bathrooms were maintained but very out of date. We've stayed at several South Dakota state parks and recreation areas and this one has been the least impressive. Site map showed the cabin was on water, but definitely was nowhere near water. Disappointed the maps and site weren't more current."

"This is a very nice state camp ground sites are very deep with good it looks to be new there where a lot of young tree so not very much for shade right now but there will definitely be when the tree that are planted grow. Clean facilities nice playground and boat launch as well."

"We stayed at the pay campground for 5 nights. They supply electric only, a dump station with potable water, flush toilets and showers, and a boat ramp. The park is nice, although it is a six mile drive on a dirt road to get there. It is a beautiful drive though. The bathroom/shower lock for individual use, which was nice. They were also clean. We then moved to the dry camping spots around the lake. Beautiful views, but very crowded on the weekend. We were surrounded by some inconsiderate people that were loud, let their dogs roam, chain saw late into the night and fireworks, despite the fire ban. It seemed to be the case throughout most of the park. Probably wouldn't try dry camping here again, at least not on the weekend."