Union Grove State Park

Nice small campground in a shady area at the top of a ridge, easy drive up on blacktopped road.  Mostly smaller sites.  Decent cell phone service.  Friendly camp hosts that let us switch sites when we found out our site on the side of the road wouldn't work with our slide extended out.

Very few other campers here on a Monday night.

For what this park charges you'd think there would be a concrete pad and some space between sites. I booked this online and paid a non resident fee in addition to the site charge. When I got here the park host informed me of another fee just for being in the park. And told me if I'd booked my site in person instead of online I could have avoided the non resident fee but that he still had to collect the other fee?  The pad at the sites are just dirt not level and there is no water hook up.  The only saving grace for this park are the bathrooms which are fairly nice.

Was a little apprehensive about getting our 30 ft 5th wheel in there but we managed to get into our site, 8E, with a little creative maneuvering. Sites 1E, 2E, 6E and 8E appear as pull- thru sites - they aren't and if they were, your door would be on the wrong side. The only 2 sites that I would consider as being able to be considered as pull-thru would be 19E and 21E. 20E looked like a nice long, fairly level site. These 3 would be our choices if we were to stay again. 

We stayed overnight on our way to Rapid City. Rather out of the way, but a very quiet, pretty park. It was mid-week, so there was just us and one other camper, plus our friendly host. Got pictures of a spectacular  sunset.
Sites are dirt/gravel, but very level. Some fire rings are in "unusual" locations. The sites are 50 amp electric  only. There are water faucets located around the campground. 
The bathhouse is very nice. Each separate shower room as sink, commode and shower. Very private and spacious. Most importantly,  very clean.
This campground is off the beaten path and there isn't a lot to do in the area, but we love these peaceful places so we were very satisfied. Will stop again if in the area.

We reserved our site online, we stayed in 21E. Being so close to winter, I called & asked when the showers would be closing & was told the following weekend so I thought we were lucky. Unfortunately, they were already winterized when we arrived so we couldn’t shower. Otherwise, perfect oasis! We were the only campers in the camping section. There were horse campers. BEAUTIFUL scenery from all directions. We hiked & loved how nicely marked everything was! We seen tons of wildlife! 

Sites are a bit tricky but manageable. Electric only. 30/50 amp. Water pump close by. Dump station. 

No pull thru, listing is misleading

 A lovely state park atop a wooded hill. Electric only, shaded level site. A pleasant surprise!

Our site had power hookups but no water. They did have fill and dumping station. My kids played at the playground, which was nice. Walking and horse and biking trails down to the river. Good Verizon cell phone service. Definitely would stay there again.

We used it for an overnight.  Small and very pretty setting.  Surrounded by woods and cornfields.  Good facilities. Good for short hikes and just sitting around the campfire.  Also has horse camping. Electric and dump station. Common water.

Stayed one night. Unplanned stop because storm was blowing trailer around. Reservations are required  - can do on line or by phone so we called from the entrance to the campground. Met the host this morning- very nice and helpful with weather & road information for today. Extra fees included $6 camp entrance fee and $2 to make reservations by phone. Would stay again.

Small little circle of campsites. No Water on 10E, Easily put or 45' DP on the site they had listed as a max 40'. Sites a little unlevel, had to manually use the hyd level to get close.
Had to make resvs online. 
Extra $6 vehicle charge once you get to the park ( SD law or something)
 But bathroom/showers are immaculate.
Camp hosts really takes pride in the facilities.
5 miles or so off the interstate.
Really tight jacknife curve at entrance. Took or 45' DP and toad thru it with no problem.
Lots of shade trees but trimmed for Full body paint. 
Sat TV wasn't going to happen lol.
Great place to come off the road for a nite, or a week.

Website says there is water at the sites, but our site (12E) had none.  Other than that, this is a beautiful spot in the pine woods on top of a hill.  We hiked the trail through the woods and enjoyed the sunset from the high vantage point.  Bathrooms and shower were incredibly nice and clean.  Highly recommend the park.

20 or so sites a few miles off the highway, very quiet and clean. Some sites ok for bigger rigs. Electric only sites were $19. But, $7 reservation fee and $6 daily fee bring the total to $32, a bit high for what it was. But, a nice quiet break from a long day of driving, would stay again. Nice hiking trails and lots of wild turkeys to entertain the dog. 

Stopped here overnight with a reservation made same day online. Small, quiet, family atmosphere. Camp host/ranger very nice and helpful. Park for the kids and walking trailed as well. Always appreciated on long trips. Extremely clean restrooms with showers!!!!! 

We stopped here for the night and are so glad we did. The manager, Bill, told us to select our site and then returned a short while later to get us registered. We were the only people there!  Bath/shower rooms (4) are new and clean. We took a nice hike and enjoyed a nice night Aline in the camp. 

Nicest campground bathrooms I've ever seen except maybe for the campground at Disney World. Level, shaded spots, quiet. About 5 miles off of 29.  Definitely worth the short drive off of 29 even for just a quick overnight stay. 

This CG is only two miles off of Hwy 29 and has good views from the top of a hill. There are several pull-through sites and plenty of room for a 40' DP and a car. The road up is short and I encountered no branch issues.

The park is heavily wooded and has a nice little walking trail. The only downside was that while the dump is open at the entrance, the fresh water is turned off (late March) and they do not have any dates posted on their website. 

South Dakota has a multitude of great inexpensive and/or free city park camping, much of which is not advertised on RVP. I could not find a comprehensive list online, but almost every little town has a few sites w/ elec. 

Bring bug spray!  This park is an entomologists dream.  Nice RV sites, but tenters may wish for more level sites.  The facilities are great with private restrooms that have spacious showers that are very clean.  The hosts were very friendly too.  Good quick overnight spot with easy access to 29, but you will hear trucks on the highway.  A screen tent and bug spray are a must.

J&J

This is a small (approx 25 sites) state park. It has standard state park facilities: nice/new fresh water and dump station,  three water hydrants within the camping area, and a four-unit family style comfort station. We were in a 35' class A, and found both the access road and part of the interior road to have some low-hanging branches that were unavoidable.  Very quiet and peaceful even on a major holiday weekend.