This park has a smaller quiet campground with some nice trails. Shower house is in excellent condition and kept very clean. Vault toilets are also well maintained. A skylight in the roof would have been appreciated, bring a flashlight when you need to go. All but 3 sites look great. I got one of the three. Sites 26, 27, 28 should be listed as tent only, or as a road side parking spot. Grassy area was sloped beyond reasonable leveling. Even the pavement was sloped both front to back AND left to right. Our site #28 was the worst. Only level shade was between the camper and tow vehicle. We brought the picnic table up to the camper were some items would roll away from us. No camp store but easy drive to Devils Gulch, groceries, and Sioux Falls.

This was one of the best experiences I have ever had at a state park! The employees were super helpful when we tried (and failed) to find the water area to swim in. The rock formations from the river were absolutely astounding and incredibly beautiful. We had so much fun and will definitely be returning again! There were so many hiking trails you could follow that made it still hiking, but also safe enough for just everyone to walk through. There were some tall structures you were able to "rock climb" to the top of and the view was amazing. I have shared multiple pictures of the magnificent landscape!

Absolutely stunning area to go hang out for the day. Beautiful vegetation and a very clean and welcoming park. The camping area and cabins look awesome and are affordable. Im excited about future visits to the park. I took my drone with me for the 1st time and got some amazing video and pictures.

I called and reserved a campsite using the online number offered by their website. It was fast and simple. I wanted a cabin but was thrilled with a campsite where I had a nice little fire from the wood I bought at the entrance. 12$ for a good 4 hr fire. Sites were fairly private and it was quiet and serene. They had free hot showers and flush toilets! Everything and everywhere was clean and kept up. I was impressed and for 36$(campsite)+ 8$(car pass). I will go back more often! Famous story of Jesse James and the leap at Devils Gulch… great family place and easy to get to! Great job to the curators and employees..

One of the first South Dakota state parks I been to. Very nice park helpful staff at the entrance parking was tough on a busy weekend camper cabin look very nice with deck and fire pit plenty of trails and great scenery.

The park was beautiful and the camp host and park rangers were friendly and helpful. The bathrooms (even the vault toilets) were clean and well taken care of. There were a variety of trails, both groomed with wood chips and more natural. It had at least two shaded playgrounds for the kids and tons of picnic spaces. There were also remarkably few bugs, which might have been luck, but it was great! The cons that made it 4 instead of 5 stars: 1) Through no fault of the park of course, swimming in the creek was not ideal for small kids. The designated beach was rocky with unpredictable drop-offs. It was 100° when we visited so we drove into Garretson to visit the community pool (which I'd recommend!) 2) The "pull through" camp sites are very close together and very, very much not level. The site was huge, which was awesome, but the actual spot to pull into with our trailer was not at all something we'll do again.

Nice trails and easy hikes. Very well maintained. Beautiful rock formations!

This is a beautiful state park and well worth the $8 admission, regardless if you're staying over night or simply taking a short afternoon stroll on one of the three trails. When I visited it wasn't over crowded, but I also went in the middle of the week on a day that was 100 degrees. And despite these often crowd limiting factors, I still encountered plenty of people. I must admit, the people were not on the trail. They were in the water, at the camp sights, and on the bridge. However, I was never out of earshot of people talking, kids playing, and campsite noise. Nice but not quiet. Pretty but also pretty small. Worth a visit, but I would not go on a weekend or higher traffic time. The facilities seemed well taken care of.

A simply beautiful place to visit and experience a true geological marvel. The Sioux quartzite formations are amazing. We visited on a cold, windy April afternoon and wish we had had more time to explore. You won't regret visiting here.

Cool rock formations. Great one night stop to camp. Nice Showers and flush toilets Had site 10 And only one neighbor Fire ring and tables and shade Very quiet and calm Well maintained and would definitely recommend Good little hike and beautiful sunset colors on rocks

Such a cool place to visit! It only cost $8 for one vehicle for one day. Me and my wife brought our two dogs and stayed for two hours. Very easy walking trails to take, but also some very hard climbing areas.

Beautiful state park! Be on the look out for snakes, we saw over a dozen in one area. But overall, a great place to hike with cool views. There are also restrooms available near the parking lot.

I've seen others post about this park and always wanted to visit. It's absolutely gorgeous. I've never seen a park so well maintained, yet keep the natural beauty of nature. It's almost like going vack in time. Walking the trails is easy and has plenty picnic tables to stop and take in the views. It's seriously such a perfect place to do a bunch of things, although it isn't huge....it's calm, peaceful, and beautiful. I will be back.

GORGEOUS trails for hiking with your dog(s)! We, of course, were out here in late fall, so we had the park COMPLETELY to ourselves! It has beautiful rocky trails if you have the ability to climb, and mountain goat dogs, but it also has a mowed grassy path all around the campground if you want an easier trail, and a completely paved, one-way road all around the site that you can also walk if you would want to, since it's a 10 mph speed limit. You basically have no reason to stay in your RV if you camp here! Plus, there's at least one, SUPER GREAT playground for the kiddos! (I have to admit, my "child" is 21, so I wasn't paying much attention, but this one was so awesome it was hard to miss!)

This place is absolutely beautiful. Lots of trails to walk on and plenty to see. Fishing, hiking, camping, picnics, and sightseeing.

Very great place to bring family! There is a park but it's for kids 2-5 years old. The climbing is great! Got a couple climvs in while there. Would recommend :)

Just a beautiful park. There is camping, looks like electric hookups only, no water or sewage but attractive sites. There are not long trails but the trails there are pretty with good views of the water and the rock cliffs and Palisades. We have never camped there but would do so. There was a play area for kids and they seemed to be enjoying it.

Loved climbing all the rock formations...king and queen were my favorites

This Park Is incredible. All the rock Formation will have you with your Mouth open. The Views are to die for. The water Seems Dirty, I wouldn't get in it. So Many trails To walk On, The King And Queens Trail is walkable until theres a ledge of rocks, Probably not doable for young kids or stroller.

Camped here for a week. Great campground, great host, and absolutely gorgeous. By far one of the biggest and most scenic campgrounds I've been to. I love how the fire rings are not right next to the camper pad.

Absolutely beautiful, a must-see for anyone in the area. The hiking trails are intermediate and the views are absolutely gorgeous. There's a lot of fun places to walk on rocks through the water and great spaces to pause and do yoga or relax on the grass. The campsite looks amazing as well, although I never stayed there.

Very good park north of Sioux Falls. Wish we were able to tent camp here for a night or two. Gave it 4 stars due to some areas of trails smelling like people took a leak in certain areas frequently. Not the parks fault, but some people have apparently littered.