Campsite for booking · Vermillion

Goat Island Primitive Camping

via Recreation.gov Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

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About this campsite

Two designated tent camping only areas. The first (southern) campground area is in the process of being established. The second (northern) is targeted to be established in 2022. Primitive camping is allowed anywhere on the Island, with the exception of the established hunting season after Labor Day to January when camping is restricted to the two designated camping areas. Please email or call (605-665-0209) for a back country use permit issued by the Park's HQ Office.

Managed by a US federal agency. Data source: ridb.recreation.gov.

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Where you can stay nearby

Campsites, aires and parking within 30 km, from OpenStreetMap.

  1. Lion's Park Campground
    Campground · Vermillion, South Dakota
    11 km from the pick-up area
  2. KOA Holiday
    Campground · Yankton, South Dakota
    27 km from the pick-up area
  3. Union Grove Campground
    Campground · Beresford, South Dakota · Paid
    29 km from the pick-up area

Nearest dump station and water

  1. Service point near Vermillion
    RV dump station · Vermillion, South DakotaWaste
    23 km from the pick-up area
  2. Water point near Yankton
    Water fill station · Yankton, South DakotaWater
    34 km from the pick-up area
Pick-up10 kmPlot of OpenStreetMap data
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Data: Recreation.gov (RIDB), from ridb.recreation.gov, last updated 13 October 2026. Federal agencies provide this data and are responsible for it; it may be incomplete. Not endorsed by Recreation.gov or the U.S. Government. About this data. Places data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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