Matthew L.recommendsAugust 22, 2024
Dakota Prairie Campsite
A back yard paradise
Beautiful sweeping pasture with lots of space to pitch your tent. Big beautiful sky. Expanse of low rolling grasslands. Easy in and out. Pleasant host.
Matthew A.recommendsAugust 14, 2024
Site 1 - Dakota Prairie Lodge
Beautiful Lodge
We loved our stay! A beautiful lodge with lots of amenities and great hospitality from the staff.
DO NOT put the address for the lodge into Google Maps as it will take you to the middle of a corn field.
Heather N.doesn't recommendAugust 7, 2024
Dakota Prairie Campsite
No room, communication, or refund
My family was looking forward to staying here after a 10 hour drive on a long road trip west. I booked it in April for an August stay and other than the confirmation email I didn’t hear back from the host, which normally wouldn’t be a problem. I reached out twice in the 48 hours before our stay to let her know when we’d be arriving and also asked a question about firewood but never heard back. When we arrived the place was booked with a family reunion. They were pretty surprised to hear that we were there with a tent wanting to camp. Contrary to the info in the description, there was no information or map about where to pitch a tent and it wasn’t obvious what was the host’s property. The family reunion folks helped us look for info and I called the phone number but no one answered. We were there for about 40 minutes looking around, trying to figure out what to do. The communal bathrooms and fire pit weren’t an option given that this other group was under the impression they had the place to themselves so all we could do was leave. We ended up at a hotel and the host denied us a refund.
Dakota Prairie Campsite
Overall, it was fine. I have some mixed feelings because the directions were unclear as to where to camp. We followed the instructions in the app to the foyer, but there was no camp map there. When we texted the host to ask where to stay, she didn’t text us back for three hours (at 1030 pm), when we had already set up camp and were asleep. The bathroom was clean and the area was nice, it was just a little unclear as to where we’re supposed to be.
Dakota Prairie Campsite
Beautiful view! Nice spot to set up camp for a night. Confusing when we first arrived- instructions said to go right into the lodge but the main door was locked, found a side door to enter thru the kitchen, had to find someone to tell us where to go
Deb Y.recommendsJune 28, 2024
Dakota Prairie Campsite
Little Houses on the Prairie
This visit was balm to our souls and to the dogs, who loved having the space to roam, play, and "protect". Their dogs are adorable and they were instant friends with ours. Given the 4,000 miles we'd already covered we ALL needed the beautiful prairie and the privacy.
We used the sensitive awning on the van to test for "too much wind" before building a campfire and carefully prepped a fire area for our portable fire ring. as part of our process. With the little extra care we got to imagine days gone by for our ancestors.
The wind at night was cooling and also frighteningly awesome. Our last night we got to watch storms come miles across the prairie before crossing over us and making sure our rigs were a South Dakota clean.
It was a perfect 3 days and we were sorry to have to leave.
Great and friendly hosts who were absolutely non-intrusive and full of good natured humor. We highly recommend.