Minute Man RV Park & Lodging

First off the location is great, as others have said 1 mile from Badlands National Park and 1 mile from The Minute Man Missile Historical site. It does have a gas station with a small store inside. The site was pull through level with electric and water. It was obvious the owners were trying to spruce up the place. The bathrooms were clean. No frills but ok in large part because of its location.

Some of the reviews I have read about this place do not seem fair. The ownership changed, the new owners are trying to upgrade and repair the broken amenities that were previously advertised. During our visit they were attempting to get the swimming pool back up and functional before the 4th of July holiday. The two cowboy hosts called the repair this summer of the swimming pool their bane of existence. What kind of cowboys talk like that? This is an old RV park and certainly nothing the big fancy rigs and flush people accustomed to luxurious camping would ever meet their approval. Plus there is modular housing for all the workers involved in maintaining the three properties the company owns which likely results in these types running for the hills. Providing housing for your workers is almost unheard of in this day and age.

The restrooms were old but clean, and the coin-operated showers no longer required quarters even though the equipment remained attached to the wall. The quarter dispenser for the washing machines was no longer in service either, but so what? Our last campground at Game Lodge in Custer State Park did not have a change machine either, and never did. This is actually a charming old rundown place managed by two friendly cowboys, so it’s cool.

Our site #33 was as expected. One tree and a little shade, electricity that worked, and water on site. The gravel pad was level and clean. The grass was being mowed by two big machines as we pulled in a half hour early, and I suppose the yard maintenance was in reverence to the upcoming 4th of July holiday and the possible reopening of the long-suffering pool. We spent two nights here at a price of $46.64 per night which was obscene, but basically the only safe choice we had given the holidays and possible inclement weather of the Badlands. Speaking of weather, one of the cowboy hosts told my wife that the weather here is bipolar, winds could come out of nowhere and reach eighty miles per hour, and he was right. We had a major thunder and lightning event the first late evening that gave me pause to consider that this very night might just be the end of my life.

The location is nice. You are directly in the middle of Minuteman Missle Visitor Center and the entrance to the Badlands - each about a mile in each direction. There's also a nice gas station and convenience center across the street. Very far from anything else - restaurants, grocery shopping, etc.

It's VERY minimally maintained park. It was fine for what we needed, full-hook-ups close to the above mentioned sites. It felt very sketchy pulling in - very old, trailer homes surround the campground, but we didn't have any problems and the few guests we talked to were very nice. We never saw any staff. They have very limited hours and never saw anyone walking around, although the place was clean enough. We didn't use their bathhouse. The pool has no water and is a dirty, eye sore. No amenities for kids, picnic tables and fire pits at some sites, not many.

This is definitely more of a stop-over spot. There are very few trees or anything else, so gravel sites are easy to pull in and out of. It was fine for what we needed - easy off the highway, quiet and safe, close to attractions. We wouldn't have a problem staying here again for those reasons, but I can't say I'd recommend it. Especially since the BLM area nearby is AMAZING. If it wasn't 104 degrees we would have opted to stay on the BLM, but we wanted AC.

Cell service has been fine. We have Verizon and TMobile and no issues at all.

What an over priced cruddy campground, if you can even call it that. Sites are over grown with weeds. No clearly defined sites, super crammed together. You can literally touch the rig next to you. Very few picnic tables or fire pits. Bathhouse is in need of a serious renovation as well as the entire grounds. Cold showers no hot water. Pool drained and appeared to need repairs. Right next to highway so you can hear the road noise. The lodge looks like something out of the movie psycho think Bates hotel. Better off finding some BLM land to boondock on

I stayed here using Good Sam discount for 5 nights total, 2 nights in site #104 for $38.16.night in pull-through full-hookup then had to move when I wanted to add 3 nights that was only water/electric for $35.30/night.

The park is pretty small but has lots of tent sites. The pool was still open and looked nice although too cold to use, in my opinion. The manager was very helpful and lived in the park so any issues could be resolved quickly. I didn't use the bath house but there were 2 washers and 2 dryers in the laundry room (takes quarters, 1.50 each w/d per load) one dryer was broke and the other didn't dry my clothes enough so I had to line-dry the heavy items.

The location was great, right at the eastern entrance to the Badlands National Park and across the highway from the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site; worth the visit if you have time (free unless you visit the museum).

We were in site 103 with plenty of room for our 35 foot class A, tow dolly and car. We had full hook ups with 50 amp. The park is very conveniently located just off the expressway with little noise. It is also just a stones throw from the National Park. Washer/Dryer was old but efficient. WiFi service was great for working. The downside, spots were unusual as one RV parked facing north and the next would face south. This would leave you facing right at your neighbor. Spots were tight so if you put out your patio mat it would be utilized by your neighbors stepping out of their RV. Lastly we also shared the same picnic table. In a pandemic that is definitely not a good idea. Currently appears new owners are cleaning the place up.

Check in was quick and easy but it all went down hill from there. We were in site 29 and the utilities were at the front of the site but luckily we had an extension cord and extra water hose. As long as it was just us on the row we could run the air conditioner with everything else off and the refrigerator on propane. As soon as two campers hooked up next to us, however, our power blew with only the air conditioner on. We wound up having to use our generator to be able to run anything after that. We went over to apologize for the noise to our RV neighbor and he said he was having the same problem. I spoke to a lady in the office and she blamed it on everything from our surge protector being defective (we use it every time, at every campground) to us trying to run everything in the camper at the same time, as if this was our first time out. Never mind the guy next to us was having the exact same problem. We were told we probably were not hooked up to their electricity at all (silly because our air conditioner was running at one point ) so they were going to just charge us for a non-electric site.
The bathrooms were in pretty rough condition but I had a pretty good shower (plenty of warm water and good pressure) in the ladies room. On the men’s side though my husband did not have such luck.
The pool was empty of water and not in use.

We came in at 6pm. Sign at office said they would be back at 5:30, but no one was there. No one was there when we left at 10 the next morning. The office was in the campstore, which was also not open all that time.

Just a gravel parking lot, sites seemed to run into each other. Couldn't tell if it was reserved, if it was one site or two, etc.

No idea about the bathrooms, but if they were anything like the rest of the facilities they probably aren't worth trying.

Next time, we will stay in the dispersed camping in Buffalo Gap or in Wall, rather than stop here.