In Spanish, “angostura” means “narrows.” We’re pretty sure that it also means “awesome fun water adventure land,” but our linguistics are a bit rusty. Anyhoo, if you love water and excellent scenery, you’re gonna love the Angostura Recreation Area. It’s one of the few large reservoirs in western South Dakota, with waters that are clear, inviting, excellent, and offer expansive scenery. With 36 miles of sandy shoreline, there’s plenty of room to get your tan on, or work on your beach volleyball skills. All of the usual water-based activities are a blast out here, including boating, fishing, and swimming. You’ll want to stay for a while, so don’t worry, there’s some great campsites to be found.
In Spanish, “angostura” means “narrows.” We’re pretty sure that it also means “awesome fun water adventure land,” but our linguistics are a bit rusty. Anyhoo, if you love water and excellent scenery, you’re gonna love the Angostura Recreation Area. It’s one of the few large reservoirs in western South Dakota, with waters that are clear, inviting, excellent, and offer expansive scenery. With 36 miles of sandy shoreline, there’s plenty of room to get your tan on, or work on your beach volleyball skills. All of the usual water-based activities are a blast out here, including boating, fishing, and swimming. You’ll want to stay for a while, so don’t worry, there’s some great campsites to be found.
Lather up with sunscreen and kick back—Cascade Campground is where you'll find yourself chilling out after exhausting yourself with all the activities the area offers. Swimming, hiking, fishing, and more chilling await you at this shoreline campground, one of Angostura Recreation Area’s most popular sites. But don’t worry about being crowded out—t Read more...
Hat Creek Campground is nestled in a mixed conifer forest along the banks of Hat Creek, known for its trophy-size trout. There are great adventures to be had here, with access to the scenic Spatter Cones Trail just across the street, and Subway Cave a mile away. Read more...
Located along the shoreline and next to the swimming beach, Cheyenne Campground is one of Angostura’s most popular places to rest your head at night. When the sun rises again, check out the bike trail that connects to the campground, and if you wander over to the amphitheater, you’re likely to come across one of the many junior naturalist activiti Read more...
Fishing, hiking, swimming and boating—Horsehead Campground features a whole lot to do in a quiet, natural setting. There's plenty of space between each site—a feature that makes this place one of Angostura’s calmer campgrounds. If you’re bringing the kiddies, there’s a great playground. You can't go wrong surrounded by the beautiful waters and lan Read more...
Sheps Canyon Campground is a pretty sweet deal, by which we mean there's a ton to do. Sit back while we list the awesomeness in the form of a song. There’s a horse camp, a boat ramp, lots of places to camp camp, rent a kayak, rent a canoe, rent a fishing pole or two, you won’t get bored but if you do, there’s even wifi access too. In all seriousne Read more...
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5 campgrounds in Angostura Recreation Area
Lather up with sunscreen and kick back—Cascade Campground is where you'll find yourself chilling out after exhausting yourself with all the activities the area offers. Swimming, hiking, fishing, and more chilling await you at this shoreline campground, one of Angostura Recreation Area’s most popular sites. But don’t worry about being crowded out—t Read more...
Hat Creek Campground is nestled in a mixed conifer forest along the banks of Hat Creek, known for its trophy-size trout. There are great adventures to be had here, with access to the scenic Spatter Cones Trail just across the street, and Subway Cave a mile away. Read more...
Located along the shoreline and next to the swimming beach, Cheyenne Campground is one of Angostura’s most popular places to rest your head at night. When the sun rises again, check out the bike trail that connects to the campground, and if you wander over to the amphitheater, you’re likely to come across one of the many junior naturalist activiti Read more...
Fishing, hiking, swimming and boating—Horsehead Campground features a whole lot to do in a quiet, natural setting. There's plenty of space between each site—a feature that makes this place one of Angostura’s calmer campgrounds. If you’re bringing the kiddies, there’s a great playground. You can't go wrong surrounded by the beautiful waters and lan Read more...
Sheps Canyon Campground is a pretty sweet deal, by which we mean there's a ton to do. Sit back while we list the awesomeness in the form of a song. There’s a horse camp, a boat ramp, lots of places to camp camp, rent a kayak, rent a canoe, rent a fishing pole or two, you won’t get bored but if you do, there’s even wifi access too. In all seriousne Read more...
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