Stone State Park — Attraction in Sioux City

TL;DR - camping is cheap and good for a night. Avoid the latrine and you’ll be golden.

This review is specific to the camping at Stone State Park. First, for the $11/night fee this place can’t be beat! Buuuut that $11 comes at a cost (of course, right?). The sites are sandwiched together, so if privacy is your thing, snag #19 (more secluded, though a trail cuts through its edges), or go someplace else. Another con, the latrine 😱 avoid it at all costs and go to the facilities up the hill. Let’s just say I hope it’s just because Covid, but the thing has visibly not been serviced this season. Also the facilities were meh - apparently the men’s is worse than the women’s. But, running water! Flushing toilets! Showers! That’s a win.

On the park side, it’s gorgeous! Dense woods provide great coverage for camping. Watch out for those raccoons at night! A fellow camper lamented over a couple of raccoons ransacking their campsite for forgotten morsels in their tent.

The trails are short, but beautiful, steep, and a gateway into a world of chirping birds, buzzing insects, and if you’re lucky,...

Was 6 years ago, not much to remember. My brother, his wife, 2 younger children and his stepson with his girlfriend and my wife and I with our adult son along with his girlfriend and his son, we all decided to camp at Stone State Park while we held our family reunion in Riverside during the day over the weekend we were there. There were some issues, but we seem to be able to resolve the issues reasonably. Understandably, I had couple that was under 21 and restless and his dad was working to reel those two in plus my my own couple who are older and know better were acting up, so were trying to get them settled down a little, if they got kicked out they got no where to go since they came into the park with us. In the end everything worked out, my brother, his wife and 2 younger children decided to stay an extra day and his older son and girlfriend left the park before everyone else.

Enjoy Stone State Park and Loess Hills. I grew up across the river in South Dakota and I don't live in this area anymore, but I do try to come back often, but not as often as I...

This review is specific to RV camping only. We spent one night at Stone State Park. First, the roads to the camping area are tight. If you have a large rig, don't even consider this park. The camp site was small but nice except that trash filled the fire ring so it was unusable. Before covid19 I would have just grabbed a trash bag and cleaned it out, but not any longer. Camp sites are electric only, no water or sewer (I am probably spoiled by the state parks in my area where electric and water are both usually available even on most tent only sites). The shower in the ladies' room was very dirty, be sure to wear shower shoes! My husband shared that the men's room was even worse. We also could not find a dump station on the map nor did we ever see one in the park, thus the need to use the bath house and the disappointment with the condition it was in. If we had planned a longer stay, this would have been a major issue. The park is very pretty, and probably great for day use and hiking. I cannot recommend it for RV camping. Too...