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Goat Island Primitive Camping
NPS National Park Service · Developed
Conditions
Road Access
Not recorded
Season
Open Year Round
Campfires
Not recorded
The managing agency hasn't published road access or campfire rules for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.
Features
Hookup
Dry Camping
Campground Stats
| Total Sites | 0 |
Location
Description
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.
Directions
Goat Island lays within the 59-Mile District of the Missouri National Recreational River in between the two cities of Yankton and Vermillion, South Dakota. Goat Island is 3.6 river miles long and located between River Mile 786.2 and 782.6.
Details
| Phone | (605) 665-0209 |
| [email protected] | |
| ADA Access | No |
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