PIERRE, (KCCR) — Midweek camping in South Dakota is down. It’s a trend being seen at state parks and recreation area across the country. Parks and Recreation Division Director Jeff VanMeeteren says lodging even outside of state parks was down in the late summer…
Specifically on the state park side camping is down for the year five-percent…
VanMeeteren says on average weekend camping is down sharply over the last three years…
Weekend camping is down three-percent this year. VanMeeteren says that has more to do with weather than the issues they are looking into that is causing less use of campgrounds midweek.
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