Sioux Falls, SD
We started our adventure five hours late, Murphy’s law style, and ended up at the Sioux Falls KOA exhausted, hungry, and slightly questioning life choices that had led us up to this point. The cats have no idea what is going on and have prepared for the apocalypse.
Site:
Sioux Falls SD KOA
Site: F3
Wifi: Verizon - 38.4 down, 35.9 up / ATT - 10.9 down, 6.14 up
Cost: $59/night give or take
Noise: Significant, but nothing a hard sleeper couldnt handle.
We pulled in to the Sioux Falls KOA, located right off a main highway, after hours and slightly delirious. The after hours check in spot unfortunately didnt have our reservation, so we called the night support number and were immediately greeted and taken to our spot by Penny. We had a pull through site with full hook ups. Being right next to the highway, we consistently hear engine breaking of large vehicles, as well as the nearby air base. Though near transport, there isn't much else nearby save a Camping World. The facilities were sparkling clean throughout our stay, and the hosts Micki and Penny were friendly and helpful. While there was not any real privacy between neighbors, they were friendly and there was a good mixture of full time folks as well as people just there for a few days.
Rating: I mean, we don't have anything to compare it to. So 10/10 as far as we can tell!
City:
Sioux Falls, SD
We would stay in Sioux Falls permanently, if it were not in Sioux Falls. Literally every person we encountered was friendly, the prices were cheap, and the city was easy to navigate. The city itself can be summed up by the lovely DMV employee we talked to when he said, “Yeah, there’s nothing here.” The city itself ended up being quite boring, with the falls themselves being described as “something to skip”. The most interesting thing we found was the Parks and Recreation building, which resembled a sunken warship. But the people here are proud to be here, and are friendly and welcoming. From the DPS employee to the waitress at Original Pancake House to the random old guy in the parking lot who commented on our Minnesota license plates even though you reeeeally have to try to even see it, we felt very comfortable and at home with a small town feel.
Rating: Stay for the people and the prices, leave to go do something
Restaurant:
Safari Bar & Grill was 4 miles from our campsite, and was recommended to us by our camp host Micki when we asked about local cuisine. Being we are from only a state away from where we were camped, we thought there wouldnt be anything we hadnt tried before (wild rice, anyone?). We were told we had to try chislic, which ended up being steak bites with special seasoning. The Safari Bar & Grill was pretty packed for 7pm on a weeknight, with a raffle going on in the corner (nobody won). We ordered grilled chislic, the buffalo burger, and the Big Pig. The chislic was tasty but nothing groundbreaking (just steak tips), but both the burger and Big Pig sandwich were filling and flavorful. And the tv monitors actually had subtitles on them!
Rating: Would go back to win the raffle
