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Gate City Events & Lodging


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Kim Sorenson

October 10, 2025

This is the best family. They treat us wonderfully!! Prices are very reasonable. This may be a tiny stretch off the highway but we'll worth traveling into to stay. Rooms are very clean and super spacious. Landlord of property is a great man!!

Beverly Barnhill

July 17, 2025

Very nice, clean and accommodating. Owner was very willing to answer any questions quickly. Stayed for a week while visiting family.

LaVerna Jacobsma

July 10, 2025

Camped there over the 4th of July weekend. Nice location and reasonable price. Available on very short notice.

DJ Eric James

August 25, 2024

What a BEAUTIFUL Venue! This is such a great place to have your event. The ceremony space is wonderful, you’re going to love it. Plenty of space to hold your entire family and they even have cabins to stay in! The owners are great people who go above and beyond to make your event exactly how you want it! Looking forward to all of the great events together, thank you for the hospitality! - Eric James // Owner of WOW! Entertainment

Rylee Qualseth

August 13, 2024

I cannot say enough about how much I love this place!!! We had our wedding here this past weekend, and it couldn’t have been more perfect! We had the wedding package that had the event center Saturday (with the new addition add on), and the rental house from Friday at noon till Sunday at 3pm. We also had booked out the entire motel, and it couldn’t have been better for our bridal party, guests, and out of town family! The event center is beautifully remodeled with a stunning bridal suite. The rental house is also recently remodeled and it is gorgeous (photos don’t do it justice)! And the amazing family that owns and runs this venue is a dream to work with! I kept changing my mind about decorations, tables, etc and they rolled with the punches! Sweetest, most caring, and efficient people to work with!! If you’re planning a wedding in South Dakota, this is it!!

Harley Ellis (Hardon)

March 15, 2022

Clean & spacious rooms. Costly for what I get.

luis hernandez

February 13, 2022

Place look nice from the inside . Highly recommend it.

Kathy Lawler

October 31, 2021

What a great, positive experience at Gate City Event Center. The Rutten family treated us like THEIR family for our son's wedding. The main house is gorgeous, the motel rooms spacious and clean. The event center was a perfect place for the reception. The grounds were immaculately kept for the outdoor ceremony and we were blessed with a beautiful Fall day. Thank you, Tom and family!

Susan Davis

July 19, 2021

We camped here, they were very accommodating.

Thomas Wayne

May 23, 2021

I like to give credit due where it's due. I'm passing through the town of Canton South Dakota on highway 18 Hitch hiking. I stopped and got a room fir the night. I had the opportunity to meet the Owner named Tom I found him to be a totally genuine nice person . Very polite and outright Nice people. This is a beautiful little campground and town as well. The Motel here is awesome Folks passing through the town of Canton please dont pass this place up. Let's support our Mom and pop American run small businesses and give them all the business they can get Thumbs up to a great place and awesome own Tom.👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸