Campgrounds

Reservation Center: 1.800.710.CAMP (2267) | www.campsd.com

 

Camping guidelines

• Fees are per night per unit
• Checkout time for campsites is 4 p.m. or noon at Custer State Park
• Reservations are open year-round 90 days in advance, except at Custer State Park
• Reservations for Custer State Park can be made one year in advance.
• Entrance licenses and camping fees are required year-round
• Self-registration may be required
• A three-night stay is required for campsites and camping cabins on holiday weekends at all parks except Custer, which does not require a minimum stay.
• If two camping units* share a site, each unit must pay the camping fee

*A camping unit is a vehicle, motor home, camping bus, pull-type camper, tent or any other device designed for sleeping. Additional tents for a family (parents or grandparents and their unmarried minor children) are considered a single camping unit. Not all sites are designated as double-ups (check with park staff).

Prime Campgrounds

Electrical sites found along the waterfront featuring restrooms with showers.

$21 (plus tax)

37 sites at Chief White Crane Recreation Area
101 sites at Lewis & Clark Recreation Area

Preferred campgrounds

Most popular state campgrounds featuring restrooms with showers

Electricity: $19 | No Electricity: $15 (plus tax)

Locations

Angostura Recreation Area	Big Sioux Recreation Area	Chief White Crane Recreation Area
Farm Island Recreation Area	Hartford Beach State Park	Lake Cochrane Recreation Area
Lake Herman State Park	Lake Louise Recreation Area	Lake Poinsett Recreation Area
Lake Thompson Recreation Area	Lake Vermillion Recreation Area	Lewis & Clark Recreation Area
Mina Lake Recreation Area	Newton Hills State Park	North Point Recreation Area
Oahe Downstream Recreation Area	Oakwood Lakes State Park	Palisades State Park
Pelican Lake Recreation Area	Pickerel Lake Recreation Area	Pierson Ranch Recreation Area
Randall Creek Recreation Area	Richmond Lake Recreation Area	Rocky Point Recreation Area
Roy Lake State Park	Sandy Shore Recreation Area	Shadehill Recreation Area
Snake Creek Recreation Area	Springfield Recreation Area	Walker's Point Recreation Area
West Bend Recreation Area

Modern Campgrounds

Feature restrooms with showers

Electricity: $17 | No Electricity: $13 (plus tax)

Locations:

Buryanek Recreation Area	Cow Creek Recreation Area	Fisher Grove State Park
Fort Sisseton State Park	Indian Creek Recreation Area	Okobojo Point Recreation Area
Pease Creek Recreation Area	Platte Creek Recreation Area	Swan Creek Recreation Area
Union Grove State Park	West Pollock Recreation Area	West Whitlock Recreation Area

Basic Campgrounds

Vault toilets | No showers

Electrical Campsites: $15 | Non-electrical Campsites: $11 (plus tax)

Locations

Bear Butte State Park	Burke Lake Recreation Area	Lake Hiddenwood Recreation Area
Llewellyn Johns Recreation Area	North Wheeler Recreation Area	Amsden Dam Lakeside Use Area
Clay County Lakeside Use Area*	East Whitlock Lakeside Use Area	Lake Carthage Lakeside Use Area
Sand Creek Lakeside Use Area	S. Scalp Creek Lakeside Use Area	South Shore Lakeside Use Area
Tabor Lakeside Use Area	Walth Bay Lakeside Use Area	Whetstone Bay Lakeside Use Area
White Swan Lakeside Use Area

*Tent sites $10/electrical sites $18. Clay County is managed by Clay County Park Board.