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Campsites
Camping fees do not include entrance fees, which are required year-round and in most areas. Fees are per night per unit. Check-in and check-out time for campsites is 4 p.m. or noon at Custer State Park.
If two camping units share a site, each unit must pay the camping fee. Not available on all sites. Check with park staff. 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.
Prime Campgrounds
90% or higher weekend occupancy during the summer; feature restrooms and showers.
Nightly fee: $22 per non-electric site | $26 per electric site.
Angostura Recreation Area
Big Sioux Recreation Area
Chief White Crane Recreation Area
Farm Island Recreation Area
Fort Sisseton Historic State Park
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 Recreation Area
North Point Recreation Area
Oakwood Lakes State Park
Palisades State Park
Pease Creek Recreation Area
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
Sheps Canyon Recreation Area
Snake Creek Recreation Area
Union Grove State Park
Walker's Point Recreation Area
Preferred Campgrounds
80-89% weekend occupancy during the summer; feature restrooms and showers.
Nightly fee: $19 per non-electric site | $23 per electric site.
Buryanek Recreation Area
Fischer Grove State Park
Oahe Downstream Recreation Area
Springfield Recreation Area
West Bend Recreation Area
Modern Campgrounds
Less than 80% weekend occupancy during the summer; feature restrooms and showers.
Nightly fee: $16 per non-electric site | $20 per electric site.
Cow Creek Recreation Area
Indian Creek Recreation Area
Okobojo Point Recreation Area
Platte Creek Recreation Area
Swan Creek Recreation Area
West Pollock Recreation Area
West Whitlock Recreation Area
Basic Campgrounds
Campgrounds without modern facilities.
Nightly fee: $11 per non-electric site | $15 per electric site.
Bear Butte State Park
Burke Lake Recreation Area
Lake Hiddenwood Recreation Area
Llewellyn Johns Recreation Area
North Wheeler Recreation Area
Custer State Park Campgrounds
• Custer accepts reservations one year in advance
• Checkout time for campsites is noon
• Fees are per night per unit
• Entrance licenses and camping fees are required year-round
• 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.
Modern Campgrounds
Nightly Fee: $26 per nonelectric site | $30 per electric site
Bluebell, Game Lodge, Grace Coolidge, Legion Lake, Stockade North and South, Sylvan Lake
Semi-Modern Campgrounds
Center Lake: $19 per nonelectric site
French Creek Horse Camp: $40 per electric site.