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Camping Cabins
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States · at Cow Creek Recreation Area
- Sleeps
- 5
- Heated
- Yes
- Electricity
- Yes
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 1,644 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Pierre
- Address
- 28229 Cow Creek Road Pierre, SD 57501
- Phone
- 605.773.3117
About
Cow Creek Recreation Area's Camping Cabins are simple one-room, log-style cabins sleeping four to five people, furnished with a set of bunk beds, a double bed, and a table with benches. Electricity, heat, and air conditioning are provided, but there's no running water, bathroom, or kitchen inside - bring your own water container, sleeping bag or bedding, cooking gear, a cooler, toiletries, and a flashlight. Outside, each cabin has a fire grate, picnic table, and a covered porch. Some cabins are pet-designated (with an added pet fee); others don't allow pets at all, so ask when booking if you're bringing a dog or cat. Some are also wheelchair-accessible, with an accessible picnic table, porch ramp, and wide doorway - ask when booking if that matters for your stay. Cow Creek Recreation Area has 4 of these cabins.
Fees
$60/night. Plus a required Park Entrance License at every GFP park/recreation area: Daily $10 resident / $15 nonresident, Annual $40 resident / $60 nonresident. Reservations open 90 days before arrival.
South Dakota GFP's own Camping Cabins page states these are available year-round at most parks (not independently reconfirmed park-by-park). This cabin itself has no water or bathroom inside, so you'll use the surrounding campground's shared restroom - Cow Creek Recreation Area's own general season note: Year-round. Between Oct. 1 and April 30, showers, flush toilets and other water systems may be closed - vault toilets usually remain open. Call ahead for current status.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 12° | -18° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 13° | -13° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 44° | 27° | 4° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 54° | 35° | 8° | 80° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 49° | 39° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 63° | 54° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 68° | 60° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 67° | 57° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 60° | 42° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 44° | 28° | 85° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 32° | 8° | 68° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 24° | -7° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Campgrounds nearby
- Cow Creek Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 0 mi · 46 sites
- Okobojo Point Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 1 mi · 18 sites
- Oahe Downstream Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 10 mi · 205 sites
- Griffin Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 16 mi · 16 sites
- Farm Island Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 18 mi · 90 sites
Other cabins nearby
- Spring Creek Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 1 mi · 4 units
- Oahe Downstream Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 10 mi · 3 units
- Farm Island Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 18 mi
- West Whitlock Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 35 mi
- West Bend Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 46 mi
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