Cabins · South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Camping Cabins
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States · at Fort Sisseton Historic State Park
- Sleeps
- 6
- Heated
- Yes
- Electricity
- Yes
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 1,821 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Eden: 8 miles Lake City: 10 miles
- Address
- 11907 434th Ave Lake City, SD 57247
- Phone
- (605) 910-4465
About
Fort Sisseton Historic State Park's Camping Cabins are simple one-room, log-style cabins sleeping 6, 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. Fort Sisseton Historic State Park has 3 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 - Fort Sisseton Historic State Park'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 | 21° | 2° | -28° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 5° | -28° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 22° | -10° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 29° | 13° | 75° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 46° | 32° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 59° | 46° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 64° | 54° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 62° | 53° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 58° | 41° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 40° | 22° | 75° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 29° | 7° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 20° | -11° | 47° | 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
- Fort Sisseton Historic State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 0 mi · 14 sites
- Roy Lake State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 5 mi · 101 sites
- Sica Hollow State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 16 mi · 14 sites
- Pickerel Lake Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 17 mi · 65 sites
- City of Webster Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 23 mi · 3 sites
Other cabins nearby
- Roy Lake State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 5 mi · 6 units
- Pickerel Lake Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 17 mi
- Hartford Beach State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 45 mi
- Wylie Park Campground · CITYCABINS · 49 mi
- Richmond Lake Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 53 mi
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