Cabins · South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Cabins at Oahe Downstream Recreation Area
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Units
- 3
- Sleeps
- 4–8 per unit
- Bedrooms
- 2, stated for 2 of 3 units
- Heated
- All
- Kitchen
- 2 of 3
- Private bath
- 2 of 3
- Electricity
- All
- Pets
- 1 of 3 allow pets
- Season
- Year-round
- Elevation
- 1,460 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Pierre
- Address
- 20439 Marina Loop Road Fort Pierre, SD 57532
- Phone
- 605.223.7722
About each unit
Camping Cabins · sleeps 5
Oahe Downstream 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. Oahe Downstream Recreation Area has 8 of these cabins.
Modern Cabins A & B · sleeps 8
Oahe Downstream's Cabins A and B are two-bedroom units sleeping 8, along the shoreline, with heat, air conditioning, electricity, a kitchen (cookware and utensils provided), and bathroom facilities. Pets are allowed here for a $10 fee - these are the only two of Oahe Downstream's four modern cabins that allow pets.
Modern Cabins C & D · sleeps 4
Oahe Downstream's Cabins C and D are two-bedroom units sleeping four, along the shoreline, with heat, air conditioning, electricity, a kitchen (cookware and utensils provided), and bathroom facilities. No pets are allowed here (unlike the park's Cabins A and B).
Each unit
| Unit | Sleeps | Bedrooms | Kitchen | Bath | Heat | Power | Accessible | Pets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping Cabins | 5 | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Modern Cabins A & B | 8 | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Modern Cabins C & D | 4 | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 13° | -20° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 13° | -12° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 27° | 3° | 74° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 56° | 35° | 6° | 83° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 50° | 39° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 83° | 63° | 53° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 69° | 60° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 86° | 67° | 57° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 61° | 42° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 44° | 27° | 87° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 51° | 33° | 10° | 69° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 24° | -9° | 56° | 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
- Oahe Downstream Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 0 mi · 205 sites
- Griffin Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 5 mi · 16 sites
- Farm Island Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 8 mi · 90 sites
- Cow Creek Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 10 mi · 46 sites
- Okobojo Point Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 11 mi · 18 sites
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- West Whitlock Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 43 mi
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