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Cabins at Sheps Canyon Recreation Area
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Units
- 2
- Sleeps
- 5–12 per unit
- Bedrooms
- 3, stated for 1 of 2 units
- Heated
- All
- Kitchen
- 1 of 2
- Private bath
- 1 of 2
- Electricity
- All
- Wheelchair accessible
- 1 of 2
- Pets
- 1 of 2 allow pets
- Season
- Year-round
- Elevation
- 3,225 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Hot Springs
- Address
- 28150 South Boat Ramp Road Hot Springs, SD 57747 Office Phone:
- Phone
- 605.773.2886
About each unit
Camping Cabins · sleeps 5
Sheps Canyon 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. Sheps Canyon Recreation Area's own park page confirms these cabins as a real, bookable option here, though it doesn't state exactly how many.
Group Lodge · sleeps 12
Sheps Canyon's Group Lodge has three bedrooms, sleeping up to 12, with four full bathrooms and a full kitchen and dining area. Originally a 1942-built commander's quarters at a military ordnance depot, the building was relocated here in 1996 and purchased by South Dakota in 2012. It's wheelchair-accessible. Pets are permitted with a fee on the main level (service animals with prior notice). This park's separate '2 group camping sites' are a different, first-come-first-served camping product, not part of this lodge.
Each unit
| Unit | Sleeps | Bedrooms | Kitchen | Bath | Heat | Power | Accessible | Pets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping Cabins | 5 | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Group Lodge | 12 | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 21° | -14° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 43° | 19° | -20° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 28° | 5° | 78° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 58° | 34° | 2° | 83° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 47° | 32° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 82° | 60° | 47° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 64° | 52° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 63° | 52° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 56° | 37° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 39° | 23° | 83° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 54° | 32° | 3° | 73° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 22° | 8° | 63° | 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
- Sheps Canyon Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 0 mi · 73 sites
- Bailey's Lakeside Use Area · South Dakota State Parks · 2 mi
- Angostura Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 2 mi · 171 sites
- Cold Brook Campground · Army Corps of Engineers · 11 mi · 13 sites
- Cottonwood Springs Campground · Army Corps of Engineers · 11 mi · 18 sites
Other cabins nearby
- Angostura Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 2 mi
- Custer State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 31 mi
- Fort Robinson State Park · Nebraska State Parks · 44 mi · 6 units
- Chadron State Park · Nebraska State Parks · 47 mi · 2 units
- Summit Ridge Lookout Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 48 mi
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