City, County & Regional Parks · South Dakota
Lake Preston City Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Sites
- 17
- Hookups
- 17 electric
- Cost
- $15/night or $400/month.
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,719 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Lake Preston
- Phone
- 605-847-4140
About
City of Lake Preston campground by Thorsnes Park in this Kingsbury County town. 17 sites, each with electric; the water fill and sewer dump are shared rather than at the sites. Drinking water, restrooms, showers, and a dump station. Booked by phone.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 3° | -21° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 8° | -21° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 26° | -7° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 55° | 32° | 14° | 79° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 68° | 48° | 34° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 61° | 49° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 65° | 57° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 63° | 55° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 59° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 58° | 42° | 23° | 77° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 31° | 8° | 66° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 21° | -10° | 49° | 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.
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