City, County & Regional Parks · South Dakota
Lake Mitchell Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Sites
- 57
- Hookups
- 48 electric, 48 with water, 9 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Cost
- RV $41/night; tent $26; tent with electric $28.
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,260 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Lake
- Lake Mitchell
- Nearest town
- Mitchell
- Address
- Lake Mitchell, Mitchell, SD 57301
About
City of Mitchell campground on Lake Mitchell at the north edge of town, a short drive from the Corn Palace. 57 sites: 48 RV sites with water and electric and 9 tent sites, some of the tent sites with electric. Restrooms, showers, and a dump station. Open year-round.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 11° | -25° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 13° | -18° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 28° | -3° | 76° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 59° | 34° | 15° | 85° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 50° | 36° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 63° | 49° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 67° | 59° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 65° | 57° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 61° | 40° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 42° | 23° | 82° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 30° | 8° | 72° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 21° | -14° | 51° | 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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