City, County & Regional Parks · South Dakota
Griffin Park Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Sites
- 16
- Hookups
- 16 electric
- Season
- Year-round
- Cost
- $25/night in summer, $16/night November-April.
- Elevation
- 1,444 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Lake
- Lake Sharpe
- Nearest town
- Pierre
- Phone
- 605-773-7437
About
City-run campground with 16 electrical-hookup sites, a half-block from Down's Marina, near a fish cleaning station. Honor-based payment via a deposit box; a holding-tank disposal site and extra parking are on-site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 12° | -20° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 13° | -13° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 27° | 3° | 74° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 56° | 35° | 6° | 83° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 49° | 38° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 82° | 63° | 54° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 69° | 60° | 103° | 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° | 32° | 10° | 69° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 24° | -9° | 55° | 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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