USDA Forest Service · South Dakota
Picnic Spring Campground
USDA Forest Service · South Dakota, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,264 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- PICNIC SPRINGS CMPGRND. (NFSR 3123A) · scoria · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Activities
- Camping, Hiking, Recreational Vehicles
About
A campground with 8 sites located in the North Cave Hills Unit, Sioux Ranger District near Ludlow, SD.
Camp sites: 8
Accessible Facilities: Toilet
Trash Pickup: No
Firewood: No
No Reservations: This campground does not use a reservation system, it is managed on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a 14 day stay limit.
Information:
Sioux District Office
Box 37, Main & First
Camp Crook, SD 57724
(605) 797-4432
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 13° | -24° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 13° | -22° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 24° | -3° | 69° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 31° | 6° | 82° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 65° | 44° | 28° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 55° | 44° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 62° | 52° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 60° | 47° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 53° | 33° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 38° | 20° | 79° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 28° | -4° | 66° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 17° | -14° | 58° | 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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