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Lake Louise Recreation Area

South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States

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Sites
41
Drinking water
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
Yes
Dump station
Yes
Pets
Yes
Elevation
1,575 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)
Nearest town
Miller
Address
35250 191st Miller, SD 57362
Phone
(605) 853-2533

41 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.

About

Lake Louise Recreation Area is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Recreation Area with 41 campsites available for camping.

Fees

Lake Louise Recreation Area's own published camping fees: Campsites - electrical: $30 per night; Campsites - non-electrical: $23 per night; Camping Cabins: $60 per night. Plus a required Park Entrance License at every GFP park/recreation area: Daily $10 resident / $15 nonresident, Annual $40 resident / $60 nonresident. (Source: gfp.sd.gov/pel-fees/ and each park's own Fees section.)

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January25°8°-21°48°11 of 11
February30°10°-21°61°11 of 11
March44°26°-10°71°11 of 11
April54°33°14°79°10 of 11
May69°48°33°87°0 of 11
June82°61°51°101°0 of 11
July86°66°57°101°0 of 11
August83°64°54°97°0 of 11
September81°59°41°95°0 of 11
October61°43°23°84°4 of 10
November48°31°8°69°8 of 10
December33°23°-15°52°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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