South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Pickerel Lake Recreation Area
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Sites
- 65
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,841 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Grenville
- Address
- 12980 446th Avenue Grenville, SD 57239
- Phone
- 605.910.4515
73 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Pickerel Lake Recreation Area is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Recreation Area with 65 campsites available for camping.
Fees
Pickerel Lake Recreation Area's own published camping fees: Campsites - electrical: $30 per night; Camping Cabins: $60 per night; Modern Cabins: $150 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
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 2° | -26° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 6° | -29° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 22° | -9° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 30° | 13° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 47° | 33° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 60° | 47° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 65° | 54° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 63° | 55° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 58° | 40° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 41° | 22° | 75° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 30° | 8° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 22° | -7° | 48° | 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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- Fort Sisseton Historic State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 17 mi · 14 sites
- Sica Hollow State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 17 mi · 14 sites
All public campgrounds in South Dakota · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-08-24. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.