South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Pierson Ranch Recreation Area
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Sites
- 67
- Hookups
- 67 electric
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,230 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Yankton
- Address
- 31144 Toe Road Yankton, SD 57078
- Phone
- (605) 668-2985
70 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Pierson Ranch Recreation Area is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Recreation Area with 67 campsites available for camping.
Fees
Pierson Ranch Recreation Area's own published camping fees: Campsites - electrical: $30 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
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 14° | -22° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 15° | -25° | 69° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 29° | 7° | 74° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 37° | 17° | 85° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 53° | 38° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 65° | 52° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 69° | 59° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 66° | 57° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 63° | 44° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 44° | 25° | 82° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 51° | 33° | 11° | 76° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 22° | -10° | 63° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Cottonwood (NE) · Army Corps of Engineers · 1 mi · 77 sites
- Chief White Crane Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 2 mi · 146 sites
- Nebraska Tailwaters · Army Corps of Engineers · 2 mi · 37 sites
- Lewis and Clark Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 2 mi · 418 sites
- Green Island Primitive Camping · National Park Service · 4 mi · 5 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.