South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Platte Creek Recreation Area
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Sites
- 36
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,352 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
- Platte
- Address
- 35910 282nd Rd. Platte, SD 57369, Phone:
- Phone
- (605) 773-5527
36 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Platte Creek Recreation Area is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Recreation Area with 36 campsites available for camping.
Fees
Platte Creek Recreation Area's own published camping fees: Campsites - electrical: $30 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° | 13° | -16° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 18° | -19° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 29° | 6° | 75° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 62° | 36° | 16° | 86° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 52° | 38° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 64° | 52° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 69° | 60° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 67° | 59° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 62° | 41° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 43° | 26° | 82° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 34° | 12° | 76° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 23° | -5° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Whetstone Bay Lakeside Use Area · South Dakota State Parks · 8 mi
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- North Wheeler Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 13 mi · 25 sites
- Burke City Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 17 mi
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.