South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Randall Creek Recreation Area
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,266 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Pickstown
- Address
- 136 Randall Creek Road Pickstown, SD 57367
- Phone
- (605) 773.8239
136 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Randall Creek Recreation Area is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Recreation Area with camping available.
Fees
Randall Creek 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° | 13° | -20° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 17° | -25° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 30° | 8° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 37° | 15° | 86° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 53° | 38° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 65° | 51° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 69° | 60° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 67° | 59° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 63° | 41° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 44° | 27° | 83° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 54° | 33° | 11° | 77° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 23° | -5° | 61° | 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
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- Lions Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 21 mi · 10 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.