South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Snake Creek Recreation Area
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Sites
- 115
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,345 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Platte
- Address
- 35316 South Dakota Hwy 44 Platte, SD 57369
- Phone
- (605) 773-5527
124 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Snake Creek Recreation Area is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Recreation Area with 115 campsites available for camping.
Fees
Snake 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° | 14° | -17° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 38° | 17° | -21° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 28° | 5° | 75° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 36° | 14° | 86° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 51° | 38° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 64° | 52° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 69° | 60° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 67° | 58° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 62° | 42° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 43° | 26° | 82° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 33° | 12° | 76° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 23° | -5° | 57° | 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
- Buryanek Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 3 mi · 44 sites
- Platte Creek Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 8 mi · 36 sites
- Whetstone Bay Lakeside Use Area · South Dakota State Parks · 17 mi
- Burke City Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 17 mi
- North Wheeler Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 21 mi · 25 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.