South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Springfield Recreation Area
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Sites
- 20
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,214 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Springfield
- Address
- 24548 Boat Basin Drive Springfield, SD 57062
- Phone
- (605) 668-2985
23 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Springfield Recreation Area is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Recreation Area with 20 campsites available for camping.
Fees
Springfield Recreation Area's own published camping fees: Campsites - electrical: $30 per night; Campsites - non-electrical: $16 per night (tent only); 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 | 29° | 13° | -22° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 15° | -27° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 29° | 7° | 74° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 62° | 36° | 16° | 85° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 52° | 38° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 66° | 51° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 70° | 60° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 66° | 58° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 62° | 43° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 44° | 25° | 83° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 34° | 11° | 77° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 22° | -8° | 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
- Ponca Community Grounds · Tribal Lands · 9 mi
- Tyndall City Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 9 mi
- Niobrara State Park · Nebraska State Parks · 11 mi · 30 sites
- Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area · Nebraska State Parks · 16 mi
- Lewis and Clark Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 18 mi · 418 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.