South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
West Bend Recreation Area
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Sites
- 120
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,437 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
- Harrold
- Address
- 22154 West Bend Road Harrold, SD 57536
- Phone
- (605) 773-2885
120 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
West Bend Recreation Area is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Recreation Area with 120 campsites available for camping.
Fees
West Bend Recreation Area's own published camping fees: Campsites - electrical: $30 per night; Campsites - non-electrical: $23 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 | 27° | 12° | -21° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 13° | -14° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 27° | -3° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 34° | 9° | 81° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 50° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 83° | 63° | 53° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 68° | 60° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 66° | 57° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 61° | 43° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 44° | 27° | 87° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 32° | 10° | 71° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 23° | -10° | 54° | 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
- Left Tailrace · Army Corps of Engineers · 17 mi · 93 sites
- City Park East · City, County & Regional Parks · 28 mi
- Farm Island Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 30 mi · 90 sites
- Griffin Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 33 mi · 16 sites
- Oahe Downstream Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 38 mi · 205 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.