Cabins · South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Camping Cabins
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States · at Chief White Crane Recreation Area
- Sleeps
- 5
- Heated
- Yes
- Electricity
- Yes
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 1,175 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Yankton
- Address
- 31323 Toe Road Yankton, SD 57078
- Phone
- 605.668.2985
About
Chief White Crane Recreation Area's Camping Cabins are simple one-room, log-style cabins sleeping four to five people, furnished with a set of bunk beds, a double bed, and a table with benches. Electricity, heat, and air conditioning are provided, but there's no running water, bathroom, or kitchen inside - bring your own water container, sleeping bag or bedding, cooking gear, a cooler, toiletries, and a flashlight. Outside, each cabin has a fire grate, picnic table, and a covered porch. Some cabins are pet-designated (with an added pet fee); others don't allow pets at all, so ask when booking if you're bringing a dog or cat. Some are also wheelchair-accessible, with an accessible picnic table, porch ramp, and wide doorway - ask when booking if that matters for your stay. Chief White Crane Recreation Area has 10 of these cabins.
Fees
$60/night. Plus a required Park Entrance License at every GFP park/recreation area: Daily $10 resident / $15 nonresident, Annual $40 resident / $60 nonresident. Reservations open 90 days before arrival.
South Dakota GFP's own Camping Cabins page states these are available year-round at most parks (not independently reconfirmed park-by-park). This cabin itself has no water or bathroom inside, so you'll use the surrounding campground's shared restroom - Chief White Crane Recreation Area's own general season note: Year-round. Vehicle traffic is prohibited Nov. 15 through the last Friday in March due to bald eagle nesting. Between Oct. 1 and April 30, water systems may be closed.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 14° | -21° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 15° | -25° | 69° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 29° | 7° | 74° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 37° | 17° | 85° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 53° | 38° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 65° | 52° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 70° | 59° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 66° | 58° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 63° | 44° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 44° | 25° | 82° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 34° | 11° | 76° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 22° | -10° | 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.
Campgrounds nearby
- Chief White Crane Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 0 mi · 146 sites
- Nebraska Tailwaters · Army Corps of Engineers · 1 mi · 37 sites
- Cottonwood (NE) · Army Corps of Engineers · 1 mi · 77 sites
- Pierson Ranch Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 2 mi · 67 sites
- Green Island Primitive Camping · National Park Service · 3 mi · 5 sites
Other cabins nearby
- Pierson Ranch Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 2 mi
- Lewis and Clark Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 3 mi
- Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area · Nebraska State Parks · 6 mi
- Springfield Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 21 mi
- Clay County Park · CITYCABINS · 28 mi
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