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Camping Cabins
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States · at Lake Vermillion Recreation Area
- Sleeps
- 5
- Heated
- Yes
- Electricity
- Yes
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 1,476 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Nearest town
- Canistota
- Address
- 26140 451st Ave Canistota, SD 57012
- Phone
- (605) 773-5877
About
Lake Vermillion 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. Lake Vermillion Recreation Area has 9 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 - Lake Vermillion Recreation Area's own general season note: Year-round. Between Oct. 1 and April 30, showers, flush toilets and other water systems may be closed - vault toilets usually remain open. Call ahead for current status.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 8° | -23° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 13° | -24° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 44° | 27° | -7° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 58° | 35° | 15° | 82° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 68° | 51° | 35° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 83° | 62° | 49° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 66° | 55° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 64° | 55° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 60° | 41° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 41° | 23° | 80° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 48° | 31° | 7° | 70° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 19° | -17° | 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.
Campgrounds nearby
- Lake Vermillion Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 0 mi · 130 sites
- Hieb Memorial Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 13 mi
- Parker RV Park · City, County & Regional Parks · 14 mi · 7 sites
- Freeman City Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 21 mi
- Lennox Municipal Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 22 mi · 14 sites
Other cabins nearby
- Walkers Point Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 26 mi
- Lake Herman State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 27 mi
- Big Sioux State Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 29 mi
- Palisades State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 33 mi · 2 units
- Newton Hills State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 40 mi · 4 units
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