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Cabins at Palisades State Park
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Units
- 2
- Sleeps
- 5–12 per unit
- Bedrooms
- 4, stated for 1 of 2 units
- Heated
- 1 of 2
- Kitchen
- 1 of 2
- Private bath
- 1 of 2
- Electricity
- 1 of 2
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 1,463 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Garretson
- Address
- 48422 256th Street Garretson, SD 57030
- Phone
- 605.773.6245
About each unit
Camping Cabins · sleeps 5
Palisades State Park'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. Palisades State Park has 10 of these cabins.
Group Lodge · sleeps 12
Palisades' Group Lodge is a four-bedroom, two-bathroom house sleeping up to 12, with a full kitchen, a dining area, and a relaxation room, plus a deck overlooking the park's creek and rock formations. No pets are allowed inside (service animals are permitted with notice). A separate converted-garage event shelter ($50/night, up to 60 people) sits nearby but is a different, day-use-only rental, not part of this lodge.
Each unit
| Unit | Sleeps | Bedrooms | Kitchen | Bath | Heat | Power | Accessible | Pets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping Cabins | 5 | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Group Lodge | 12 | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | – |
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 7° | -21° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 12° | -23° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 26° | -10° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 58° | 34° | 13° | 82° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 50° | 33° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 82° | 61° | 45° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 65° | 53° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 63° | 53° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 59° | 41° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 41° | 22° | 80° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 30° | 5° | 69° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 19° | -18° | 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.
Campgrounds nearby
- Palisades State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 0 mi · 111 sites
- Split Rock Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 3 mi
- Big Sioux State Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 8 mi · 49 sites
- River Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 12 mi · 21 sites
- Dell Rapids Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 13 mi · 29 sites
Other cabins nearby
- Big Sioux State Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 8 mi
- Walkers Point Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 31 mi
- Newton Hills State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 32 mi · 4 units
- Lake Vermillion Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 33 mi
- Lake Herman State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 38 mi
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