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Camping Cabins
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States · at Sandy Shore Recreation Area
- Sleeps
- 5
- Heated
- Yes
- Electricity
- Yes
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 1,716 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Watertown
- Address
- 1100 South Lake Drive Watertown, SD 57201
- Phone
- 605.882.5392
About
Sandy Shore 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. Sandy Shore Recreation Area has 2 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 - Sandy Shore 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 | 23° | 2° | -22° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 26° | 7° | -26° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 24° | -10° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 49° | 31° | 11° | 76° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 47° | 32° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 78° | 60° | 47° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 65° | 55° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 63° | 55° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 58° | 40° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 42° | 22° | 74° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 31° | 8° | 65° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 21° | -8° | 48° | 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
- Sandy Shore Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 0 mi · 17 sites
- Pelican Lake Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 3 mi · 83 sites
- Stokes-Thomas Lake City Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 4 mi · 63 sites
- Memorial Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi · 106 sites
- Dakota Sioux Casino RV Park · Tribal Lands · 9 mi
Other cabins nearby
- Pelican Lake Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 3 mi
- Stokes-Thomas Lake City Park & Campground · CITYCABINS · 4 mi
- Lake Poinsett Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 26 mi
- Oakwood Lakes State Park · South Dakota State Parks · 33 mi
- Lake Cochrane Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 40 mi
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