Cabins · South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Cabins at Shadehill Recreation Area
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Units
- 2
- Sleeps
- 5–12 per unit
- Bedrooms
- 3, 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
- 2,293 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Lemmon
- Address
- 19150 Summerville Road Shadehill, SD 57638
- Phone
- 605.374.5114
About each unit
Camping Cabins · sleeps 5
Shadehill 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. Shadehill Recreation Area has 7 of these cabins.
Group Lodge · sleeps 12
Shadehill's Group Lodge has three bedrooms, sleeping up to 12, described on the park's own page as "a favorite for family retreats and hunting groups" and available any time of year. No pets are allowed inside.
Each unit
| Unit | Sleeps | Bedrooms | Kitchen | Bath | Heat | Power | Accessible | Pets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping Cabins | 5 | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Group Lodge | 12 | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | – |
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 11° | -21° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 13° | -25° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 25° | -4° | 69° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 32° | 11° | 84° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 68° | 46° | 34° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 78° | 58° | 48° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 65° | 53° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 62° | 51° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 55° | 35° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 58° | 39° | 23° | 82° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 30° | -2° | 67° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 20° | -18° | 56° | 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
- Shadehill Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 0 mi · 85 sites
- Hugh Glass Lakeside Use Area · South Dakota State Parks · 2 mi
- Llewellyn Johns Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 2 mi · 10 sites
- Reva Gap Campground · USDA Forest Service · 48 mi
- Bowman-Haley Dam Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 52 mi
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