Cabins · South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Camping Cabins
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States · at Snake Creek Recreation Area
- Sleeps
- 5
- Heated
- Yes
- Electricity
- Yes
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 1,345 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Platte
- Address
- 35316 South Dakota Hwy 44 Platte, SD 57369
- Phone
- (605) 773-5527
About
Snake Creek 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. Snake Creek 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 - Snake Creek 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 | 30° | 14° | -17° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 38° | 17° | -21° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 28° | 5° | 75° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 36° | 14° | 86° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 51° | 38° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 64° | 52° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 69° | 60° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 67° | 58° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 62° | 42° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 43° | 26° | 82° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 33° | 12° | 76° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 23° | -5° | 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
- Snake Creek Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 0 mi · 115 sites
- Buryanek Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 3 mi · 44 sites
- Platte Creek Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 8 mi · 36 sites
- Whetstone Bay Lakeside Use Area · South Dakota State Parks · 17 mi
- Burke City Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 17 mi
Other cabins nearby
- Buryanek Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 3 mi
- North Point Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 35 mi
- Randall Creek Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 37 mi
- Lions Park Campground · CITYCABINS · 39 mi
- West Bend Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 62 mi
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