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Camping Cabins
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States · at West Bend Recreation Area
- Sleeps
- 5
- Heated
- Yes
- Electricity
- Yes
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 1,437 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Harrold
- Address
- 22154 West Bend Road Harrold, SD 57536
- Phone
- (605) 773-2885
About
West Bend 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. West Bend Recreation Area has 4 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 - West Bend 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 | 27° | 12° | -21° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 13° | -14° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 27° | -3° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 34° | 9° | 81° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 50° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 83° | 63° | 53° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 68° | 60° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 66° | 57° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 61° | 43° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 44° | 27° | 87° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 32° | 10° | 71° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 23° | -10° | 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
- West Bend Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 0 mi · 120 sites
- Left Tailrace · Army Corps of Engineers · 17 mi · 93 sites
- City Park East · City, County & Regional Parks · 28 mi
- Farm Island Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 30 mi · 90 sites
- Griffin Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 33 mi · 16 sites
Other cabins nearby
- Farm Island Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 30 mi
- Oahe Downstream Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 38 mi · 3 units
- Lake Louise Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 42 mi
- Spring Creek Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 46 mi · 4 units
- Cow Creek Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 46 mi
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