South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Randall Creek Recreation Area
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Season
- mid-March to November 15
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,266 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Pickstown
- Address
- 136 Randall Creek Road Pickstown, SD 57367
- Phone
- (605) 773.8239
136 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
136 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Randall Creek Recreation Area is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Recreation Area with camping available.
Fees
Randall Creek Recreation Area's own published camping fees: Campsites - electrical: $30 per night; Camping Cabins: $60 per night. Plus a required Park Entrance License at every GFP park/recreation area: Daily $10 resident / $15 nonresident, Annual $40 resident / $60 nonresident. (Source: gfp.sd.gov/pel-fees/ and each park's own Fees section.)
The park's campgrounds are closed to vehicles and camping from November 15 through the third Friday in March for bald eagle roosting. Between October 1 and April 30 water systems may be closed; contact the park for status.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 13° | -20° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 17° | -25° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 30° | 8° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 37° | 15° | 86° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 53° | 38° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 65° | 51° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 69° | 60° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 67° | 59° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 63° | 41° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 44° | 27° | 83° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 54° | 33° | 11° | 77° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 23° | -5° | 61° | 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.
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