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Roy Lake State Park

South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States

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Sites
101
Season
Year-round
Drinking water
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
Yes
Dump station
Yes
Pets
Yes
Elevation
1,788 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 1
Cell coverage
T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
Nearest town
Lake City
Address
11545 Northside Drive Lake City, SD 57247
Phone
605.910-4521

116 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.

Site map

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About

Roy Lake State Park is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks State Park with 101 campsites available for camping.

Fees

Roy Lake State Park's own published camping fees: Campsites - electrical: $30 per night; Campsites - non-electrical: $16 per night; Camping Cabins: $60 per night; Modern Cabins: $120-150 per night; Suites: $120-175 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.)

Between October 1 and April 30, showers, flush toilets and other water systems may be closed. Please contact the park directly for current status. Vault toilets usually remain open.

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January21°1°-28°44°11 of 11
February27°6°-28°57°11 of 11
March37°22°-10°67°11 of 11
April47°29°13°76°11 of 11
May67°46°32°84°0 of 11
June77°59°47°93°0 of 11
July81°64°54°93°0 of 11
August78°63°54°93°0 of 11
September75°58°40°88°0 of 11
October57°41°23°76°5 of 10
November43°30°8°64°9 of 10
December31°20°-10°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.

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