South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota
Sheps Canyon Recreation Area
South Dakota State Parks · South Dakota, United States
- Sites
- 73
- Hookups
- 22 electric, 51 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,225 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
- Hot Springs
- Address
- 28150 South Boat Ramp Road<div>Hot Springs, SD 57747<div><br></div><div>Office Phone:
- Phone
- 605.773.2886
74 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
74 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.
Site map · loading…
About
Sheps Canyon Recreation Area is a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Recreation Area with 73 campsites available for camping.
Fees
Sheps Canyon Recreation Area's own published camping fees: Campsites - electrical: $30 per night; Campsites - non-electrical: $16 per night; Camping Cabins: $60 per night; Group Lodge: $280 per night; Horse Camp: $23 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
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 21° | -14° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 43° | 19° | -20° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 28° | 5° | 78° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 58° | 34° | 2° | 83° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 47° | 32° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 82° | 60° | 47° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 64° | 52° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 63° | 52° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 56° | 37° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 39° | 23° | 83° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 54° | 32° | 3° | 73° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 22° | 8° | 63° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Bailey's Lakeside Use Area · South Dakota State Parks · 2 mi
- Angostura Recreation Area · South Dakota State Parks · 2 mi · 171 sites
- Cold Brook Campground · Army Corps of Engineers · 11 mi · 13 sites
- Cottonwood Springs Campground · Army Corps of Engineers · 11 mi · 18 sites
- Elk Mountain Campground · National Park Service · 18 mi · 67 sites
All public campgrounds in South Dakota · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-08-24. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.