If you plan on traveling to South Dakota during the summer, it may help to know where the beaches are because it gets pretty hot here in July.

In all South Dakota Parks there is a daily entrance fee, or you can buy a yearly entrance for $23.00. When we went to Custer State Park they had the same thing but the entrance fee was $10.00 and lasted for 7 days, so we might as well have went ahead and bought the Annual Park License.

The first beach we visited when we moved to Tripp SD, was a campground and beach south of Tripp near Lake Andes called North Point Campground. The ranger approached our car, and asked if we had a park license, which we had no clue what she was talking about, and she wouldn't let us drive around and take a look. So here's another picture I was able to get of the campground. See the campground rules and camping fees.

Aberdeen-Mina Lake - 11 miles west of Aberdeen off Hwy 12 - phone 626-3488 -Richmond Lake - 10 miles northwest of Aberdeen off Hwy 12 - phone 626-3488 Arlington, Bruce, SD -Lake Poinsett - 12 miles north, 2 miles east of Arlington, off Hwy 81 - 46109 202nd St Bruce, SD 57220 Tel: (605) 627-5441 Big Bend, SD -North Shore - 2 miles west, 1 mile north of Big Bend on Hwy 47 - phone 245-2255 Canton, SD Newton Hills State Park, has a beach - 28771 482nd Ave Canton, SD 57013 phone 987-2263 Clear Lake -Lake Cochrane - 10 miles east of Clear Lake off Hwy 22 - phone 882-5200 Lake Andes -North Point Recreation area - St Francis swim beach sign - located 1 mile northwest of Pickstown off Hwy 281- phone 487-7046 Carthage, SD Lake Carthage - 1 mile northeast of Carthage - phone 256 - 5003 Custer SD -Custer State Park - has quite a few beaches and campgrounds. Gettysburg West Whitlock - 18 miles west of Gettysburg off highway 12 - phone 765-9410 Harrisburg, SD Lake Alvin State Recreation Area, no camping - 4 miles east, 1 mile north of Harrisburg off Co. 135. phone 987-2263 Lake City -Roy Lake - 3 miles west of Lake City off Hwy 10 - phone 448-5701 Lake Preston -Lake Thompson - 6 miles southwest of Lake Preston off Hwy 14 - phone 847-4893 Madison, SD Lake Herman - 9 miles southeast of Madison off SD 19 - phone 256 - 5003 Milbank -Hartford Beach - 15 miles north of Milbank off Hwy 15 - phone 432-6374 Miller -Lake Louise - 14 miles northwest of Miller off Hwy 14 - phone 853-2533 -Rosehill - 10 miles east, 12.5 miles south of Miller off Hwy 14 - phone 472-1212 Mobridge -Indian Creek - 2 miles southeast of Mobridge, hwy 12 - phone 845-7112 -Indian Memorial - 2 miles northwest of Mobridge, hwy 12 - phone 845-2252 -Revheim Bay - 1 mile southwest of Mobridge, off hwy 12 - phone 845-7112 Montrose, SD Lake Vermillion Recreation Area - 5 miles south off I 90 at exit 374 - phone 296-3643 Pierre -Farm Island - 4 miles east of Pierre on highway 34 - phone 773-2885 -Oahe Downstream - 5 miles north of Fort Pierre off SD 1806 - phone 223-7722 -West Bend - phone 773-2885 - 26 miles east, 9 miles south of Pierre, on Highway 34 Platte -Buryanek - phone 337-2587 located 18 miles west, and 2.5 miles north of Platte on Hwy 44 -Snake Creek Campground and beach - located on Hwy 44 Francis Case Lake Selby -Lake Hiddenwood - 2 miles east, 3 miles north of Selby off highway 12 and 83 - phone 765-9410 Timber Lake -Little Moreau - located 6 miles south of Timber Lake off highway 20 - phone 374-5114 Volga -Oakwood Lakes - 10 miles west of Volga off Hwy 14 - phone 627-5441 - phone 627-5441 Watertown -Pelican Lake - 9 miles southwest of Watertown off Hwy 212 - phone 882-5200 -Sandy Shore - 5 miles west of Watertown off hwy 212 - phone 882-5200 Waubay -Pickerel Lake - 10 miles west of Waubay off Hwy 12 - phone 486-4753 Yankton - Lewis and Clark Recreation Area - 6 miles west of Yankton on Hwy 62 phone 668-2985

-Shadehill - 14 miles south of Lemmon on highway 73 - phone 374-5114 -Roubaix Lake - 13 miles south of Deadwood on highway 385 - phone 574-4402 -North Cove Group Area - Sheridan Lake (reservations only) phone 574-4402 -Sheridan Lake - located on the south shore of Sheridan Lake - phone 574-4402 -Pactola - located on the south shore of Pactola Lake - phone 574-4402 -Custer State Park - 5 miles east of Custer on highway 16A - phone 255-4515 East Shore Beach -Cold Brook - 2 miles north of Hot Springs off highway 385 - phone 745-5476 -Angostura - 10 miles southeast of Hot Springs off highway 18 - phone 745-6996

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