Lake Cochrane Recreation Area
South Dakota State Recreation Area
Lake Cochrane Recreation Area entrance fee
Daily: $10 for residents; $15 for nonresidents · Annual: $40 for residents; $60 for nonresidents
Lake Cochrane Recreation Area hours
Year-round.
Hours as published by SD Game, Fish and Parks. Check the official page before a long drive.
About Lake Cochrane Recreation Area
Lake Cochrane and Lake Oliver flank this park on the Minnesota border, each with a fishing pier, a boat ramp and largemouth bass, while Cochrane adds walleye, perch, crappie and northern pike. Thirty electric campsites and a log cabin sleeping four sit near a swim beach.
Things to do
- 🥾 Hiking
- 🚲 Biking
- 🛶 Paddling
- 🏊 Swimming
- 🎣 Fishing
- ⛵ Boating
- 🐦 Birding
- 🏹 Hunting
Amenities & facilities
- 🏕️ Campsites
- 🚿 Showers
- 🚻 Restrooms
- 🛖 Cabins
- 🛝 Playground
- 🚤 Boat Ramp
- 🚐 RV Dump Station
- ♿ Accessible Facilities
Camping options
- Electric Campsites
Lodging options
- Camping Cabins — $60 per night
Facility hours
Between Oct. 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.
Schedules for pools, museums, campgrounds, tours and other facilities inside the park, as published by SD Game, Fish and Parks — not the park's own opening hours.
Contact
Phone605-882-5392
Address3454 Edgewater Drive, Gary, SD 57237
🎒 Gear up for Lake Cochrane Recreation Area
Popular gear for what this park offers:
- Tents
- Kayaks
- Fishing rods
- Binoculars
- Hiking boots
- Trail cameras
- Bike helmets
- Water shoes
- Life jackets
- Bug spray
- Coolers
- Sleeping bags
- Camp chairs
- Camp stoves
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