Llewellyn Johns Recreation Area

South Dakota State Recreation Area

🔥 Burn ban in effect
HoursYear-round.
CampingYes

Llewellyn Johns Recreation Area entrance fee

Daily: $10 for residents; $15 for nonresidents · Annual: $40 for residents; $60 for nonresidents

Llewellyn Johns Recreation Area hours

Year-round.

Hours as published by SD Game, Fish and Parks. Check the official page before a long drive.

About Llewellyn Johns Recreation Area

Ten electric campsites south of Lemmon make a quiet base near Shadehill Recreation Area, in country Custer's 1874 expedition rode through. Hugh Glass was mauled by a grizzly nearby in 1823.

Things to do

  • 🚲 Biking
  • 🏹 Hunting

Amenities & facilities

  • 🏕️ Campsites
  • 🚻 Restrooms
  • ♿ Accessible Facilities

Camping options

  • Electric Campsites

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

Phone605-374-5114

Address19150 Summerville Road, Shadehill, SD 57653

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