Pickerel Lake Recreation Area
South Dakota State Recreation Area
Pickerel Lake Recreation Area entrance fee
Daily: $10 for residents; $15 for nonresidents · Annual: $40 for residents; $60 for nonresidents
Pickerel Lake Recreation Area hours
Year-round.
Hours as published by SD Game, Fish and Parks. Check the official page before a long drive.
About Pickerel Lake Recreation Area
Cool spring water fills 955-acre Pickerel Lake, among South Dakota's deepest natural lakes, whose name means "where you spear long fish." Rent a kayak or paddleboard, swim off the beach, and stay at one of 65 campsites, seven camping cabins or a modern cabin.
Things to do
- 🥾 Hiking
- 🚲 Biking
- 🛶 Paddling
- 🏊 Swimming
- 🎣 Fishing
- ⛵ Boating
- 🐦 Birding
- 🔭 Stargazing
- 🧭 Geocaching
- 🏹 Hunting
Amenities & facilities
- 🏕️ Campsites
- 🚿 Showers
- 🚻 Restrooms
- 🛖 Cabins
- 🛝 Playground
- 🚤 Boat Ramp
- 🚐 RV Dump Station
- ♿ Accessible Facilities
More South Dakota state parks with cabins · swimming · stargazing
Camping options
- Electric Campsites
Lodging options
- Camping Cabins — $60 per night
- Modern Cabins — $150 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
Phone605-910-4515
Address12980 446th Avenue, Grenville, SD 57239
🎒 Gear up for Pickerel Lake Recreation Area
Popular gear for what this park offers:
- Tents
- Kayaks
- Fishing rods
- Telescopes
- Binoculars
- Hiking boots
- Trail cameras
- Bike helmets
- Water shoes
- Life jackets
- Handheld GPS
- Bug spray
- Coolers
- Sleeping bags
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