Platte Creek Recreation Area
South Dakota State Recreation Area
Platte Creek Recreation Area entrance fee
Daily: $10 for residents; $15 for nonresidents · Annual: $40 for residents; $60 for nonresidents
Platte Creek Recreation Area hours
Year-round.
Hours as published by SD Game, Fish and Parks. Check the official page before a long drive.
About Platte Creek Recreation Area
A quiet campground of 36 sites on Lake Francis Case, beside a creek once called Fish Creek and later named, then misspelled, for fur trader Bernard Pratte. Swim from the beach or launch a boat to fish the Missouri River reservoir.
Things to do
- 🚲 Biking
- 🏊 Swimming
- 🎣 Fishing
- ⛵ Boating
- 🏹 Hunting
Amenities & facilities
- 🏕️ Campsites
- 🚿 Showers
- 🚻 Restrooms
- 🛝 Playground
- 🚤 Boat Ramp
- 🚐 RV Dump Station
- ♿ Accessible Facilities
More South Dakota state parks with swimming
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
Phone605-773-5527
Address35910 282nd Street, Platte, SD 57369
🎒 Gear up for Platte Creek Recreation Area
Popular gear for what this park offers:
- Tents
- Fishing rods
- Trail cameras
- Bike helmets
- Water shoes
- Life jackets
- Bug spray
- Coolers
- Sleeping bags
- Camp chairs
- Camp stoves
- Lanterns
- Tackle kits
- Hunting binoculars
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