Top Locations for Fishing in South Dakota

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ALake Herman State Park

  • 23409 State Park Drive
    Madison, SD, United States 57042
  • +1 800 710 2267
  • Highlights: restrooms, showers more
  • Overview Lush woodlands enhance this campground surrounded by the 1,350 acre lake. Open year-round. Park entrance permit required. ... more on GreatCampingSpots.com

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Lake Herman State Park
23409 State Park Drive
Madison, SD, United States 57042

BBear Butte State Park Campground

  • South Dakota State Highway #79
    PO Box 688, Sturgis, SD, United States 57785
  • +1 605 347 5240
  • Highlights: restrooms more
  • Overview We have 15 sites. We are a primitive campground though we have bathrooms and water. We are close to the town of Sturgis. We are prairie camping though we do have shade and have a lake. ... more on GreatCampingSpots.com

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Bear Butte State Park Campground
South Dakota State Highway #79
PO Box 688, Sturgis, SD, United States 57785

CLake Thompson Recreation Area

  • 21176 Flood Club Road
    Lake Preston, SD 57249, U.S.A.
  • +1 605 847 4893
  • Overview Lake Thompson is South Dakota?s largest natural lake, covering 18,000 square acres in Kingsbury County. Lake Thompson is ranked the second-best fishing spot in the state, after the Missouri River. Originally called Dry Woods Lake by Native Americans, the lake was renamed for Jacob Thompson, Secre... more on LLBean.com

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Lake Thompson Recreation Area
21176 Flood Club Road
Lake Preston, SD 57249, U.S.A.

DPalisades State Park

  • 25495 485th Ave.
    Garretson, SD 57030, U.S.A.
  • +1 605 594 3824
  • Overview It took millions of years for Split Rock Creek to carve the beautiful formations of Sioux quartzite found in Palisades State Park. Along with admiring the cliffs from three miles of multiple-use trails, visitors can canoe or camp at one of the 35 sites or five camping cabins. The fishing is good,... more on LLBean.com

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Palisades State Park
25495 485th Ave.
Garretson, SD 57030, U.S.A.

ELake Herman State Park

  • 23409 State Park Drive
    Madison, SD 57042, U.S.A.
  • +1 605 256 5003
  • Overview Perched on a peninsula, this state park offers spectacular views of 1,350-acre Lake Herman, where anglers come to catch walleye, perch and crappies from boat and from shore. The park is also known for its beautiful three-mile scenic drive. The park has two trails for hikers, mountain bikers and c... more on LLBean.com

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Lake Herman State Park
23409 State Park Drive
Madison, SD 57042, U.S.A.

FLake Vermillion Recreation Area

  • 26140 451st. Ave.
    Canistota, SD 57012, U.S.A.
  • +1 605 296 3643
  • Overview Known for its clear waters and abundant fish, Lake Vermillion Recreation Area is a popular park for fishing, boating and swimming. The 512-acre reservoir, created by damming the Vermillion River, has good populations of walleye, northern pike, crappie and bluegill. The recreation area has two boa... more on LLBean.com

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Lake Vermillion Recreation Area
26140 451st. Ave.
Canistota, SD 57012, U.S.A.

GBear Butte State Park

  • P.O. Box 688
    East Hwy. 79, Sturgis, SD 57785, U.S.A.
  • +1 605 347 5240
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview Called Mato Paha (bear mountain) by the Lakota, Bear Butte rises suddenly out of the prairie like a giant tepee. The Lakota and Cheyenne believe it is a sacred place, and there are legends and ceremonies around it. The Lakota and Cheyenne still make pilgrimages to this world-famous example of a l... more on LLBean.com

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Bear Butte State Park
P.O. Box 688
East Hwy. 79, Sturgis, SD 57785, U.S.A.

HPickerel Lake Recreation Area

  • 129804 446th Ave.
    Grenville, SD 57239, U.S.A.
  • +1 605 486 4753
  • Overview Located in the heart of South Dakota's glacial lakes region and fed by cool spring water, Pickerel is the state's deepest natural lake. Pickerel Lake has long been recognized for its excellent fishing. Early Native Americans fished here and considered the 2,000-foot summit at the south end of the... more on LLBean.com

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Pickerel Lake Recreation Area
129804 446th Ave.
Grenville, SD 57239, U.S.A.

IGeorge S. Mickelson Trail

  • Black Hills Trails Office
    11361 Nevada Gulch Road, Lead, SD 57754, U.S.A.
  • +1 605 584 3896
  • Overview Bikers, hikers, horseback riders and cross-country skiers all enjoy this 109-mile recreation trail between Deadwood and Edgemont in the pine-studded Black Hills. Construction of the trail, named for the late Gov. George S. Mickelson, began in 1991 and was completed in 1998. The trail winds throug... more on LLBean.com

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George S. Mickelson Trail
Black Hills Trails Office
11361 Nevada Gulch Road, Lead, SD 57754, U.S.A.

JSnake Creek Recreation Area

  • 35316 SD Hwy. 44
    Platte, SD 57369, U.S.A.
  • +1 605 337 2587
  • Overview Sometimes the bluffs along the west shore of Lake Francis Case smolder and smoke — a natural phenomenon created when oil-bearing shale is periodically ignited by lightning strikes or chemical reactions. These burning bluffs, and the area's steaming hot springs, may explain the volcanoes that... more on LLBean.com

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Snake Creek Recreation Area
35316 SD Hwy. 44
Platte, SD 57369, U.S.A.