Sather Lake Recreation Area

in Dakota Prairie Grasslands

The numbers that decide it

Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.

Sather Lake Recreation Area

Enjoy the lake view from your spacious campsite, or enjoy fishing for Bass, Crappie, or Trout off the floating pier located in the day use loop.

Before you go

Reservations

First-come, first-served

Fees

$10 per night. Payments can be placed in the fee tube located at the entrance to the campground; payments must be made immediately upon selecting a site.

Hours

Open year round. Limited services before Memorial Day and after Labor Day.

Restrictions

Stay limit of 14 consecutive days. Pack-it-in, pack-it-out.

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.