Stockade Lake
Stockade Lake
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This South Dakota lake offers fishermen a variety of fish.
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mountiamsandcanyons
Elgin Illinois859 contributions
Sep 2021
our family of 4 adults did the drive around this lake in early September 2021 there are places to swim, fish, boat ride, or just hang out. on the drive we stopped at the look out and pull off areas to view the lake and forest that was nice to see. not as scenic as sylvan lake but worth the short drive to see it.
Written September 23, 2021
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ELKW
United States11,824 contributions
Aug 2020
It's located in the Custer state park, the lake is quite large, but not so many people, much less than the Sylvan lake, but still some people do water activity there. There is a wooden deck, you can sit facing the lake, and do fishing. There is also picnic area and a playground.
Written February 20, 2021
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James W
Shell Cove, Australia30 contributions
Sep 2016 • Couples
Hydrilla, cane, duck weed and sand mud marsh bottom creek with rocks = HUGE BASS. Definitely fish here and bring your Power Pro braid- there are big pikes here too! I am putting the map as an image and have marked the magic spot. You are welcome ;-) lol.
Written September 6, 2016
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ValpoFamily
Valparaiso, IN238 contributions
Jun 2015 • Family
We just returned from a week of camping at the Custer State Oark Stockade Lake South campground. What a great little site. We had a large site that was near the shower house. The showers were clean, warm, and powerful. The campground host was super friendly and helpful. We loved the location of this campground, as it had easy access to the town of Custer, there was a church a mile away that sold firewood, and we were close to rt. 89 to get to Sylvan Lake. We did t have to meander through the park to get where we needed to go. It was quiet at night. We spent little time at our camper, but having toured most of the park, we really appreciated the location of this campground due to the proximity to town and roadways.
Written June 15, 2015
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Garvey_P
Charlotte, NC38 contributions
Jul 2012 • Family
Finding swimming holes when we're on vacation is kind of "my thing," and this lake is up to the task. In short, there is a swimming beach (no lifeguards) that is good for a dip. Nothing special, but it's a body of clean, cool water where you are allowed to swim.
Written July 18, 2012
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Duck5
Sioux Falls, SD23 contributions
Jun 2012 • Family
We camped at Stockade North this last time, and enjoyed the easy fishing from the shore and the fishing docks.
Not a real good lake for boating, but fishing is fun!
Not a real good lake for boating, but fishing is fun!
Written February 7, 2013
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2dalu_412
Leesburg, FL36 contributions
Jun 2020 • Couples
Loved fishing here! They loved my artificial worms! Beautiful lake, beautiful fish. I'm going to try for trout next time.
Written June 22, 2020
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Stacey D
Ann Arbor, MI65 contributions
Aug 2016 • Family
This area of the park doesn't seem to get as much attention as other parts, but our family absolutely loved it. We stayed a night in a cabin at the South Stockade campground and we felt like we had found our own little slice of heaven. It has a more remote feel than any of the other campgrounds we checked out in the park. The campground was green and beautiful; the cabin area was bordered by an outcropping of large rocks.
In late afternoon, after we finished getting set up in our cabin, we spent some time on the lake, just enjoying the view and the quiet. We were the only people there! It was the perfect start to our Black Hills adventure.
In late afternoon, after we finished getting set up in our cabin, we spent some time on the lake, just enjoying the view and the quiet. We were the only people there! It was the perfect start to our Black Hills adventure.
Written August 29, 2016
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Jolene W
Dayton137 contributions
Jun 2012 • Friends
Stockade Lake has some great hiking trails and picnic areas. The camping areas surrounding the lake are some of the best in the park.
Written June 18, 2012
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Erica C
Des Moines, IA568 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
We stayed overnight in a cabin at Stockade South and it was perfect. Very basic cabins with electricity, heat and a/c. There was a pop-up thunderstorm so it was great having a place to get out of the rain. The location was very serene and the lake itself was a beauty!
Written July 29, 2019
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Do you recall which sites were closest to the lake? We are thinking about staying at Stockade North. Thank you.
Written October 30, 2016
There are NO lake front campsites at Stockade Lake North campground. In fact, you can't see any of the lake from the campground. If you still want to know which campsites would be closest to lake, I'd say campsites 20E - 32E would be closest to lake (I think that would be the east side of campground). There would be woods and a small road between those campsites and the lake. We did notice that there were some small, narrow paths through the woods that we guessed connected our campground to the lake area. I can't remember for sure where those little paths were, but I'm guessing around campsites 30E & 32E. We meant to explore them, but we ran out of time. We stayed at 38E and liked it, if we were to go back, we'd probably choose 36E. 36E is very remote, off by itself. Whichever campsite you choose, you'll have a great time, there are no bad ones. HAPPY CAMPING!
Written October 30, 2016
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