Left Tailrace
Hosted by US Army Corps of Engineers
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Left Tailrace Campground, at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Big Bend Project, sits on the shore of Lake Francis Case on the Missouri River below Big Bend Dam. Just upstream is Lake Sharpe, a popular recreation destination in the Great Plains created by the completion of Big Bend Dam in 1966. Today, approximately 80,000 acres of public lands and water provide flood control, recreation, conservation of natural resources, fish and wildlife habitat, irrigation and hydropower production. Left Tailrace Campground offers 81 electrical hookup sites and 12 non-electrical tent sites. Electrical sites have 30- and 50-amp pedestals and paved pull-through and back-in parking. Men's and women's comfort stations have showers and toilet stalls. Each site has a picnic table, most with shelter covering, a fire ring and shade nearby; tent sites have fire rings and picnic tables. The area also has a dump station, boat ramp, fish cleaning station, courtesy dock, drinking water, large day-use areas with shelters and grills, playgrounds and a nine-hole disc golf range. Fishing is the main attraction, with walleye the primary sport fish, although sauger, smallmouth bass, white bass, channel catfish and northern pike also provide great fishing action. It is possible to view many types of wildlife on the Missouri River at Lake Sharpe: tribal bison herds can be seen grazing the lake area's grasslands north of the towns of Fort Thompson and Lower Brule, and the shoreline offers excellent waterfowl, upland game bird and big game hunting — whitetail and mule deer, elk, bison, coyotes and wild turkeys; ducks, geese, pheasants, prairie chickens and grouse. Hunting regulations are established and enforced by the State of South Dakota and the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribes. Left Tailrace is in central South Dakota, three miles from the town of Fort Thompson, 20 miles from Chamberlain and 65 miles from Pierre, the state capital. Lake Sharpe was the last of the Missouri River reservoirs completed and follows a serpentine course of 80 miles between Big Bend Dam and Pierre.
- Pet friendly
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LEFT TAILRACE · STANDARD ELECTRIC · Overnight
- Max Num of People
- 8
- Pets Allowed
- Yes
- Capacity/Size Rating
- Single
- Campfire Allowed
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
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Chamberlain, SD
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Amenities
Accessible campsites
3 sites
BBQ
Campfires allowed
Electric hookups
Grills
Picnic tables
Shade
Site features
Driveway surface
Paved
Max vehicle length
Typically 59 ft, up to 84 ft
Site length
Typically 56 ft, up to 83 ft
Site width
Typically 12 ft, up to 20 ft
Proximity to water
Lakefront
Hike-in distance
Typically 40 ft, up to 70 ft
RV
Typically 59 ft, up to 84 ft
Tent
Typically 59 ft, up to 84 ft
Trailer
Typically 59 ft, up to 84 ft
Birding
Camping
Day Use Area
Disc Golf
Fishing
Hunting
Ice Fishing
Picnicking
Playground Park Specialized Sport Site
Ranger Station
Rules & policies
Check-in
4:00 PM
Check-out
4:00 PM
People per site
Up to 8
Vehicles per site
Up to 2
Camping equipment required
Pets allowed
Quiet area
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