State Parks


Free Admission and Reduced Camping Fees for Veterans
SDCL 41-17-13.4
Certain resident veterans may obtain free admission to any South Dakota state park and are eligible for a fifty percent discount on any camping fee or associated electrical fee. To qualify the veteran must:
  1. Be totally disabled from service connected disabilities or,
  2. Be in receipt of the VA "K"award OR,
  3. Have been held as a Prisoner of War.
Application forms may be obtained from the local park manager or through the Game, Fish and Parks office in Pierre.

Click on the links below for more information:
Accessibility Permits Click on state park entrance license
Disabled Veteran and Prisoner of War Lifetime State Park Entrance License Information
Disabled Veterans and Prisoner of War Lifetime State Park Entrance and License Application
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