Old Fort Thompson - COE
- Free
- fee
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
- At 1,389 ft
- Sharpe Recreation Area
Old Fort Thompson - COE is a campground in South Dakota at about 1,389 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
- Left TailraceCamping · ~2 min drive
- North Shore -COECamping · ~3 min drive
- Right Tailrace - COECamping · ~3 min drive
- American Creek CampgroundCamping · ~30 min drive
- Oasis CampgroundCamping · ~31 min drive
- Dude Rach DFGCamping · ~33 min drive
- Byre Lake Recreation AreaCamping · ~37 min drive
- Happy Campers CampgroundCamping · ~37 min drive
- KOA KampgroundCamping · ~40 min drive
- New Frontier CampgroundCamping · ~55 min drive
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Best time to visit Old Fort Thompson - COE
Best months: May–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
29° / 7°
3 wet
Feb
35° / 9°
3 wet
Mar
46° / 20°
4 wet
Apr
59° / 31°
6 wet
May
71° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
80° / 55°
10 wet
Jul
88° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
86° / 59°
8 wet
Sep
78° / 50°
7 wet
Oct
62° / 35°
5 wet
Nov
46° / 23°
3 wet
Dec
34° / 11°
2 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Sharpe Prj, SD, 0.7 mi away at 1,461 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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