Left Tailrace

US Army Corps of Engineers · South Dakota

Left Tailrace in South Dakota. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 58 public campsites we map in South Dakota.

Left Tailrace Campgound 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 of Left Tailrace, Lake Sharpe, a popular recreation destination in the Great Plains,was created by the completion of Big Bend Dam in 1966.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Army Corps of Engineers

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

Reservation required

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USACE policy)

Site type

RV & Tent Campground

Suits an RV

Yes

Phone

605-245-2173. FOR RESERVATIONS, PLEASE C

Coordinates

44.04083, -99.43944

Nearest sites we map

• Tailrace Left0 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area79 km · US Forest Service
• Downstream Area87 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Randall Creek Recreation Area130 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Indian Memorial189 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Pierson Ranch Camp203 km · US Army Corps of Engineers

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-03-11, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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