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🗺️ Chain Lakes State Public Shooting Area

State / Public Land📍 South Dakotaauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🫐 Berry Foraging⛺ Camping🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🍄 Mushroom Foraging📷 Nature Photography
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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The closest public places to Chain Lakes State Public Shooting Area, straight-line distance.

30 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Wilmarth Lake Game Production Area
Unknown — check official site
39 mi away · National Park
🏞️ Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge
Unknown — check official site
46 mi away · National Park
🏞️ Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge
Unknown — check official site
49 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Boyd County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
62 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Jones Lake Game Production Area
Unknown — check official site
63 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Harter Waterfowl Production Area
Unknown — check official site
63 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Cowan Waterfowl Production Area
Unknown — check official site
66 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Highmore Game Production Area
Unknown — check official site

🎫 Entry requirements — SD state lands

Required passPark entrance license
SD residents$8/vehicle/day
Out-of-state visitors$8/vehicle/day
Annual option$36

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — State / Public Lands

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page always controls.

  • Rules vary by managing agency — check the linked official page
  • Hunting/fishing with licenses is commonly the primary allowed use on game/wildlife lands