Byre Lake Recreation Area

I camped in mid December and was the only one there. Nice level spot with trees for my tent overlooking the lake Fire ring, picnic table and an electric outlet at the picnic pavilion near the lake let me charge my phone. Night sky was amazing. I heard coyotes howl as the sun went down and saw pheasant near the lake. The campground is open year round unless snow prevents the road from being plowed.

We called and reserved a key for electric for 3 nights. This place is beautiful and the lake is awesome. Very very hot the days we were there and then the flies came. Biting ones. We couldn’t even sit outside. The next day was the same plus mosquitoes covered our truck and camper. We did leave a day early and received a refund. Would have loved to stay but just couldn’t. No fault of Byre Lake. Would definitely try it again maybe in a different month

30’ class C towing a van plenty of room.

*warning don’t miss the turn*
We arrived late at night and The GPS had me go pass the road that takes you to the lake and said park your car and walk in. This meant we missed the road and since I’m towing a vehicle I cannot turn around easily and therefore I had to follow the 6 mile Dirt road in a big loop to come back to the entrance.

Once we arrived at the site, if you follow the road all the way to the end there’s a loop so you can easily turn around and come back. There’s a couple spots with electric boxes that have locks you have to arrange for in advance, there’s a dumpster and plenty of spots with great views of the water.

We were on our way back from the Black Hills and decided to stay here. Obviously, $0 to camp is a no-brainer.

We camped the night of July 1st-July 2nd and it was surprisingly busy but then I realized it was 4th of July weekend and that made a lot more sense. The RV sites were practically packed but the tent camping area just down the road only had one other family there.

Nice flat ground, a fire ring (yay!), and a big dumpster were all on-site for use. The lake was nice and clean and it gave the kids an opportunity to go swimming and get out of our hair for a bit. The ONLY downside I found with the camping was that as soon as we set our canopy up, flies came out of nowhere.

We plan to stay here again when we go back through the area.

We stopped here for one night to get out of the wind. The electric sites are along a nice windbreak which provides good protection from strong northerly winds. I would like to have been here in better weather as it looks like a very nice place to paddle and spend a few days. There is one free, dry camping, spot to the west of site #1 that would provide good northerly protection. The other free spots are very open to the wind. Great Starlink speeds here. Lots of trash in the trees, very disappointing that so many people can't bother to properly dispose of their trash.

No ability to get an electric site unless you plan a day in advance. The electric boxes are locked up. Wish they had a place to pay and get it unlocked on site. Great for locals but that makes it a boondock site for travelers. The lake is gorgeous. Sites are level. Vault toilet. No water spigot anywhere. All positive if you just want a place to sleep with no services.