Left Tailrace

Fort Thompson, South Dakota · 1,368 ft · In Sharpe Recreation Area

Photos: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers

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6 of 8 facts known · recreation.gov, checked Sep 24, 2026

Price per night: $16–$22recreation.gov, checked Sep 24, 2026
Sites: 91From recreation.gov's site list · Oct 2026
Hookups: PartialElectric 50 amp, no water, no sewerFrom recreation.gov · Aug 2026
Elevation: 1,368 ft (417 m)1,368 ft417 m
Pets: Allowed
Big rigs: Yes
Season: Not yet known
Cell signal: Not yet known

Loops5

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Loop	Sites	Site types	Longest rig
LEFT TAILRACE	1	1 standard
Lower Loop Sites 1-12 singles	12	12 standard	89 ft
Lower Loop Sites 14-22 doubles	18	18 standard	67 ft
Tent Area	12	12 tent only	Tents only
Upper Loop Sites 23-72	48	48 standard	85 ft

From recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026: 2 staff entries left out. Loop names are trimmed and merged.

Sharpe Recreation Area · 3 campgrounds

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ADA accessible
Campfires allowed

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Overview

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.

Today, approximately 80,000 acres of public lands and water provide a variety of benefits to the public including flood control, recreation, conservation of our natural resources, fish and wildlife habitat, irrigation, and hydropower production.

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