Lake Herman State Park

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Lake Herman State Park
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Herman Luce cabin (ca. 1870-71)
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Lake Herman State Park
Location in South Dakota
Location Lake County, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates 43°59′34″N97°09′38″W / 43.99288°N 97.16042°W / 43.99288; -97.16042 [1]
Established1945
Administered by South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks
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Lake Herman State Park is a South Dakota state park in Lake County, South Dakota in the United States. The park is open for year-round recreation including camping, swimming, fishing, hiking and boating on the 1,350-acre Lake Herman. [1] There are 72 campsites which feature electric hook-ups and 4 cabins. [2]

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History

Lake Herman is named for Herman Luce, a pioneer who settled near it. [3] The Luce log cabin, which dates from 1871, is preserved in the park. [4]

Lake Herman was among three parks established in 1945 when the South Dakota Legislature created the statewide park system. The other two parks added to the system were Hartford Beach State Park and Oakwood Lakes State Park. Until that time, Custer State Park, which opened in 1919, was the only park managed by the state. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lake Herman State Park". South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Lake Herman State Park". Oh Ranger. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 34.
  4. ↑ "South Dakota State Historical Society Markers" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. June 2020. p. 17. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ "South Dakota State Park Facts 2014" (PDF). South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
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