South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks
Article 41:03 - Parks and public lands
Chapter 41:03:04 - Camping permits and rules
Section 41:03:04:01 - Definitions

(1) "Basic campground" means a campground equipped with vault toilets if camping is allowed on camping pads, grassed areas, or parking lots;

(2) "Camper unit" means a powered vehicle, motor home, camping bus, pull-type camper, tent, or any other device designed for sleeping;

(3) "Campground site" or "campsite" means a specific camping pad or a temporary area that is specifically designated by the park manager;

(4) "Camping cabin" means a campsite with a wood structure provided by the department, furnished with beds and electricity;

(5) "Equestrian campground" means a campground designed to accommodate camper units with horses;

(6) "Family" means parents or grandparents and unmarried minor children;

(7) "Hard sided camper" means any type of device that is designed for sleeping and shelter that is attached to at least a single axle;

(8) "Large group camping reservation" means a reservation for a group camping loop at Lewis and Clark Recreation area or for 10 or more campsites at any other state park campground that accepts a group camping reservation;

(9) "Lodge" means a permanent structure provided by the department, furnished with beds, appliances, and home decor;

(10) "Modern cabin" means a campsite with a wood structure provided by the department, furnished with beds, electricity, sewer and water;

(11) "Modern campground" means a campground equipped with flush toilets, lavatories, hot showers, and individual camping pads;

(12) "Nonprofit youth group" means an organized group of persons under age 18, sponsored by a nonprofit organization, and accompanied by a smaller group of adult leaders that have been designated by the organization to provide supervision, guidance, and instruction to the group. Any adult accompanying the youth group for the primary purpose of supervising the adult's own children is not considered an adult leader of the group;

(13) "Preferred campground" means a modern campground with weekend occupancy of 80 percent to 89 percent from the Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day on nonequestrian and electrical campsites;

(14) "Prime campground" means a modern campground with weekend occupancy of and greater than 90 percent from the Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day on non-equestrian and electrical campsites;

(15) "Recreational vehicle campsite" means a campsite where a self-contained, pull-type camping unit designed for recreational use is provided by the department;

(16) "Rent-a-camper" means a campsite with a hard sided camper provided by the department, furnished with beds, appliances, and electricity;

(17) "Semi-modern campground" means a campground equipped with individual camping pads and either flush toilets and lavatories without showers or a shower house and vault toilets; and

(18) "Suite" means a campsite with a wood structure that contains multiple rental units provided by the department, furnished with beds, electricity, sewer, and water.