State wildlife / game area · South Dakota

Bitter Lake

Bitter Lake is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 3,115 acres in Day County, Miner County, South Dakota (State wildlife / game area), managed by a South Dakota state agency (PAD-US category: state fish and wildlife agency). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.

Approximate outline (north up) from simplified PAD-US boundaries

3,115acres (approx.)

State: fish and wildlife agencymanager

Open accessPAD-US access

2counties

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Area details

Approx. size	3,115 acres
Manager	South Dakota state agency (PAD-US category: state fish and wildlife agency)
Manager type	State
Designation	State Recreation Area
Public access (PAD-US)	Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).”
County	Day County, Miner County
Reference point	45.27407, -97.33857 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Source records	1 PAD-US record combined

Before you hunt here

Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with South Dakota Game Fish and Parks. This site does not list regulations.
Managing agency: South Dakota Game Fish and Parks
Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.

Nearby public land (within 30 miles)

State wildlife / game area
Redetzke
320 acres · 3.9 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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Redhead Slough
95 acres · 3.9 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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Lohner - Vincent
258 acres · 4.6 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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Foldager
237 acres · 4.8 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Hemmingway Wildlife Management Area
88 acres · 5.2 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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Owens Creek
252 acres · 6.6 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Wheatland
41 acres · 7.2 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Arneson
235 acres · 7.2 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Sunnybrook
168 acres · 7.3 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Ortley
266 acres · 7.9 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access

Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.

Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Bitter Lake” in South Dakota combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.