State wildlife / game area · South Dakota

Goose Lake

Goose Lake is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 1,481 acres (the portion in this state) in Codington County, Day 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

1,481acres (approx.) in SD

State: fish and wildlife agencymanager

Open accessPAD-US access

2counties

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Area details

Approx. size	1,481 acres (South Dakota portion)
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	Codington County, Day County
Reference point	44.84591, -97.27119 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.

This unit also extends into: Iowa. Acreage on this page covers the South Dakota portion only.

Nearby public land (within 30 miles)

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Wolf Slough
80 acres · 4 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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Baxter Slough
400 acres · 5.2 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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Curley Slough
81 acres · 5.8 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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Pelican Lake
124 acres · 7.3 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access
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Gilbert
236 acres · 7.9 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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Terry Redlin
1,140 acres · 8.2 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
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Mckilligan
175 acres · 8.2 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Henning Game Production Area
277 acres · 8.4 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Cotton Slough
614 acres · 8.5 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Blythe
943 acres · 9.1 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 “Goose 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.