Dry Lake Park & Rec

12/24/2025

From Everyone at Dry Lake Park and Rec; We want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May God bless you and yours in the coming year!

08/28/2025

We DO have camping spots still available for this weekend! No rental campers available; they’re already rented out. Come stay with us 😃
If you stay with us, our park and rec area is complimentary during your stay! $35/night or $225/week; 50 and 35 amp availability. We do have monthly rates as well for long-term stays.

We are across the highway from Dry Lake. Public access is just down the road.
We have aquatic bounce houses.
On site laundromat.
Pool tables.
Trampolines.
Playground.
Putt putt golf.
Horseshoes.
Volleyball/badminton.
Fish cleaning stations.
Firewood and firepits.
Picnic tables, awnings, and charcoal grills.
Community Center for events, seats up to 40 people.
Frisbee Golf.
All included with your stay!
Come see what you can discover!!!

08/28/2025

We are open from 4-7pm today! Beat the heat with some wet bounce house slides! $3 admission.

08/24/2025

Thank You everyone for your feedback! We will be open after school hours, from 4pm-7pm starting this Thursday, August 28th. Admission will be $3.

Megan has follow-up appointments from her hospitalization Monday-Wednesday and may not get back from Sioux Falls in time to open those days. She will post if she’s able to open any of those days.

We will also be open Saturday, August 30th, and September 6th, from noon to 8pm. Admission will be $6. Heads up, there is a VERY large event September 6th, so the park will be very busy.

September 6th will be our last Saturday for bounce houses.

OPEN DAYS ARE ALL WEATHER PERMITTING. Temps below 60F, winds above 25mph gusts (we take our own measurements as our wind is often different since we are wide open), hail, heavy rain, or lightning/thunder are all reasons to lower our bounce houses.

We thank everyone for your understanding during this difficult time of adjustment. We are thankful for all of the kind words and prayers, as well as the donations to the memorial for Megan’s dad, our late founder, Nathan Peters. We can never fully express in words how much it all means to us. Thank You.

08/23/2025

We are open until 8pm today! $6/person. Megan is back.

08/12/2025

Dry Lake Park and Rec owner/operator, Megan, has made the courageous decision to seek treatment, inpatient, for some things.

While admitted, Mark will try to keep everything up and running. He will have Megan’s phone and scheduling book while she is away.

To contact Mark directly, please call (605)237-4050.

We thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate this change.

If you or someone you know is struggling with eating disorders, drug abuse, or depression, resources are available. It’s not too late. You matter. Your story isn’t finished yet.

08/09/2025

We are open until 8pm today! $6/person.

08/08/2025

We are open until 8pm today, as long as the weather stays decent. Concession stand is open; Megan is back!

100% of concession tips until the end of season will go towards a memorial bench in honor of our late founder, Nathan.

08/06/2025

Dry Lake Park and Rec, LLC. will be completely closed for communication and business today as we honor the legacy of our great founder, and current owner Megan’s late father, Nathan A. Peters.

Memorial Services are being held at 1:30pm at Family Worship Center in Watertown with Dan Seppanen officiating.

We will return calls and messages beginning tomorrow, Thursday, August 7, 2025.

We will return to regular Bounce House and concession stand business hours on Friday, August 8, 2025.

Business aside, I want to take a moment.
From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank you all for the outpouring of love and support in honor of my dad. He was an incredible person, evidenced by all who shared stories of him; truly a man of God. I was lucky to have him as a father and watch him as a grandfather to my three children. He was steadfast in his faith in God to the very end, knowing where his eternity resides. We are forever grateful for every kind word, prayer, and story.
Thank You,
Megan Matteson and Family

08/02/2025

Memorial services for our late founder, Nathan, will be held Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 1:30pm at Family Worship Center in Watertown.

We will be closed on Wednesday in observance.

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