Long Lake, South Dakota

About Long Lake

Long Lake is a tiny community in northern South Dakota counting 26 people who proudly call it home.

Long Lake holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.28 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 93 residents per square mile.

📰 Long Lake News Today

• Sharon Kay Spitzer Obituary (2026) - Long Lake, SD - Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Jun 23
• Lake Oahe, Dakotas NASA Science (.gov) · Dec 1
• The 5 Most Dangerous Bodies Of Water In North Dakota WorldAtlas · Jan 9
• Decades Old Water Issue Centers On Future Generations... For Recreation Or For Peace SDPB · May 8
• Mercury pollution lands two more South Dakota lakes on fish consumption advisory list South Dakota Searchlight · May 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Long Lake Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Long Lake — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.28 sq mi.
• With 26 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Long Lake

• Camp Lake State Game Management Area reviews ★
• Camp Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Highway 10 State Public Shooting Area reviews ★
• Moscow State Public Shooting Area reviews ★
• Odessa Number 1 State Public Shooting Area reviews ★
• Odessa Number 2 State Public Shooting Area reviews ★
• Schumacher State Public Shooting Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Long Lake

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