Choose Fort Sisseton Historic State Park for your next gathering - let the restored buildings and spacious grounds of the late 19th-century frontier fort be the setting for your event. With rental facilities, overnight accommodations and a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities, it will be an event you'll never forget.

Facilities at the fort can accommodate everything from small meetings to large elegant weddings. Others have selected the fort to host their reunions, birthday parties, anniversaries, business retreats and other special gatherings.

Overnight accommodations, including campsites and cabins, are available on the fort grounds. Several resorts are also located in the area.

Group Activities

Fort Sisseton offers a wide array of historical and recreational fun. Activities are scheduled regularly and can be tailored specifically to your group's needs.

• Fort tours
• Visitor Center and historic buildings with interpretive exhibits
• Gift shop
• 17-foot canoes with life jackets and paddles.
• Snowshoeing (for both children and adults)
• Outdoor recreational equipment: croquet, bocce, volleyball, badminton, and lawn toss
• Hiking

South Barracks

During the first full weekend in June, cavalry troops and infantry units converge on the fort's grounds to form a military encampment complete with soldiers, women and children, and all the necessary tents, uniforms, horses, and memorabilia. The military is joined by fur traders and other participants of the Rendezvous - muzzleloaders, riflemen and crack-shots from eight states meet amidst a teepee encampment with dozens of lodges and traders.

The festival covers the whole gamut of frontier life and settlement. It includes fiddle music, historic figures, an art and craft show, melodrama stage show, songs and music from the Civil War, period dance instruction classes, and a military costume ball. Colorful costumes, tall tales and unique system of bartering will bring history to life.

The annual 3-day event draws more than 15,000 visitors and 200 camping units. Our local supporters have "accused" us of doubling the population of rural South Dakota.

Admission is $5 per person (12 and over).

Camping

Stay on the grounds during the Festival and experience the night like our forefathers once did - sleep comfortably under the stars and enjoy the sounds of the great outdoors.

• $25 per unit per night (includes daily admission)
• Use the South Gate for both camping and general admission

Reservations are available for public camping (located near south entrance).

• Reservations open at 7 a.m. 90 days prior to arrival campsd.com or 1.800.710.2267
• Campsites will be assigned upon arrival
• Making reservations will reduce check-in time. Please remember your confirmation letter.

Vendor Information

Arts and Crafts Vendor Application
Food Vendor Application
Rendezvous Application
Rendezvous Vendor Map
 

Fort Sisseton has three rustic-style cabins that each sleep six people available for reservations at campsd.com. 

Features:

• Electricity
• Heat and air conditioning
• Two bunk beds per cabin: double bed on bottom and single bed on top
• Picnic table
• Fire grate
• 1 cabin is handicap accessible

Community kitchen featuring:

• Electricity
• Hot and cold running water, seasonal
• Kitchen sink
• Refrigerator with freezer
• Four-burner electric stove with oven
• Microwave oven
• Table and three chairs
• Washer and dryer

Available nearby:

• Showers (accessible) and flush toilets, seasonal
• Vault toilets