No. Part of it has a continental climate and part of it has a steppe climate.
The distance from South Dakota to the Sahara Desert is 6,643 miles or 10,691 km.
South Dakota has some semiarid land but no true desert.
The Chihuahuan Desert of far west Texas and southern New Mexico is the closest desert to South Carolina.
Southwest South Dakota is classified as a semi-arid desert. While there are many evergreen trees and short grasses, the precipitation is quite low.
South Dakota has lakes, rivers, and forests. South Dakota does not have any oceans. South Dakota does not have any deserts, however, portions of South Dakota, especially the area of the Badlands, have a semi-arid climate, which means the area receives more rain than a desert climate area, but is still a dry, dusty, and hot area.
South Dakota
The US state of South Dakota is south of the US state of North Dakota.
The US state of North Dakota is north of South Dakota.
Yankton, South Dakota is on the border of South Dakota and Nebraska as are North Siuox City and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. Big Stone City, South Dakota is on the border of South Dakota and Minnesota. Lemmon, South Dakota is located on the border of South Dakota and North Dakota.
South Dakota did not have any 'colonial days' because South Dakota was not a colony. South Dakota was part of the Dakota Territory, so South Dakota had 'territorial days'.
North Dakota is up by the border of Canada, Wyoming is just next to South Dakota.
South Dakota's origin means how the state of South Dakota got its start. South Dakota was a part of the Dakota Territory. South Dakota became a US state in 1889.