Benclare is an unincorporated community in the extreme southeastern corner of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States.
Benclare is located at . Benclare sits west of the Minnesota border and north of the border with Iowa. Benclare is also located east of South Dakota Highway 42.
Benclare was founded on September 24, 1888, by a New York native, Benjamin Richards for his two sons Benjamin and Clarence, hence Benclare.