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South Dakota State Parks

The South Dakota State Park system features 54 state parks and recreation areas that showcase South Dakota's natural beauty and boundless recreational opportunities.

State ParksThe Department of Game, Fish & Parks manages these parks as well as six nature areas, an historic prairie, 69 lakeside use areas, and the 114-mile Mickelson Trail.

Recreation for All Ages

South Dakota's broad expanses of prairies, back-country mountains, plentiful lakes and lush woods allow for plenty of room to play. There are clear lakes for fishing, sailing and swimming; woodland trails for hiking, biking and riding; rivers for kayaking and canoeing; and frontier forts for exploring. Spend a day or a week.

Learn more by visiting South Dakota State Park and Recreation Areas.

South Dakota State Parks (Links to South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks)
Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Lake Louise Recreation Area Randall Creek Recreation Area
Angostura Recreation Area Lake Poinsett Recreation Area Revheim Bay Recreation Area
Bear Butte State Park Lake Thompson Recreation Area Richmond Lake Recreation Area
Beaver Creak Nature Area Lake Vermillion Recreation Area Rocky Point Recreation Area
Big Sioux Recreation Area Lewis and Clark Recreation Area Roughlock Falls Nature Area
Big Stone Island Nature Area Little Moreau Recreation Area Roy Lake State Park
Burke Lake Recreation Area Llewellyn Johns Recreation Area Sandy Shore Recreation Area
Buryanek Recreation Area George S. Mickelson Trail Shadehill Recreation Area
Chief White Crane Recreation Area Mina Lake Recreation Area Sica Hollow State Park
Cow Creek Recreation Area Newton Hills State Park Snake Creek Recreation Area
Custer State Park North Point Recreation Area Spirit Mount Historic Prairie
Farm Island Recreation Area North Wheeler Recreation Area Spring Creek Recreation Area
Fisher Grove State Park Oahe Downstream Recreation Area Springfield Recreation Area
Fort Sisseton Historic State Park Oakwood Lakes State Park Swan Creek Recreation Area
Hartford Beach State Park Okobojo Point Recreation Area Union Grove State Park
Indian Creek Recreation Area Palisades State Park Walker's Point Recreation Area
LaFramboise Island Nature Area Pease Creek Recreation Area West Bend Recreation Area
Lake Alvin Recreation Area Pelican Lake Recreation Area West Pollock Recreation Area
Lake Cochrane Recreation Area Pickerel Lake Recreation Area West Whitlock Recreation Area
Lake Herman State Park Pierson Ranch Recreation Area  
Lake Hiddenwood Recreation Area Platte Creek Recreation Area