Top Locations for Boating in South Dakota
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AOakwood Lakes State Park
- 46109 202nd St.
Bruce, SD 57220, U.S.A. - +1 605 627 5441
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- Overview Oakwood Lakes State Park offers excellent swimming and boating on eight glacial lakes as well as hiking and horseback riding on miles of trails. Walleye, perch, northern pike and bullhead are fished from the lakes year-round. A fishing pier is accessible to people of all ages and abilities. Canoe... more on LLBean.com
Oakwood Lakes State Park
46109 202nd St.Bruce, SD 57220, U.S.A.
BRoy Lake State Park
- 11545 Northside Drive
Lake City, SD 57247, U.S.A. - +1 605 448 5701
- Overview Roy Lake, a 1,500-acre glacial lake, is known for its excellent fishing and clear waters. The state park, covering 539 acres, offers fishing, boating, swimming and camping at two facilities. Anglers take largemouth bass and walleyes from boat and from shore. The park has a wheelchair-accessible f... more on LLBean.com
Roy Lake State Park
11545 Northside DriveLake City, SD 57247, U.S.A.
CWest Whitlock Recreation Area
- 16157A West Whitlock Road
Gettysburg, SD 57442, U.S.A. - +1 605 765 9410
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- Overview West Whitlock Recreation Area is a popular destination for people who come to sail, powerboat, fish, water-ski, swim and dive on 100-mile-long Lake Oahe Reservoir. Thousands of fisherman come to Lake Oahe in pursuit of walleye. In early spring, anglers fish for northern pike with dreams of toppin... more on LLBean.com
West Whitlock Recreation Area
16157A West Whitlock RoadGettysburg, SD 57442, U.S.A.
DPelican Lake Recreation Area
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- 400 West Kemp Ave.
Watertown, SD 57201, U.S.A. - +1 605 882 5200
- Overview Pelicans were once so numerous here that the lake was named for them. Today, Pelican Lake remains a favorite stopping place for white pelicans and other migrating waterfowl and a variety of shorebirds. Much of the recreation area that sits on the lake's shores is prairie, and the park focuses man... more on LLBean.com
Pelican Lake Recreation Area
400 West Kemp Ave.Watertown, SD 57201, U.S.A.
ELake Vermillion Recreation Area
- 26140 451st. Ave.
Canistota, SD 57012, U.S.A. - +1 605 296 3643
- Overview Known for its clear waters and abundant fish, Lake Vermillion Recreation Area is a popular park for fishing, boating and swimming. The 512-acre reservoir, created by damming the Vermillion River, has good populations of walleye, northern pike, crappie and bluegill. The recreation area has two boa... more on LLBean.com
Lake Vermillion Recreation Area
26140 451st. Ave.Canistota, SD 57012, U.S.A.
FBear Butte State Park
- P.O. Box 688
East Hwy. 79, Sturgis, SD 57785, U.S.A. - +1 605 347 5240
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- Overview Called Mato Paha (bear mountain) by the Lakota, Bear Butte rises suddenly out of the prairie like a giant tepee. The Lakota and Cheyenne believe it is a sacred place, and there are legends and ceremonies around it. The Lakota and Cheyenne still make pilgrimages to this world-famous example of a l... more on LLBean.com
Bear Butte State Park
P.O. Box 688East Hwy. 79, Sturgis, SD 57785, U.S.A.
GWest Bend Recreation Area
- 1301 Farm Island Road
Pierre, SD 57501, U.S.A. - +1 605 773 2885
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- Overview Fur traders planted their gardens on Farm Island to protect them from prairie fires and thieves. Though a causeway has connected the island to the mainland since 1934, the island's 1,800 acres remain wooded wilderness. The recreation area, which includes the island and some mainland, has swimming... more on LLBean.com
- Overview Walleye fishing is the drawing card at West Bend Recreation Area, located 35 miles southeast of Pierre off SD Hwy. 34. Excellent camping and boat-launch facilities make this an ideal base camp to experience Missouri River fishing at its best. On these 154 acres, there are 126 campsites — one... more on LLBean.com
West Bend Recreation Area
1301 Farm Island RoadPierre, SD 57501, U.S.A.
HLacreek National Wildlife Refuge
- 29746 Bird Road
Martin, SD 57551, U.S.A. - +1 605 685 6508
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- Overview The Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge is a 16,410-acre refuge that conserves a narrow basin on the northern edge of the Nebraska Sandhills. Lacreek is home to nearly 400 trumpeter swans that nest on and around the refuge and adjacent Nebraska Sandhills, about 150 winter on the refuge. Large number... more on LLBean.com
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge
29746 Bird RoadMartin, SD 57551, U.S.A.
ILake Thompson Recreation Area
- 21176 Flood Club Road
Lake Preston, SD 57249, U.S.A. - +1 605 847 4893
- Overview Lake Thompson is South Dakota?s largest natural lake, covering 18,000 square acres in Kingsbury County. Lake Thompson is ranked the second-best fishing spot in the state, after the Missouri River. Originally called Dry Woods Lake by Native Americans, the lake was renamed for Jacob Thompson, Secre... more on LLBean.com
Lake Thompson Recreation Area
21176 Flood Club RoadLake Preston, SD 57249, U.S.A.
JSnake Creek Recreation Area
- 35316 SD Hwy. 44
Platte, SD 57369, U.S.A. - +1 605 337 2587
- Overview Sometimes the bluffs along the west shore of Lake Francis Case smolder and smoke — a natural phenomenon created when oil-bearing shale is periodically ignited by lightning strikes or chemical reactions. These burning bluffs, and the area's steaming hot springs, may explain the volcanoes that... more on LLBean.com
Snake Creek Recreation Area
35316 SD Hwy. 44Platte, SD 57369, U.S.A.
