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South Dakota State Parks and recreation areas range in size from the 19-acre Sandy Shore Recreation Area to the 71,000-acre Custer State Park. It was the first park established in the system, in 1919. Good Earth State Park at Blood Run is the most recent park, added in 2013. System-wide visitation in 2016 was 7,500,000.
Black Elk Peak, formerly known as Harney Peak, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the Midwestern United States. It lies in the Black Elk Wilderness area, in southern Pennington County, in the Black Hills. [3] The peak lies 3.7 mi (6.0 km) west-southwest of Mount Rushmore. [7]
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is immediately to the north and much of the rest of the wilderness is bordered by other protected land under the jurisdiction of state and federal agencies. Black Elk Peak , which at 7,242 feet (2,207 m) is the tallest mountain in South Dakota, is located in the wilderness, and one can see into four different ...
More than 1 million people visited Badlands National Park last year. Here's why you may want to consider joining them.
The Southern Hills is home to Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, Black Elk Peak (the highest point in the United States east of the Rockies), Custer State Park (the largest state park in South Dakota), the Crazy Horse Memorial, and The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, the world's largest mammoth ...
website, 1,500 acres, operated by the State Badlands National Park: Interior: Jackson: West River: 64,144 acres, interpretive exhibits and programs at the Ben Reifel Visitor Center Custer State Park: Custer: Custer: Black Hills: Over 71,000 acres, Peter Norbeck Visitor Center exhibits, summer nature programs Dakota Nature Park: Brookings ...
Lewis and Clark Recreation Area, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks Lewis and Clark Recreation Area is a State Recreation Area in southeastern South Dakota , near Yankton . The Recreation Area is located on the northern shore of the 31,400-acre Lewis and Clark Lake , a large Missouri River Reservoir, impounded by Gavins Point Dam .
Fort Stevenson State Park: McLean: 586.48 acres (237.34 ha) 1974 Lake Sakakawea: Includes Fort Stevenson State Park Arboretum: Grahams Island State Park: Ramsey: 959.33 acres (388.23 ha) 1988 Devils Lake: Last remaining unit of the four former Devils Lake State Parks: Icelandic State Park: Pembina: 930.3 acres (376.5 ha) 1964 Lake Renwick