South Dakota State Parks
Explore state parks across South Dakota
Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve
A peaceful Missouri River bluff preserve with prairie views, historic homestead features, and wildlife watching.
Angostura Recreation Area
A popular Black Hills reservoir park offering boating, beaches, fishing, and camping.
Bear Butte State Park
A sacred Black Hills landmark with scenic hiking, sweeping views, and rich cultural history.
Beaver Creek Nature Area
A peaceful creekside nature area with prairie scenery, wildlife viewing, and easy access for short outdoor visits.
Big Sioux Recreation Area
A riverfront state park near Brandon with camping, fishing, paddling, and picnic areas.
Big Stone Island Nature Area
A secluded island nature area on Big Stone Lake offering wildlife viewing, shoreline scenery, and a quiet escape.
Burke Lake Recreation Area
A peaceful lakeside recreation area in south-central South Dakota offering fishing, camping, boating, and picnicking.
Buryanek Recreation Area
A peaceful Missouri River recreation area with camping, fishing, boating, and scenic prairie-lake views.
Chief White Crane Recreation Area
A peaceful Missouri River recreation area with boating, fishing, picnicking, and scenic bluff views.
Cow Creek Recreation Area
A peaceful Missouri River recreation area with boating, fishing, camping, and scenic river access.
Custer State Park
A premier Black Hills park famous for bison, scenic drives, and rugged granite landscapes.
Farm Island Recreation Area
A Missouri River recreation area near Pierre with camping, boating, fishing, and picnic areas.
Fisher Grove State Park
A peaceful Missouri River park with fishing, boating, camping, and cottonwood-shaded picnic areas.
Fort Sisseton Historic State Park
A restored frontier military fort offering history, events, and prairie scenery.
George S. Mickelson Trail
A 109-mile scenic rail-trail through the Black Hills for biking, hiking, and horseback riding.
Good Earth State Park
A scenic cultural landscape park with prairie trails, bluff views, and rich Native American history.
Hartford Beach State Park
A scenic lakeside park on Big Stone Lake with a sandy beach, camping, fishing, and picnic areas.
Indian Creek Recreation Area
A lakeside recreation area on Lake Francis Case offering camping, swimming, boating, and fishing.
LaFramboise Island Nature Area
A quiet Missouri River island nature area near Pierre with wildlife, walking, and fishing access.
Lake Alvin Recreation Area
A peaceful day-use recreation area with swimming, fishing, and picnicking near Sioux Falls.
Lake Cochrane Recreation Area
A peaceful lakeside recreation area offering swimming, fishing, boating, and camping on one of eastern South Dakota’s clearest lakes.
Lake Herman State Park
A peaceful lakeside park near Madison offering fishing, boating, picnicking, and family-friendly camping.
Lake Hiddenwood Recreation Area
A peaceful lakeside recreation area offering fishing, boating, camping, and wildlife viewing in north-central South Dakota.
Lake Louise Recreation Area
A peaceful Black Hills lake park with camping, swimming, fishing, and picnic areas.
Lake Poinsett Recreation Area
A scenic lake park offering boating, fishing, swimming, camping, and family-friendly recreation in eastern South Dakota.
Lake Thompson Recreation Area
A lakeside recreation area on one of South Dakota’s largest natural lakes, popular for fishing, boating, camping, and birdwatching.
Lake Vermillion Recreation Area
A lakeside recreation area known for boating, fishing, camping, and swimming in southeastern South Dakota.
Lewis and Clark Recreation Area
A scenic Missouri River recreation area with beaches, boating, camping, and year-round outdoor activities.
Little Moreau Recreation Area
A peaceful river recreation area with camping, fishing, and prairie scenery.
Llewellyn Johns Recreation Area
A quiet Missouri River recreation area near Yankton with river access, picnic areas, and fishing opportunities.
Mina Lake Recreation Area
A peaceful lakeside recreation area in north-central South Dakota with fishing, boating, camping, and picnic opportunities.
Newton Hills State Park
A scenic wooded park in southeastern South Dakota with camping, hiking, and year-round outdoor recreation.
North Point Recreation Area
A peaceful lakeside recreation area with boating, fishing, camping, and wide-open prairie views.
North Wheeler Recreation Area
A peaceful Missouri River recreation area for boating, fishing, and riverside day use.
Oahe Downstream Recreation Area
A Missouri River recreation area below Oahe Dam with camping, boating, fishing, and prairie views.
Oakwood Lakes State Park
A peaceful prairie-lake park with beaches, fishing, camping, and wooded shoreline.
Okobojo Point Recreation Area
A Lake Oahe recreation area offering boating, fishing, and prairie lake views.
Palisades State Park
A dramatic quartzite canyon park along Split Rock Creek near Garretson.
Pelican Lake Recreation Area
A popular lakeside park with swimming, boating, fishing, camping, and picnic areas.
Pickstown Recreation Area
A Missouri River recreation area near Fort Randall Dam known for boating, fishing, camping, and scenic reservoir views.
Platte Creek Recreation Area
A Missouri River recreation area offering boating, fishing, camping, and prairie scenery.
Polley's Recreation Area
A peaceful Missouri River recreation area offering camping, fishing, boating access, and picnic facilities.
Randall Creek Recreation Area
A Missouri River recreation area offering boating, fishing, camping, and lakeside day-use amenities near Pickstown.
Richmond Lake Recreation Area
A prairie lake recreation area known for camping, fishing, boating, and wildlife viewing.
Rocky Point Recreation Area
A scenic lakeside recreation area offering boating, fishing, camping, and picnicking along the Missouri River reservoir.
Roughlock Falls Nature Area
A picturesque canyon nature area featuring Roughlock Falls, boardwalks, and excellent wildlife viewing.
Roy Lake State Park
A scenic northeastern South Dakota park centered on Roy Lake, offering beaches, boating, fishing, and camping.
Sandy Shore Recreation Area
A quiet Lake Oahe day-use area with a sandy beach, swimming, fishing, and picnic access.
Shadehill Recreation Area
A reservoir recreation area in northwest South Dakota known for boating, fishing, camping, and wide-open prairie views.
Sheps Canyon Recreation Area
A peaceful lakeside recreation area in the southern Black Hills known for fishing, camping, and scenic picnics.
Sica Hollow State Park
A scenic wooded park with ravines, springs, and Dakota legend in northeastern South Dakota.
Snake Creek Recreation Area
A lakeside recreation area on Lake Francis Case known for camping, boating, fishing, and peaceful prairie scenery.
Spirit Mound Historic Prairie
A historic prairie site with a prominent hill, scenic views, and rich Lewis and Clark-era history.
Spring Creek Recreation Area
A peaceful lakeside recreation area offering camping, fishing, boating, and scenic prairie views.
Springfield Recreation Area
A Missouri River recreation area offering boating, fishing, camping, and prairie scenery.
Swan Creek Recreation Area
A peaceful Missouri River recreation area offering boating, fishing, camping, and scenic prairie views.
Tabor Recreation Area
A peaceful Missouri River recreation area offering boating, fishing, picnicking, and scenic river access near Tabor.
Twin Lakes Recreation Area
A peaceful prairie-lake recreation area offering fishing, camping, boating, and birdwatching.
Walkers Point Recreation Area
A scenic Lake Oahe day-use area known for fishing, boating access, and prairie lake views.
West Bend Recreation Area
A Missouri River recreation area with boating, fishing, camping, and bluff-top scenery.
West Pollock Recreation Area
A quiet Missouri River recreation area near Pollock offering fishing, boating access, and scenic river views.
West Whitlock Recreation Area
A scenic lakeside recreation area on the Missouri River reservoir with camping, boating, fishing, and picnic access.