SOUTHEAST REGION Palisades State Park -Garretson Your South Dakota Adventure Begins Here GATEWAY TO THE AMERICAN WEST The Southeast region welcomes you with natural beauty, homespun charm, rural and Native American heritage. OUTDOOR PLEASURES With more than 175 natural and man-made lakes and three major rivers gracing Southeast South Dakota, every day can be a new adventure. Public and private recreational facilities range from fully outfitted, up-scale complexes to charming rustic hideaways. The Missouri River serves as a historical and cultural centerpiece of the region as well as an outdoor recreation mecca. Part of the “Wild and Scenic River” system, 98 miles of the Missouri is designated as the Missouri National Recreational River and offers canoeing, kayak-ing, boating, fishing, hunting, camping and more. Surrounded by picturesque bluffs, rolling hills and wooded wildlife areas, the ‘Mighty Mo’ is the major North American migratory waterfowl flyway, making it a favorite destination for bird lovers. For more information about what birds to look for and the best spots to find them, get the South-east South Dakota Birding Trail map. Find it on the Birdwatching page at www.southeastsouthdakota.com or call 1-888-353-7382. 208 // #sesouthdakota Adams Nature Preserve kicks off your adventure as you enter the state at our southeast border near North Sioux City, with trails and a century old homestead. Lewis & Clark Recreation Area, west of Yankton, is one of South Dakota’s top attractions complete with campgrounds, hiking, biking and horse trails, swimming beaches, marina, Lewis & Clark Resort & Lodge, and much more. Falls Park, in Sioux Falls, the state’s largest city and urban mecca, has a five-story observation tower from which you can observe the majestic falls of the Big Sioux River as well as the city skyline. Six viewing areas, walkways and picnic areas, a restaurant, as well as the historical Horse Barn which is now home to the Stockyards Ag Experience, and Queen Bee Mill ruins, make Falls Park a must see. Palisades State Park, located nearby at Garretson, offers several trails that twist and turn through Sioux quartzite formations along scenic Split Rock Creek. The rock climbing enthusiast can make the climb to the top of towering quartzite spires.
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