SOUTHEAST REGION Devil’s Gulch -Garretson It’s time for you to HIT THE TRAIL Take a trail to adventure. Experience the natural tranquil beauty that is Simply South Dakota. There are many ways to explore southeast South Dakota, including extensive trail systems throughout the region. Pick your favorite mode of transportation: bicycle, horseback, cross country skis, a snowmobile or your own two feet. Guided hikes are available at our state parks or just bring your favorite bird, animal or plant book or app and chart your own course. Handicap accessible trails are located at Beaver Creek Nature Area and Big Sioux, Lewis & Clark and Pierson Ranch Recreation Areas. Parks offering equestrian trails include Big Sioux and Lewis & Clark Recreation Areas, Newton Hills and Union Grove State Parks and Clay County Park. Lewis & Clark, Newton Hills and Union Grove also have camping facilities specially outfitted for horses and their riders. the Big Sioux River with three scenic decks along the trails and a new Visitor Center. 2 NEWTON HILLS STATE PARK Newton Hills’ Woodland Trail, near Canton, is on the National Recreational Trails registry. It crosses dense basswood and oak forests, as well as open grasslands. There’s also an eight mile multi-use trail, arboretum trail and great bird-watching. An observation tower offers a bird’s eye view. 3 1 GOOD EARTH STATE PARK AT BLOOD RUN South Dakota’s newest state park, Good Earth State Park, is located just east of Sioux Falls. This National Historic Landmark is the location of a large Native American sacred site. It features 6 miles of hiking trails through prairie, shaded woodlands, ravines and along the banks of 220 // #sesouthdakota PALISADES STATE PARK & DEVIL’S GULCH Trails twist and turn through scenic quartzite formations along Split Rock Creek at Palisades State Park, near Garretson. A challenging climb awaits the more adventurous on towering quartzite spires and sheer cliff walls. Devil’s Gulch provides scenic trails to Devil’s Falls and Devil’s Stairway amidst legends of Jesse James. A footbridge spans the chasm that the outlaw’s horse reportedly jumped while escaping from the posse. 4 ADAMS HOMESTEAD & NATURE PRESERVE Over 10 miles of trails at Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve, near North Sioux
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