Trails Directory Cross Country Ski Trail Handicap Access Trail Equestrian Trail Snowmobiling Snowshoeing Hiking Trail Biking Trail City, offer hiking and biking through native prairie grasses along the Missouri River, with wildlife viewing blinds along the way. Trails also meander through cottonwood groves and a century old homestead complete with a home, barns, church and school house. Guided golf cart tours are available for those with physical disabilities. SPIRIT MOUND Stand where Lewis and Clark stood 200 years ago. Take the three-quarter mile trail to the summit of Spirit Mound, near Vermillion, overlooking 300 acres of restored prairie. Interpretive signs transform the hike into a learning experience. SOUTHEAST REGION TRAIL/NEAREST TOWN Adam’s Homestead & Nature Preserve North Sioux City Beaver Creek Nature Area Brandon Big Sioux Recreation Area Brandon Big Sioux River Recreation Trail Sioux Falls Chief White Crane Recreation Area Yankton Clay County Park Vermillion Devil’s Gulch Garretson East River Snowmobile Trails Several Areas Goat Island Recreation Area Vermillion Good Earth State Park at Blood Run Sioux Falls Great Bear Recreation Park Sioux Falls Green Island Recreation Area Yankton Lake Alvin Recreation Area Harrisburg Lake Herman State Park Madison Lake Vermillion Recreation Area Montrose Lewis & Clark Recreation Area Yankton Madison Bike & Recreation Trail Meridian Trails & Bridge Yankton Mitchell Trails & Lake Mitchell Newton Hills State Park Canton Outdoor Campus Sioux Falls Palisades State Park Garretson Pierson Ranch Recreation Area Yankton Prairie Arboretum Freeman Sioux River Red Rock Trail Dell Rapids Spirit Mound Historic Prairie Vermillion Springfield Recreation Area Springfield Union Grove State Park Beresford 5 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 7 BIG SIOUX RECREATION AREA & BEAVER CREEK NATURE AREA Big Sioux Recreation Area lies on the banks of the Big Sioux River. A suspension bridge offers access to both sides of the river. Miles of trails ramble through woodland and prairie. Winter brings cross country skiers and snowmobilers to the trails. Both parks feature historic 1800s cabins. LEWIS & CLARK RECREATION AREA & MERIDIAN TRAILS Lewis and Clark Recreation Area, near Yankton, has miles of trails including a paved lakeside trail, rugged mountain bike trails and a wooded hike up to a scenic overlook of the Missouri River. These trails connect with the Meridian Trails system in Yankton. The • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hit the Trail Continued on page 222 » • • • • • SoutheastSouthDakota.com // 221
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