Newton Hills State Park SOUTHEAST REGION take a path to adventure Experience the Trails Explore the natural 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 Madison Bike & Recreational Trail, Sioux Falls Bike Trails, Sioux River Red Rock Trail, Beaver Creek Nature Area, Big Sioux Recreation Area, Meridian Bridge Trail, and Lewis & Clark Recreation Areas (see the Trials Directory, 221). 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. Native American sacred site. It features 6 miles of hiking trails through prairie, shaded woodlands, ravines and along the banks of the Big Sioux River with three scenic decks along the trails and a new Visitor Center. The area was an important gathering place for seasonal ceremonies and a significant trading center for many tribal peoples from 1300-1700 A.D. newton hills state park This 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 birdwatching. An observation tower offers a bird’s eye view palisades state park & devil's gulch Trails twist and turn through scenic quartzite formations along Split Rock Creek at this 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. good earth state park at blood run South Dakota’s newest state park, is located just east of Sioux Falls. This National Historic Landmark is the location of a large 220 // #sesouthdakota
South Dakota Vacation Guide South Dakota Vacation Guide 2022: Page 220
