Scenic H ighway 1804 THE LEWIS & CLARK TRAIL SD HWY 1804 & 1806 These highways are named after the years Lewis and Clark journeyed to the Pacific Ocean, winding through excessively beautiful and engaging landscape. These highways buck and twist, peak and sweep, glide along river valley lows and rise on high prairies. These highways are worth the scenic drive alone, though there is much more gold to discover in them there rolling hills. monuments Sitting Bull and Sakakawea. In the downtown strip on Main Street, the Walleye Up Statue and Oscar Howe Murals are notable artsy stops. Oahe Dam: The largest dam on the Missouri River in South Dakota, you can see where the dam builders scooped tons of soil out of the hills to create this massive earth-rolled feat of engineering. Verendrye Monument: Located in Fort Pierre on Verendrye Drive, the monument is situated on the perfect lookout over the valley; you can see the Oahe Dam and the whole lay of land and river between Pierre and Fort Pierre. St. Anthony’s (short detour): Named “The Cathedral of the Prairie”, this impressive catholic chapel is in Hoven – taking a little detour off US-83 gets you there. Bush’s Landing: At a little turn-off from 1804 between Pierre and Whitlock Bay, riding out to Bush’s Landing Recreation Area gives you a gut-punch of a view. Find it at the end of 182nd Street – this road is paved up to the look-out. SCENIC VISTAS, POPULAR LANDMARKS Chamberlain, Oacoma, & Dignity: A very popular stop, driving through these river towns on I-90 gives you a hair-raising, spectacular view driving down into the valley. Dignity stands atop the east hill just before the plunge to the bridge. Sights in Mobridge: The bridge crossing the river on US-12 takes you to a great look-out bluff with Lewis and Clark Visitor Center Fort Randall Dam Visitor Center 196 // #SDMissouriRiver
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