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               Recreation



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            > >  Hiking & Biking                              features a three-mile Island Nature Trail.
               Whether you enjoy a challenging hike           Information about all three state parks
               across rugged terrain, or a leisurely stroll   can be found at www.gfp.sd.gov.
               through a city park, you’ll find the perfect   The Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
               path in Pierre.                                Trail runs from Farm Island to Oahe

               The Fort Pierre National Grassland has         Downstream Recreation Area. At
               116,000 acres of rugged, unspoiled terrain,    26-miles, it’s an easy to moderate bike
               offering seasoned hikers and cyclists a        trip, with interesting sites and stops
               look at the South Dakota prairie as it was     along the route. Find information on
               hundreds of years ago.                         the Lewis and Clark Trail in brochures
                                                              distributed by the Pierre Area Chamber
               The parks and woods around Lake Oahe           of Commerce. For a map of the trail in the
               and Lake Sharpe feature both easy and          local area, visit www.visitpierresd.com.
               challenging paths with excellent birding
               and nature-watching opportunities.             Within the city of Pierre, bike trails and
               Oahe Downstream’s Cottonwood Path,             walking paths connect historical sites
               a National Recreation Trail, is popular        and recreation areas. Hiking paths
               with hikers, cyclists and birders. In the      through Pierre’s Native Plant Arboretum,
               winter months, you may see majestic bald       located off the Lewis & Clark Trail, can
               eagles as they typically perch in the tall     provide excellent views of deer, wild
               cottonwood trees. Open year-round, the         turkey, mourning doves, bald eagles,
               seven miles of hiking, biking and walking      songbirds and pheasants. The Lewis
               trails at LaFramboise Island wind through      & Clark Trail begins just north of the
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               woods and meadows inhabited by diverse         train bridge and goes all the way to Farm
               wildlife. Farm Island Recreation Area          Island. The Capitol Creek Trail connects
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