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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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