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> Swimming

The cool, clean waters of our lakes
and sandy beaches are open to
swimmers during warm weather.
With no lifeguards on duty, swim
at your own risk, observe all signs
and posted warnings, and be alert
to abrupt drop-offs and changes
in lake bottom characteristics.

If fresh water swimming doesn’t float
your boat, the Pierre Aquatic Center,
located in the Oahe Family YMCA,
makes swimming a year-round sport.
The Pierre Aquatic Center features a
waterslide, diving board, spray toys and
an eight-lane, 25-yard pool. Locker > Diving
rooms and showers are available in Because of the crystal clear waters,
the complex. The YMCA also offers a scuba divers flock to Lake Oahe for
fully outfitted gym, racquetball courts an underwater experience of the
and indoor tack. Call 605.773.7445 or Missouri River. Get a close up look
visit www.pierre.sd.gov for hours / fees. at short nose gar, a walleye or even
the rare pallid sturgeon. A winter
> Kayaking & Canoeing Trips dive is available for divers looking

If you’re looking for an adventure for a challenge during the cooler
above the water, consider a kayak months. For more information visit
or canoe trip. Both guided and non- www.gfp.sd.gov.
guided trips are available ranging
from a few hours to a couple days. > Paddle Boarding
The popular Dam Run, where a Paddle boarding is another popular
driver shuttles your group and kayaks activity in the area and is the perfect
up to the Oahe Dam and you paddle way to connect with nature. It is a
down river to the La Framboise common occurrence to see boards
Causeway, is a great way for friends out on the water, on the beaches
and family to enjoy the river. Rentals and in our state parks. Paddle board
available by contacting Steamboat's rentals are available at Endless River
Inc. at 605-224-66572. Paddling, call 605.224.6572.

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