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Clark Trail, can provide excellent         >  Motor Sports
                 views of deer, wild turkey, mourning           Motorcycles, motocross bikes, golf
                 doves, bald eagles, songbirds and              carts and all-terrain and off-road
                 pheasants. The Lewis & Clark Trail             vehicles (ATVs/ORVs) are allowed in
                 begins just north of the train bridge          many public areas around Pierre.
                 and goes all the way to Farm Island.
                 The Capitol Creek Trail connects               At the Oahe Downstream ORV Area,
                 the capitol grounds to the Riverwalk.          you’ll find a motocross race track open
                 The Governors Walk winds just over             to the public as well as some 400 acres
                 a mile through Hilgers Gulch Park              of hills, bluffs and shale slopes to explore.
                 and 4  Street Trail & Play Park.               There are no designated trails but
                       th
                 Find trail maps in our Digital Visitor         boundaries are marked — ORVs are
                 Center at www.visitpierre.com.                 only allowed within these areas of Oahe
                                                                Downstream. Vehicles don’t have to be
              >  Expedition League Baseball                     licensed or have a park entrance license
                 Throughout the Great Plains Region,            within the ORV area.

                 Pierre is home to the Pierre Trappers.         In all other state parks, licensed ATVs
                 The Expedition League is an elite              and ORVs may be used on designated,
                 summer collegiate wood bat baseball            marked roads and trails; a valid park
                 league with 10 teams playing a 64 game         entrance license is required to use such
                 season beginning in late May through           vehicles on park grounds. For more
                 mid-August.                                    information call 605.223.7722 or visit

                                                                www.gfp.sd.gov.
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