South Dakota Trail Resources

 

South Dakota Agencies

 

South Dakota State Parks and trails information: http://gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/

Great Outdoors Resources Page (GORP) has information on South Dakota's National Forests: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Forest/gtplns.HTM

Black Hills National Forest official USFS site: http://www.fs.fed.us/outernet/bhnf/

National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in South Dakota: www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/SouthDakota.html

National Park Service units in South Dakota: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=sd

 

 

South Dakota National Recreation Trails

• Browse all National Recreation Trails in South Dakota: There are 296.40 miles of NRTs in South Dakota and 16 trails!

Visit South Dakota's "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)

Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and access over 1,200 NRTs from across the country

 

South Dakota Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Black Hills Mountain Bike Association works for trails and supports biking tourism in South Dakota: http://www.bhmba.org/

South Dakota Equestrian Trails

 

South Dakota Trail Riders promotes access to public lands and low-impact trail and camping activities: www.venturecomm.net/~ckshryock/

Trails, Campgrounds, Trail Rides, Overnight Hosts for equestrians: www.horseandmuletrails.com/Sd.htm

 

South Dakota Greenways and Community Trails

 

Brookings, SD trails and parks: www.cityofbrookings.org/departments/park_rec/parkmaps.php

Sioux Falls trails and parks: http://www.siouxfallsparks.org/Bike/trail

Trails in southeast South Dakota: www.southeastsouthdakota.com/trails.html

South Dakota Hiking Trails

 

Trails and South Dakota outdoor activities at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in South Dakota

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

South Dakota Long-Distance Trails

 

Lewis and Clark Trail in South Dakota: http://lewisandclarktrail.com/section2/southdakota.htm - the National Park Service site has more information on the trail at: www.nps.gov/lecl/

Oregon-California Trails Association covers the trans-Mississippi emigrant trails: www.octa-trails.org

South Dakota Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

4X4 NOW has illustrated four-wheel drive trip reports from several trails in South Dakota: www.4X4NOW.com/trlrpt.htm

South Dakota 4x4 Trail Reports

South Dakota Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

George S. Mickelson Trail, in the heart of the Black Hills, has more than 100 converted railroad bridges and four hard rock tunnels: www.sdgfp.info/parks/regions/northernhills/mickelsontrail/index.htm

South Dakota Snow Trails

 

Snowmobiling on 1,300 miles of trals: http://gfp.sd.gov/to-do/snowmobile/

 

South Dakota Waterway and Boating Trails

 

South Dakota Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

Trails and South Dakota outdoor activities at Trails.com:

• South Dakota Trails

South Dakota State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management

State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

South Dakota Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-south-dakota/