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    55245 Highway 121
    Crofton, SD 68730
    Phone: (402) 667-2546

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See the Lewis and Clark Lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

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Lewis and Clark Lake (402) 667-2546

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: From Yankton, SD - travel west on SD Hwy 52.

Factoid: Straddling the Nebraska/South Dakota border, Gavins Point Dam, SD is the smallest of the six Missouri River main stem dams and the southernmost dam on the river. Lewis and Clark Lake, named for the first documented explorers of the Louisiana Territory, is 25 miles long, has 90 miles of shoreline, and 27 recreation areas offering camping, picnicking, fishing, hunting, boating, water-skiing, swimming, bird-watching, hiking, photography, and biking opportunities.

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Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

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23 Recreation areas at Lewis and Clark Lake

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Bloomfield E     X            
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Cottonwood  Link ro reservation at rec.gov   $   X       GS X    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Cottonwood Day Use         P A GS X    
Fish Hatchery             GS      
Gavins Point Trails       X           Q
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Hiking Trail                   M
Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area       X   D P     BE  
Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area Marina       X X       BE  
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Lewis and Clark Visitor Center                    
Miller Creek N     X     A        
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Nebraska Tailwaters  Link ro reservation at rec.gov   $   X   C P A        
Niobrara                   M
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Overlook             A GS X   I
Pierson Ranch Camp E G X X       G GS X   B M
Pierson Ranch Day             G GS X   H
Running Water       X            
Sand Creek       X            
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Santee                  
South Shore       X           M
Springfield Recreation Area       X            
Tabor       X            
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Training Dike     X   C P A G GS X M
Weigand E D X X X X C A G GS X BE  
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area   Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected
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XExists at lake
Camping
EElectric Campsites
NNon-electric Campsites
PPrimitive Campsites
GGroup Camping
DDump Station
Fishing
CFish Cleaning Stations
DFishing Docks
PFishing Piers
Picnic
APicnic Area
GGroup Picnic
GSGroup Picnic Shelter
Swimming
BEBeach
PSwimming Pool
Trails
BBike Trails
QEquestrian Trails
HHiking Trails
IHiking Trails - Interpretive
ROff Road Vehicle Trails
FFitness Trails
WWater Trails
SSnow Mobile Trails
CCCross Country Skiing Trails
MMultipurpose Trails


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