Parks, beaches and places to go around Sioux Falls

This list covers 138 public places in 22 towns around Sioux Falls: parks, beaches, boat ramps, trails, dog parks, libraries, pools, museums, farmers markets, rainy-day spots and courts. Every row links to the place's official site and shows the day it was last checked.

Hours and fees change during the year, so they are left off this page. The official site has the current ones.

Map of South Dakota with Minnehaha County, Lincoln County, Turner County and McCook County highlighted, with 138 small dots marking the places listed below.Minnehaha CountyLincoln CountyTurner CountyMcCook CountyAspen ParkBig Sioux Recreation AreaDell Rapids City ParkFalls ParkFamily ParkFarm Field ParkGood Earth State Park at Blood RunHartford City ParkHeartland ParkHieb Memorial ParkHugh Robinson ParkJacobson Plaza at The FallsJapanese Gardens at Terrace ParkKnight's Crossing ParkLake Alvin Recreation AreaLake Vermillion Recreation AreaLegacy ParkLien ParkLong Creek ParkMary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic SiteMcHardy ParkMcKennan ParkNelson ParkNewton Hills State ParkPalisades State ParkPioneer ParkRotary ParkSertoma ParkSherman ParkSpellerberg ParkSplit Rock ParkTea City ParkTerrace ParkTuthill ParkWall Lake ParkYankton Trail ParkLake Alvin Swim BeachLake Lakota Swim BeachLake Vermillion Swim BeachSplit Rock Park Swimming AreaWall Lake BeachLake Alvin Boat RampLake Lakota Boat RampLake Vermillion Boat RampsSplit Rock Park Boat LaunchWall Lake Boat RampBeaver Creek Nature AreaDevil's Gulch ParkGood Earth State Park TrailsHomesteader Nature TrailKing and Queen Trail, Palisades State ParkSioux Falls Recreation TrailSioux River Red Rock TrailSplit Rock Creek Trail, Palisades State ParkTea City Park Bike PathValley of the Giants TrailWoodland Trail, Newton Hills State ParkCanton Dog ParkFamily Park Dog ParkHayward Park Dog ParkKirby Dog Park at Fort SodLien Park Dog ParkPawsible Park at Jacobson PlazaRover Range Dog ParkSpencer Park Dog ParkBaltic Branch LibraryBrandon Community LibraryCaille Branch LibraryCanton Public LibraryCenterville Community LibraryColton Branch LibraryCrooks Branch LibraryDell Rapids Carnegie Public LibraryGarretson Branch LibraryHarriet L. J. Ronning Branch LibraryHarrisburg Community LibraryHartford Branch LibraryHumboldt Branch LibraryHurley Public LibraryLennox Community LibraryOak View Branch LibraryPrairie West Branch LibrarySiouxland Libraries Downtown LibraryTea Area Community LibraryTurner County Library, ParkerValley Springs Branch LibraryViborg Public LibraryBrandon City PoolCanistota City PoolCanton City PoolCenterville Community PoolColton PoolDell Rapids Swimming PoolDrake Springs Family Aquatic CenterFrank Olson PoolGarretson Community Swimming PoolHartford Swimming PoolHayward Spray ParkKuehn PoolLaurel Oak Family Aquatic CenterLennox Swimming PoolMarion PoolMcKennan Park Wading PoolMidco Aquatic CenterParker Swimming PoolPioneer Spray ParkSalem PoolTea Swimming PoolTerrace Park Family Aquatic CenterDaneville Heritage MuseumGarretson Area Historical Society & Heritage MuseumGreat Plains Zoo and Delbridge MuseumIrene Hall Museum Resource CenterLennox Area Historical Society and MuseumMcCook County MuseumOld Courthouse MuseumPettigrew Home & MuseumPorter Sculpture ParkSculptureWalk Sioux FallsThe Canton DepotU.S.S. South Dakota Battleship MemorialWashington PavilionBrandon Farmers MarketCanton Farmers MarketFalls Park Farmers MarketSalem Farmers MarketSaturday in the Park Market, TeaThe Market in The DellsButterfly House & AquariumGood Earth State Park Visitor CenterGreat Bear Recreation ParkKirby Science Discovery CenterThe Outdoor CampusHuether Family Match PointeMcKennan Park Tennis CourtsRiverdale Park CourtsTerrace Park CourtsTomar Park
  • Parks
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  • Boat ramps
  • Trails
  • Dog parks
  • Libraries
  • Pools
  • Museums
  • Farmers markets
  • Rainy-day spots
  • Courts
Minnehaha County, Lincoln County, Turner County and McCook County, South Dakota. Map drawn from U.S. Census Bureau county boundaries (public domain).

All 138 places

Parks

  • Park · Brandon

    Aspen Park

    Fifty-five acres holding eight softball fields, a baseball field, tennis and sand volleyball, with a bike path out to Big Sioux Recreation Area.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Parking
    • Paved path

    917 Aspen Park Rd, Brandon, SD 57005

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Brandon

    Big Sioux Recreation Area

    Forty-nine campsites and three cabins are here, with an archery range, an eighteen-hole disc golf course and a paved bike trail.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Paved path
    • Kayak launch

    410 W Park St, Brandon, SD 57005

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Dell Rapids

    Dell Rapids City Park

    The park and a bathing beach on the Big Sioux date to 1913, and river swimming gave way to a built pool in 1960.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Playground
    • Parking

    301 N Beach Ave, Dell Rapids, SD 57022

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Falls Park

    The five-story observation tower and the park itself carry no entrance charge, and the gates stay open the whole year.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Paved path
    • Accessible

    131 E Falls Park Dr, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Family Park

    Two ponds on these ninety acres in western Sioux Falls are restocked twice a year, and two picnic shelters serve the walking trails.

    Outdoors

    • Picnic shelter
    • Restrooms
    • Fishing
    • Parking

    S Ellis Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57107

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Farm Field Park

    The river launch here is at 57th Street and Western Avenue, one of the southern access points on the Big Sioux.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Kayak launch

    4401 S Western Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57108

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Good Earth State Park at Blood Run

    Blood Run was a settlement of the Oneota people between about 1300 and 1700, and it became a National Historic Landmark in 1970.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Accessible
    • Shade

    26924 480th Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57108

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Hartford

    Hartford City Park

    The city park carries tennis courts, a skateboard park, picnic shelters, softball diamonds and the municipal pool.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic shelter
    • Picnic area
    • Parking

    202 N Vandemark Ave, Hartford, SD 57033

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Harrisburg

    Heartland Park

    Large open green space with playground equipment, a t-ball field, a basketball court and a big shelter.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic shelter
    • Picnic area

    503 Troy Ave, Harrisburg, SD 57032

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Marion

    Hieb Memorial Park

    The town park on Park Avenue in Marion, next to the municipal pool.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area

    303 W Park Ave, Marion, SD 57043

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Harrisburg

    Hugh Robinson Park

    The oldest park in Harrisburg, shaded by mature hackberry trees and sited beside the area food pantry.

    Outdoors

    • Shade
    • Playground

    203 Prairie St, Harrisburg, SD 57032

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Jacobson Plaza at The Falls

    A winter skate ribbon, a universally designed playground, a splash pad and an off-leash dog area share one site at the upper falls.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Accessible
    • Splash pad
    • Off-leash area
    • Picnic shelter
    • Restrooms

    810 N Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Japanese Gardens at Terrace Park

    An entrance arbor, pagodas and stone lanterns line Covell Lake inside the larger Terrace Park grounds.

    Outdoors

    • Shade
    • Paved path
    • Parking

    1012 W 2nd St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Harrisburg

    Knight's Crossing Park

    A pocket park built to serve the Green Meadows neighborhood on the west side of town.

    Outdoors

    • Playground

    201 Almond Ave, Harrisburg, SD 57032

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Harrisburg

    Lake Alvin Recreation Area

    No boat on this lake may exceed five miles an hour or throw a visible wake, which keeps it workable for paddlers.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking
    • Playground
    • Picnic shelter
    • Picnic area
    • Accessible
    • Fishing

    County Rd 135, Harrisburg, SD 57032

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Canistota

    Lake Vermillion Recreation Area

    Built on the East Fork of the Vermillion River, this 512-acre reservoir is the largest open water inside the metro counties.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Showers
    • Playground
    • Picnic shelter
    • Fishing

    26140 451st Ave, Canistota, SD 57012

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Legacy Park

    A paddling launch for Skunk Creek is off 12th Street here, on the west side of the city.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Kayak launch

    7001 W 12th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57106

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Lien Park

    This north Cliff Avenue park carries both a river launch point and one of the city off-leash dog areas.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Kayak launch
    • Off-leash area

    2000 N Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Lennox

    Long Creek Park

    Lennox offers camping, swimming, sand volleyball and city parks, and this is the largest of them.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area

    815 W 8th Ave, Lennox, SD 57039

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site

    A city arboretum on the site of the old East Sioux Falls quarry town, with its own canoe and kayak launch.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Kayak launch
    • Shade

    1900 S Perry Pl, Sioux Falls, SD 57110

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Brandon

    McHardy Park

    Seventy-four acres on Splitrock Creek with a fifty-foot observation tower, a footbridge, an accessible fishing pier and a sledding hill.

    Outdoors

    • Picnic shelter
    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Fishing
    • Accessible
    • Parking

    721 McHardy Rd, Brandon, SD 57005

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    McKennan Park

    Eight public tennis courts and a wading pool share this historic park south of downtown, which also names the neighborhood around it.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Shade
    • Restrooms

    400 E 26th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Nelson Park

    The Barb Iverson Skate Plaza is inside this park on East 10th Street, beside the recreation trail.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path
    • Parking

    1167 E 10th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Canton

    Newton Hills State Park

    A thousand wooded acres south of Canton, open the whole year for camping, fishing, hiking and boating.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Picnic shelter

    28767 482nd Ave, Canton, SD 57013

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Garretson

    Palisades State Park

    Split Rock Creek runs between quartzite walls up to fifty feet high here, and the park entrance moved to 48422 256th Street.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Picnic shelter

    48422 256th St, Garretson, SD 57030

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Brandon

    Pioneer Park

    A disc golf course runs through this east-side Brandon park on Sylvan Circle.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Parking

    1709 Sylvan Cir, Brandon, SD 57005

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Rotary Park

    A picnic shelter and a paddling access point for the Big Sioux River are at 26th Street and Southeastern Avenue.

    Outdoors

    • Picnic shelter
    • Picnic area
    • Parking
    • Kayak launch

    2408 E 26th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Sertoma Park

    Five playpods ring one of the largest picnic pavilions in the state, and the Butterfly House and Outdoor Campus are on the same grounds.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic shelter
    • Picnic area
    • Parking
    • Paved path

    4300 S Oxbow Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57106

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Sherman Park

    The battleship memorial stands inside this park, and the zoo is immediately next door on Kiwanis Avenue.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Picnic area
    • Paved path

    Sherman Park Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Spellerberg Park

    The city indoor pool, a splash pad, basketball and tennis courts and sand volleyball all share this one park on Western Avenue.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Accessible
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Splash pad

    1401 S Western Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Garretson

    Split Rock Park

    The town park holds camping sites, a canoe and kayak launch, a small swimming area north of the dam and a quartzite visitor building.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Fishing
    • Kayak launch
    • Picnic area
    • Parking

    608 5th St, Garretson, SD 57030

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Tea

    Tea City Park

    The park holds a pool with a waterslide, basketball courts, a shelter and a fishing pond with fountains, and the public may fish it.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic shelter
    • Restrooms
    • Fishing
    • Paved path
    • Parking

    239 E Brian St, Tea, SD 57064

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Terrace Park

    Laid out in 1916 on the shore of Covell Lake, this 52-acre park takes its name from the steep terraces cut into its slope.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Paved path

    1100 W 4th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

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  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Tuthill Park

    Disc golf, a singletrack bike trail, a formal garden and a winter ice rink with a warming house all share the same grounds.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Picnic shelter
    • Playground
    • Accessible
    • Parking

    3500 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

    Official site · Checked

  • Park · Hartford

    Wall Lake Park

    Minnehaha County runs these twenty-five acres on the south shore, with a hilltop picnic shelter and a disc golf course.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Picnic shelter
    • Playground
    • Grills
    • Water fountain

    46252 County Hwy, Hartford, SD 57033

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  • Park · Sioux Falls

    Yankton Trail Park

    Twenty-one acres on the bank of the Big Sioux River, with soccer fields, sculptures, a singletrack bike trail and recreation trail access.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Water fountain
    • Paved path
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    3901 S Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

    Official site · Checked

Beaches

  • Beach · Harrisburg

    Lake Alvin Swim Beach

    The beach and boat ramps closed while the dam spillway was rebuilt, and the new dam is finished with the lake full again.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Picnic area
    • Accessible

    County Rd 135, Harrisburg, SD 57032

    Official site · Checked

  • Beach · Canton

    Lake Lakota Swim Beach

    No lifeguard watches this beach, and the lake is about a mile southeast of the main park with its own 288th Street entrance.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Picnic area
    • Picnic shelter
    • Fishing

    288th St, Canton, SD 57013

    Official site · Checked

  • Beach · Canistota

    Lake Vermillion Swim Beach

    The recreation area keeps a sand swim beach and a separate ski beach, and lends life jackets at the park office.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Restrooms
    • Showers
    • Picnic area

    26140 451st Ave, Canistota, SD 57012

    Official site · Checked

  • Beach · Garretson

    Split Rock Park Swimming Area

    The swimming area is north of the dam on Split Rock Creek, within the town park rather than on a lake.

    Outdoors

    • Picnic area
    • Parking

    608 5th St, Garretson, SD 57030

    Official site · Checked

  • Beach · Hartford

    Wall Lake Beach

    This is the only swimming beach Minnehaha County operates, and no lifeguard is on duty.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Picnic area

    46252 County Hwy, Hartford, SD 57033

    Official site · Checked

Boat ramps

  • Boat ramp · Harrisburg

    Lake Alvin Boat Ramp

    The northeast side carries a single-lane ramp, a dock, a vault toilet and a parking lot, plus shore fishing access.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Boat launch
    • Parking
    • Fishing

    County Rd 135, Harrisburg, SD 57032

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Canton

    Lake Lakota Boat Ramp

    A small launch and a fishing pier serve this lake, which has gone dry in past drought years and was refilled again.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Boat launch
    • Fishing
    • Parking

    288th St, Canton, SD 57013

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Canistota

    Lake Vermillion Boat Ramps

    Two ramps serve this lake, along with a fishing dock and a fish cleaning station on the recreation area side.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Boat launch
    • Parking
    • Fishing

    26140 451st Ave, Canistota, SD 57012

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Garretson

    Split Rock Park Boat Launch

    The launch areas here suit canoes and kayaks rather than larger craft, on the creek below three bridges.

    Outdoors

    • Kayak launch
    • Parking
    • Fishing

    608 5th St, Garretson, SD 57030

    Official site · Checked

  • Boat ramp · Hartford

    Wall Lake Boat Ramp

    A two-lane ramp with paved parking and no launch charge, on a natural lake that drops past thirty feet deep.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Boat launch
    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Kayak launch

    46252 County Hwy, Hartford, SD 57033

    Official site · Checked

Trails

  • Trail · Valley Springs

    Beaver Creek Nature Area

    A day-use area with no entrance charge and no camping, built around a spring-fed stream that runs the whole year.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Picnic shelter
    • Picnic area
    • Accessible

    48351 264th St, Valley Springs, SD 57068

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Garretson

    Devil's Gulch Park

    A footbridge crosses the narrow gorge where Jesse James is said to have jumped in 1876, a claim most historians doubt.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Shade

    999 486th Ave, Garretson, SD 57030

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Sioux Falls

    Good Earth State Park Trails

    Six miles of trail, among them the River Lookout Loop and the Bur Oak Trail, with overlooks toward Iowa across the Big Sioux.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking
    • Accessible

    26924 480th Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57108

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Valley Springs

    Homesteader Nature Trail

    Game, Fish and Parks rates this mile-and-a-half dirt loop very difficult, over an extremely hilly and uneven surface.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Picnic shelter

    48351 264th St, Valley Springs, SD 57068

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Garretson

    King and Queen Trail, Palisades State Park

    This 0.7-mile loop passes the vertical quartzite formations the park is named for, and a vehicle entrance license is required.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking

    48422 256th St, Garretson, SD 57030

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Sioux Falls

    Sioux Falls Recreation Trail

    The city puts the Greenway main loop at 19.13 miles along the Big Sioux River, with more than seventeen miles of spurs feeding into it.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Paved path
    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Water fountain
    • Accessible

    131 E Falls Park Dr, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Dell Rapids

    Sioux River Red Rock Trail

    The town trail along the Big Sioux takes its name from the red Sioux quartzite the local quarries work.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path
    • Parking

    301 N Beach Ave, Dell Rapids, SD 57022

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Garretson

    Split Rock Creek Trail, Palisades State Park

    About a mile and a half long, this trail drops to creek level for close views of the cliff faces above.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking

    48422 256th St, Garretson, SD 57030

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Tea

    Tea City Park Bike Path

    The city puts the whole park path at roughly three quarters of a mile, which is more than the pond loop alone.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path
    • Parking
    • Restrooms

    239 E Brian St, Tea, SD 57064

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Brandon

    Valley of the Giants Trail

    This path winds through old-growth oaks in the river bottom, and a suspension footbridge crosses the river nearby.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking

    410 W Park St, Brandon, SD 57005

    Official site · Checked

  • Trail · Canton

    Woodland Trail, Newton Hills State Park

    Listed on the registry of National Recreation Trails, this route crosses dense basswood and oak woods and open grassland.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking

    28767 482nd Ave, Canton, SD 57013

    Official site · Checked

Dog parks

  • Dog park · Canton

    Canton Dog Park

    A fenced off-leash area on the south side of Canton, a few blocks from the Lincoln County courthouse.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area
    • Dogs allowed

    9th St and Cedar St, Canton, SD 57013

    Official site · Checked

  • Dog park · Sioux Falls

    Family Park Dog Park

    City off-leash areas close for maintenance on the first and third Wednesday morning from April through October.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area
    • Dogs allowed
    • Parking

    S Ellis Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57107

    Official site · Checked

  • Dog park · Sioux Falls

    Hayward Park Dog Park

    One of the six city off-leash dog areas, on the west side beside the Hayward spray park.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area
    • Dogs allowed
    • Parking

    400 N Valley View Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57107

    Official site · Checked

  • Dog park · Sioux Falls

    Kirby Dog Park at Fort Sod

    One of six city off-leash sites, this one is downtown within walking reach of the recreation trail.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area
    • Dogs allowed

    201 S 2nd Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Dog park · Sioux Falls

    Lien Park Dog Park

    Each city off-leash site has a picnic table, a trash receptacle and a bag dispenser, and the posted rules apply here too.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area
    • Dogs allowed
    • Parking

    2000 N Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Dog park · Sioux Falls

    Pawsible Park at Jacobson Plaza

    The newest city off-leash area, built as part of the Jacobson Plaza work at the upper falls.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area
    • Dogs allowed
    • Restrooms

    810 N Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Dog park · Harrisburg

    Rover Range Dog Park

    An off-leash run on the north edge of Harrisburg, near the Heartland Park neighborhood.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area
    • Dogs allowed

    W 26th St, Harrisburg, SD 57032

    Official site · Checked

  • Dog park · Sioux Falls

    Spencer Park Dog Park

    The fenced run is split into separate small-dog and large-dog sections, and city rules cap each person at two dogs.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area
    • Picnic area
    • Dogs allowed
    • Parking

    3501 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

    Official site · Checked

Libraries

  • Library · Baltic

    Baltic Branch Library

    A rural branch on St Olaf Avenue, one of the Siouxland Libraries locations whose hours changed at the end of 2025.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    213 St Olaf Ave, Baltic, SD 57003

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Brandon

    Brandon Community Library

    Brandon is served by a Siouxland Libraries branch on Splitrock Boulevard rather than a separate city library.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    305 S Splitrock Blvd, Brandon, SD 57005

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Sioux Falls

    Caille Branch Library

    A full branch on the southwest side, on Carnegie Circle off 41st Street.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    4100 S Carnegie Cir, Sioux Falls, SD 57106

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Canton

    Canton Public Library

    The library is one block north of the Lincoln County courthouse and passed its hundredth year of service in 2013.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi

    225 N Broadway St, Canton, SD 57013

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Centerville

    Centerville Community Library

    The town library on Florida Street, in the far southeast corner of Turner County.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi

    421 Florida St, Centerville, SD 57014

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Colton

    Colton Branch Library

    A rural Siouxland Libraries branch in Colton, in the northwest corner of Minnehaha County.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    402 S Dakota Ave, Colton, SD 57018

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Crooks

    Crooks Branch Library

    A rural Siouxland Libraries branch; the system adjusted hours at its rural branches at the end of 2025.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    900 N West Ave, Crooks, SD 57020

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Dell Rapids

    Dell Rapids Carnegie Public Library

    Dell Rapids runs its own library rather than joining the county system, and the building came from a 1908 Carnegie grant.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Accessible

    513 N Orleans Ave, Dell Rapids, SD 57022

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Garretson

    Garretson Branch Library

    A Siouxland Libraries branch on Main Avenue, next door to the Garretson heritage museum.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    601 N Main Ave, Garretson, SD 57030

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Sioux Falls

    Harriet L. J. Ronning Branch Library

    A branch on 49th Street serving the southeast side of the city.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    3100 E 49th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Harrisburg

    Harrisburg Community Library

    The fastest-growing city in South Dakota runs its own library on Willow Street rather than a county branch.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking

    200 E Willow St, Harrisburg, SD 57032

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  • Library · Hartford

    Hartford Branch Library

    A Siouxland Libraries branch on Main Avenue, sharing its building with the Hartford senior center.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    119 N Main Ave Ste A, Hartford, SD 57033

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Humboldt

    Humboldt Branch Library

    A rural Siouxland Libraries branch on Main Street in Humboldt, at the western edge of Minnehaha County.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    201 S Main St, Humboldt, SD 57035

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Hurley

    Hurley Public Library

    Hurley keeps its own library in a town of about four hundred people, roughly thirty miles southwest of Sioux Falls.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi

    Hurley, SD 57036

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Lennox

    Lennox Community Library

    The town library on 5th Avenue, next to the Lennox elementary building.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi

    208 W 5th Ave, Lennox, SD 57039

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Sioux Falls

    Oak View Branch Library

    A branch on East 3rd Street, the closest one to the eastern edge of the city.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    3700 E 3rd St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Sioux Falls

    Prairie West Branch Library

    A branch on West 26th Street, serving the newer subdivisions on the west side.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    7630 W 26th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57106

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Sioux Falls

    Siouxland Libraries Downtown Library

    This is the main library for the system that serves Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County, with Dell Rapids running its own library instead.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    200 N Dakota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Tea

    Tea Area Community Library

    The town library shares a building with the Tea Area middle and high school on Brian Street.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking

    500 W Brian St, Tea, SD 57064

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Parker

    Turner County Library, Parker

    The Parker library serves Turner County as a whole, with internet access, print, audio and a summer reading program.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi

    290 N Main Ave, Parker, SD 57053

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Valley Springs

    Valley Springs Branch Library

    A rural Siouxland Libraries branch on Broadway Avenue, the closest branch to the Minnesota line.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    401 Broadway Ave, Valley Springs, SD 57068

    Official site · Checked

  • Library · Viborg

    Viborg Public Library

    A town library on Main Street, a block from the Daneville heritage museum on Park Avenue.

    Indoors · Free

    • Wi-Fi

    114 N Main St, Viborg, SD 57070

    Official site · Checked

Pools

  • Pool · Brandon

    Brandon City Pool

    The city pool is inside Aspen Park and carries diving boards, slides and a wading area.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    624 S Nicholas Ave, Brandon, SD 57005

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Canistota

    Canistota City Pool

    The pool carries a diving board, two slides, a basketball hoop, a baby pool and changing rooms.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms

    540 N 3rd Ave, Canistota, SD 57012

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  • Pool · Canton

    Canton City Pool

    The Canton pool opens daily through the season, weather permitting.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    415 N Sanborn St, Canton, SD 57013

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Centerville

    Centerville Community Pool

    The town pool on Vermillion Street in Centerville, open for the summer season.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms

    500 Vermillion St, Centerville, SD 57014

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Colton

    Colton Pool

    Colton runs a pool bus for Crooks and Baltic swimmers, picking up at each city hall and library on set weekdays.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms

    502 E 6th St, Colton, SD 57018

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Dell Rapids

    Dell Rapids Swimming Pool

    A new bathhouse went up in 2008 beside the 1934 quartzite original, which is named for Gina Campbell Smith.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Showers
    • Parking

    Beach Ave, Dell Rapids, SD 57022

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Sioux Falls

    Drake Springs Family Aquatic Center

    One of three city aquatic centers, this one opens for the outdoor season and is beside a skate park on Fairfax Avenue.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Lifeguard (seasonal)
    • Showers

    301 S Fairfax Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Sioux Falls

    Frank Olson Pool

    A neighborhood pool on East 16th Street; the wading pool attached to it carries no charge.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Lifeguard (seasonal)

    4101 E 16th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Garretson

    Garretson Community Swimming Pool

    The town pool runs open swim, swimming lessons and adult water aerobics through the summer season.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    308 Center Ave, Garretson, SD 57030

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Hartford

    Hartford Swimming Pool

    The municipal pool is part of the Hartford city park grounds on Vandemark Avenue.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    406 N Vandemark Ave, Hartford, SD 57033

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Sioux Falls

    Hayward Spray Park

    A spray park on the west side, and the city charges nothing to use its spray parks.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Splash pad
    • Parking

    400 N Valley View Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57107

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Sioux Falls

    Kuehn Pool

    A neighborhood pool in Kuehn Park on the west side, with a wading pool that carries no charge.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Lifeguard (seasonal)

    2309 S Kuehn Park Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57106

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  • Pool · Sioux Falls

    Laurel Oak Family Aquatic Center

    An outdoor aquatic center on the southeast side, one of the three the city runs on a seasonal schedule.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Lifeguard (seasonal)
    • Showers

    3401 E 49th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Lennox

    Lennox Swimming Pool

    The town pool runs activities for every age group through the summer season.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms

    100 Park Dr, Lennox, SD 57039

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  • Pool · Marion

    Marion Pool

    A town pool on Park Avenue in Marion, in the northwest corner of Turner County.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms

    401 N Park Ave, Marion, SD 57043

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Sioux Falls

    McKennan Park Wading Pool

    The wading pool here carries no charge, the same as the spray parks the city runs.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Shade
    • Picnic area

    1500 S 3rd Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Sioux Falls

    Midco Aquatic Center

    This is the indoor pool the city runs year round, inside Spellerberg Park on Western Avenue.

    Indoors · Fee

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Showers
    • Accessible
    • Lifeguard (seasonal)

    1601 S Western Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Parker

    Parker Swimming Pool

    The Turner County seat runs a public pool, and swimming lessons or weather can shift the daily session times.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms

    170 Kimball St, Parker, SD 57053

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Sioux Falls

    Pioneer Spray Park

    A spray park at Pine Street and Jessica Avenue, which the city runs at no charge.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Splash pad

    Pine St and Jessica Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Salem

    Salem Pool

    The McCook County seat opens its pool in late May, weather permitting, and closes it in mid August.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms

    111 E Lightner Ave, Salem, SD 57058

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Tea

    Tea Swimming Pool

    The town pool is in the city park and carries a waterslide.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    225 E Brian St, Tea, SD 57064

    Official site · Checked

  • Pool · Sioux Falls

    Terrace Park Family Aquatic Center

    The aquatic center is inside Terrace Park, so the Japanese Gardens and Covell Lake are a short walk away.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Lifeguard (seasonal)
    • Showers

    1001 W Madison St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

Museums

  • Museum · Viborg

    Daneville Heritage Museum

    Viborg keeps a Danish settlement museum on Park Avenue, a block from its Main Street library.

    Indoors

    • Parking

    200 W Park Ave, Viborg, SD 57070

    Official site · Checked

  • Museum · Garretson

    Garretson Area Historical Society & Heritage Museum

    The society formed in 1984 and opened this museum in 1989, covering Garretson, Sherman and Booge history.

    Indoors

    • Accessible

    609 N Main Ave, Garretson, SD 57030

    Official site · Checked

  • Museum · Sioux Falls

    Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum

    The zoo is inside Sherman Park on Kiwanis Avenue, which puts the battleship memorial within walking reach of the gate.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Accessible

    805 S Kiwanis Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Museum · Sioux Falls

    Irene Hall Museum Resource Center

    Opened in 2018 to hold the county collections, and the public can ask to consult photos, archives and large artifacts here.

    Indoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Accessible

    4300 N Westport Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57107

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  • Museum · Lennox

    Lennox Area Historical Society and Museum

    A local history museum on Main Street in Lennox, a few doors from the city office.

    Indoors

    305 S Main St, Lennox, SD 57039

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  • Museum · Salem

    McCook County Museum

    The county historical society keeps its collection on Norton Avenue in Salem, the McCook County seat.

    Indoors

    • Accessible

    120 W Norton Ave, Salem, SD 57058

    Official site · Checked

  • Museum · Sioux Falls

    Old Courthouse Museum

    Built in 1890 as the Minnehaha County courthouse, it now holds regional history and charges nothing to walk in.

    Indoors · Free

    • Accessible
    • Restrooms

    200 W 6th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Museum · Sioux Falls

    Pettigrew Home & Museum

    The Victorian house that Senator Richard Pettigrew owned from 1911 to 1926, with a museum wing added behind it.

    Indoors · Free

    • Accessible
    • Parking

    131 N Duluth Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

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  • Museum · Montrose

    Porter Sculpture Park

    The 60-foot bull head here weighs twenty-five tons and matches the Mount Rushmore heads for size; the season runs May 15 to October 15.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking

    45098 257th St, Montrose, SD 57048

    Official site · Checked

  • Museum · Sioux Falls

    SculptureWalk Sioux Falls

    The sculptures stand along the downtown sidewalks and change over each year, so a walk in May differs from one in October.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Paved path
    • Accessible

    300 S Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Museum · Canton

    The Canton Depot

    The 1907 railroad depot was moved to this site in 1997 and now holds a museum, event rooms and the chamber office.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Accessible

    600 W 5th St, Canton, SD 57013

    Official site · Checked

  • Museum · Sioux Falls

    U.S.S. South Dakota Battleship Memorial

    The outline of the battleship is laid out at full scale in Sherman Park, with artifacts from the ship on display.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Accessible

    2705 W 12th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Museum · Sioux Falls

    Washington Pavilion

    The former Washington High School building now holds a visual arts center, a science center and the main concert hall downtown.

    Indoors · Fee

    • Accessible
    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

Farmers markets

  • Farmers market · Brandon

    Brandon Farmers Market

    The Brandon market sets up Saturdays in a Splitrock Boulevard parking lot from May through October.

    Outdoors

    • Parking

    800 N Splitrock Blvd, Brandon, SD 57005

    Official site · Checked

  • Farmers market · Canton

    Canton Farmers Market

    The Canton market sets up at the old depot grounds on West 5th Street.

    Outdoors

    • Parking

    600 W 5th St, Canton, SD 57013

    Official site · Checked

  • Farmers market · Sioux Falls

    Falls Park Farmers Market

    The summer market runs at the Falls Park picnic shelter from May through October, and a winter market moves indoors from November through April.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms

    260 E Falls Park Dr, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Farmers market · Salem

    Salem Farmers Market

    A small Main Street market in the McCook County seat, west of Sioux Falls on Highway 38.

    Outdoors

    141 S Main St, Salem, SD 57058

    Official site · Checked

  • Farmers market · Tea

    Saturday in the Park Market, Tea

    Tea holds a market with vendors and music by the city park pond on the third Saturday of the month.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Playground

    239 E Brian St, Tea, SD 57064

    Official site · Checked

  • Farmers market · Dell Rapids

    The Market in The Dells

    The Dell Rapids market runs Saturdays in the city park through the summer and into late October.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area

    301 N Beach Ave, Dell Rapids, SD 57022

    Official site · Checked

Rainy-day spots

  • Rainy-day spot · Sioux Falls

    Butterfly House & Aquarium

    A glass conservatory of live butterflies plus marine tanks, run by the zoo and sited in Sertoma Park.

    Indoors · Fee

    • Parking
    • Accessible
    • Restrooms

    4320 S Oxbow Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57106

    Official site · Checked

  • Rainy-day spot · Sioux Falls

    Good Earth State Park Visitor Center

    The visitor center opened in 2017 with eleven thousand square feet of exhibits on the Blood Run site and the people who lived there.

    Indoors · Fee

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Accessible

    26924 480th Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57108

    Official site · Checked

  • Rainy-day spot · Sioux Falls

    Great Bear Recreation Park

    The city owns these two hundred acres; winter brings fourteen downhill runs and a tubing park, and summer opens four miles of trail.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Lights

    5901 E Rice St, Sioux Falls, SD 57110

    Official site · Checked

  • Rainy-day spot · Sioux Falls

    Kirby Science Discovery Center

    Four floors of hands-on exhibits inside the Washington Pavilion, with a free admission evening on the first Friday of the month.

    Indoors · Fee

    • Accessible
    • Restrooms

    301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Rainy-day spot · Sioux Falls

    The Outdoor Campus

    Game, Fish and Parks runs this learning center in Sertoma Park, with indoor exhibits, outdoor classes and a stocked pond.

    Indoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Accessible
    • Fishing

    4500 S Oxbow Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57106

    Official site · Checked

Courts

  • Courts · Sioux Falls

    Huether Family Match Pointe

    This is the indoor tennis center for the city, and an addition of four more tennis courts and eight indoor pickleball courts has been started.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Lights

    4210 Bobhalla Dr, Sioux Falls, SD 57107

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Sioux Falls

    McKennan Park Tennis Courts

    Eight public outdoor tennis courts make this the largest open court cluster in the older part of the city.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path
    • Parking

    400 E 26th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Sioux Falls

    Riverdale Park Courts

    Six outdoor pickleball courts and two tennis courts are here, free to use without a reservation.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Parking
    • Paved path

    2000 E 24th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Sioux Falls

    Terrace Park Courts

    Two public tennis courts are beside the aquatic center on the Covell Lake side of the park.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path
    • Parking
    • Restrooms

    1100 W 4th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

    Official site · Checked

  • Courts · Sioux Falls

    Tomar Park

    Twelve tennis courts were added here, which made the park a tournament site for the city.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Lights

    100 W Twin Oaks Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

    Official site · Checked

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