Pierson Ranch Recreation Area

State recreation area in South Dakota, United States

Pierson Ranch Recreation Area

Location of Pierson Ranch Recreation Area in South Dakota

Location| Yankton, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates| 42°52′22″N 97°28′53″W﻿ / ﻿42.872876°N 97.481406°W﻿ / 42.872876; -97.481406
Area| 60 acres (24 ha)
Established| 1959 (as Corps Recreation area), 2001 (as South Dakota State Recreation Area)
Governing body| Owned by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District, managed by South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks
Website| Pierson Ranch Recreation Area

Pierson Ranch Recreation Area is a state recreation area in Yankton County, South Dakota in the United States. The recreation area is 60 acres (24 ha) and lies directly below Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake and is adjacent to Lake Yankton. The area is open for year-round recreation including camping, swimming, fishing, hiking and boating. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Yankton.[1]

## Recreation

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There are 67 campsites and 2 camper cabins. The area is popular for fishing, kayaking, and canoeing on Lake Yankton and the Missouri River. The campground was the first campground constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 1959 following construction of the nearby Gavins Point Dam. In 2001 legislation transferred management of the recreation area from USACE to the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks as a part of the Lewis & Clark Recreation Area.

## References

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1. ^ "Pierson Ranch Recreation Area | South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks".

## External links

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* Pierson Ranch Recreation Area - South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks
* Gavins Point Project - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Protected areas of South Dakota

Federal|

| National Parks|

* Badlands
* Wind Cave

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National Historic Sites
and Memorials|

* Minuteman Missile NHS
* Mount Rushmore NMem

National monument|

* Jewel Cave

National Forests|

* Black Hills
* Custer

National Grasslands|

* Buffalo Gap
* Dakota Prairie
* Fort Pierre
* Grand River

National Historic Trail|

* Lewis and Clark

National Recreational River|

* Missouri

National Wildlife Refuges|

* Huron WMD
* Karl E. Mundt
* Lacreek
* Lake Andes
* Madison WMD
* Sand Lake
* Sand Lake WMD
* Waubay
* Waubay WMD

National Wilderness Areas|

* Badlands
* Black Elk

National Wild and Scenic Rivers|

* Missouri River

State|

| State Parks|

* Bear Butte
* Custer
* Fisher Grove
* Fort Sisseton
* Good Earth
* Hartford Beach
* Lake Herman
* Newton Hills
* Oakwood Lakes
* Palisades
* Roy Lake
* Sica Hollow
* Union Grove

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State Recreation Areas|

* Angostura
* Big Sioux
* Burke Lake
* Buryanek
* Chief White Crane
* Cow Creek
* Farm Island
* George S. Mickelson Trail
* Indian Creek
* Lake Alvin
* Lake Cochrane
* Lake Hiddenwood
* Lake Louise
* Lake Poinsett
* Lake Thompson
* Lake Vermillion
* Lewis and Clark
* Little Moreau
* Llewellyn Johns
* Mina Lake
* North Point
* North Wheeler
* Oahe Downstream
* Okobojo Point
* Pease Creek
* Pelican Lake
* Pickerel Lake
* Pierson Ranch
* Platte Creek
* Randall Creek
* Richmond Lake
* Sandy Shore
* Shadehill
* Snake Creek
* Springfield
* Swan Creek
* Walker's Point
* West Bend
* West Pollack
* West Whitlock

State Nature Areas|

* Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve
* Beaver Creek
* Big Stone Island
* LaFramboise Island
* Spirit Mound Historic Prairie
* Spearfish Canyon

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