Birdwatching

South Dakota’s diverse landscapes provide a wealth of birdwatching opportunities. Our state parks are no exception. From dippers in the Black Hills, shore birds, terns and prairie birds in the central part of the state, to waterfowl in the northeast, our parks are well known to birders.

South Dakota offers many birding opportunities throughout the state parks, recreation areas, and Game Production Areas. Maps are provided below in the Related Maps section. 

 

State Parks that have Birdwatching

• Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve
• Amsden Lakeside Use Area
• Angostura Recreation Area
• Beaver Creek Nature Area
• Big Sioux Recreation Area
• Big Stone Island Nature Area
• Chief White Crane Recreation Area
• Cow Creek Recreation Area
• Custer State Park
• Farm Island Recreation Area
• George S. Mickelson Trail
• Good Earth State Park
• Hartford Beach State Park
• Indian Creek Recreation Area
• LaFramboise Island Nature Area
• Lake Alvin Recreation Area
• Lake Carthage Lakeside Use Area
• Lake Cochrane Recreation Area
• Lake Herman State Park
• Lake Hiddenwood Recreation Area
• Lake Louise Recreation Area
• Lake Poinsett Recreation Area
• Lake Thompson Recreation Area
• Lake Vermillion Recreation Area
• Lewis and Clark Recreation Area
• Little Moreau Recreation Area
• Mina Lake Recreation Area
• Newton Hills State Park
• North Point Recreation Area
• Oahe Downstream Recreation Area
• Oakwood Lakes State Park
• Okobojo Point Recreation Area
• Outdoor Campus - Rapid City
• Outdoor Campus - Sioux Falls
• Palisades State Park
• Pease Creek Recreation Area
• Pelican Lake Recreation Area
• Pickerel Lake Recreation Area
• Pierson Ranch Recreation Area
• Randall Creek Recreation Area
• Richmond Lake Recreation Area
• Rocky Point Recreation Area
• Roy Lake State Park
• Sandy Shore Recreation Area
• Sheps Canyon Recreation Area
• Sica Hollow State Park
• Spearfish Canyon Nature Area
• Spirit Mound Historic Prairie
• Spring Creek Recreation Area
• Springfield Recreation Area
• Union Grove State Park
• Walker's Point Recreation Area
• West Bend Recreation Area
• West Whitlock Recreation Area