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Towering bluffs stretch for miles along Lewis and Clark Lake and serve as a high-rise home for cliff swallows and as a launching pad for hovering hawks.
Skirting the lake's shore, Lewis and Clark Recreation Area is a resort park with three separate facilities connected by six miles of scenic bike trails.
At Gavins Point, a network of nature trails lead to stunning bluff overlooks. Four miles of bridle trails also traverse the hills. Anglers catch bass and walleyes. The area also has an archery course with 28 stations in the wooded hills.
Two new camping and recreation areas, Chief White Crane and Pierson Ranch, are about five miles west of Yankton off SD Hwy. 52.
Chief White Crane Recreation Area skirts the shores of Lake Yankton near the Missouri River and Gavins Point Dam. This area has abundant cottonwood trees that offer excellent shade for the 146-site campground. Ten cabins are also available.
In August 1804, Chief White Crane and other members of the Yankton tribe held a Grand Council with the Lewis and Clark expedition near this site.
The Pierson Ranch Recreation Area has campsites, 67 have electric hookups, one is wheelchair-accessible site and there are two cabins.
Pierson Ranch was an actual ranch many years ago.
The Midway area of the park is known for its miles of sandy beaches and lakeside camping with 374 sites and 13 camping cabins.
The marina offers full-service boat slips and family dining overlooking the lake at Latitudes Bistro. Hobie Beach caters to catamaran sailors.
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A lakeside cabin offers great views of Lewis and Clark Lake.
Sailboats at the Lewis and Clark Recreation Area's marina.
A sailboat catches the wind on Lewis and Clark Lake.
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