Explorer's Guide South Dakota by Marion L. Head

Author:Marion L. Head
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780881508383
Publisher: Countryman Press

To Do

BIKING/HIKING You can hike or bike anywhere in the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands. There is one developed trail near Wall. To access this trail, from I-90 take exit 116, go south, cross two auto gates, then park. Wooden 4x4 posts mark this 5.5-mile loop trail. There is an extension of this trail to make it a 15-mile loop. The Badlands Wall formation is always in view off this trail.

WOUNDED KNEE WAS THE SITE OF AN INDIAN MASSACRE THAT MARKED THE END OF THE INDIAN UPRISINGS IN THE WEST.

GOLF Wall Community Golf Course (605-279-4653), 1802 Golf Course Rd. This is a nine-hole golf course that is suitable for beginners and experienced players. There is a clubhouse available. Green fees $21–$24.

HUNTING The Buffalo Gap National Grassland has hunting for deer, turkey, game birds, and varmint hunting for prairie dogs and coyotes. South Dakota regulations apply—visit the Game, Fish, and Parks Web site for details (www.sdgfp.info/Index.htm); licenses are available at Wall Building Center, 109 South Boulevard.

ROCKHOUNDING The Buffalo Gap National Grassland is rockhounding heaven. There are numerous types of minerals, including Fairburn Agates, Banded Jasper, Rose Quartz, Prairie Agate, Chalcedony, Bubble Gum Agate, Puddingstone Conglomerate, Water Agate, Black Agate, and Moss Agate, and fossils galore. There are restrictions and the main ones is that you cannot collect for commercial use, and a permit is required for vertebrate paleontological specimens on federal land. In other words if you find a dinosaur, don’t disturb it and go tell a ranger. Be very certain you are not on private property when collecting.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.