Nearly every camping spot in a South Dakota State Park was full over the Fourth of July weekend, Jeff VanMeeteren, the ...

Yellowstone is breathtaking, but can be crowded and expensive. This South Dakota state park is a cheaper and less crowded alternative.

More than 62,000 acres of privately owned land has opened to public access across South Dakota through a Public Access to Habitat program.

The South Dakota Departments of Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) and Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) want to remind South ...

In 2020, we broke the record for most visitors to South Dakota’s state parks. In 2021, we shattered that record – and broke the record for visitor spending, too.

With this addition, the program has opened 62,581 acres of privately owned land to public access across South Dakota through ...

PIERRE, S.D. – Despite a tough economy and an increase in the park entrance fees, South Dakota State Parks experienced their busiest year on record. Across the state, visitation was ...

Lora Perkins, associate professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Natural Resource Management, is working with the National Park Service on a three-year, $900,000 project.

The 2024 grouse hunting season was very successful, according to the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP). The agency said ...