South Dakota Birding Hotspots


The map above depicts some of my favorite birding locations within the state of South Dakota. Clicking on the point on the map, or on the links below, will bring up pages providing detailed information on birding opportunities in those locations, including directions, area descriptions, birds of note, ground photos of the area, and bird photos taken at the location. This page is a work in progress, and is admittedly very heavy in hotspots in the southeast part of the state where I live! Other locations will be added in the future (and I take suggestions)!

1 - Newton Hills State Park	9 - Presho Area
2 - Lake Thompson Area	10 - LaCreek National Wildlife Refuge
3 - Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls	11 - Dewey Gevik / Wall Lake
4 - Big Sioux Recreation Area	12 - Beaver Creek Nature Area
5 - Madison Waterfowl Production Area	13 - Prairie Potholes of western Minnehaha County
6 - Oahe Dam and Pierre	14 - Dakota Nature Park, Brookings
7 - Fort Pierre National Grasslands	15 - North Alabama Bend, Clay County
8 - Gavin's Point Dam	16 - Good Earth State Park, Lincoln County

1 - Newton Hills State Park