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Missouri National Recreational RiverFloating down the river on a summer day.
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Missouri National Recreational River
Things To Know Before You Come

State Tourism Offices

South Dakota Tourism
1-800-732-5682 (800-SDAKOTA)
www.travelsd.com

Southeast South Dakota Tourism
1-888-353-7382
www.southeastsouthdakota.com

Nebraska Tourism
1-877-632-72752 (877-NEBRASKA)
www.visitnebraska.org

Northeast Nebraska Tourism Council
1-888-371-2932
www.travelnenebraska.com

For camping at the two US Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds (Cottonwood and Tailwaters)
www.recreation.gov

Departments for state parks and camping, fishing and hunting information

South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks
1-800-710-2267
www.sdgfp.info

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
402-471-0641
www.outdoornebraska.org

Local Tourism Offices

Springfield Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 329, Springfield, SD 57062
605-369-2309
www.springfieldsd.com

Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce
803 E. Fourth St., P.O. Box 588 Yankton, SD 57078
1-800-888-1460
www.yanktonsd.com

Vermillion Chamber of Commerce
906 E. Cherry St., Vermillion, SD 57069
1-800-809-2071
www.vermillionchamber.com

Nearby National Park Service Areas:

Niobrara National Scenic River

Pipestone National Monument

Homestead National Monument of America

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

Badlands National Park


 

 

 

Missouri River Delta  

Did You Know?
Before the 1950s, the Missouri River carried an average of roughly 140 million tons of sediment per year past Yankton. After closure of the dams in the 1960s, an average of roughly 4 million tons per year moved past the same location.

Last Updated: March 25, 2009 at 15:11 EST