Chief White Crane Recreation Area

State recreation area in South Dakota, United States

42°51′05″N 97°27′36″W / 42.851467°N 97.459894°W / 42.851467; -97.459894Area186 acres (75 ha)Established2001 (as South Dakota State Recreation Area)Governing bodySouth Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and ParksWebsiteChief White Crane Recreation Area

Chief White Crane Recreation Area is a state recreation area in southeastern South Dakota, United States. It is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Yankton and located on the shores of the Missouri River and Lake Yankton. The recreation area is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) downstream of Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake.^[1]

Recreation

There are 145 campsites and 10 camper cabins. The area is popular for fishing, kayaking, and canoeing on Lake Yankton and the Missouri River. In winter months the area is a well-known roosting spot for the Bald eagle along the Missouri River. The campground and recreation area were constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) following construction of the nearby Gavins Point Dam. In 2001 legislation transferred ownership of the recreation area from USACE to the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks as a part of the Lewis & Clark Recreation Area.

The area is adjacent to Training Dike Recreation Area, along the Missouri River.

References

^ "Chief White Crane Recreation Area | South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks".

External links

Chief White Crane Recreation Area - South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Lewis and Clark Lake

Protected areas of South Dakota

Federal

National Parks	Badlands Wind Cave
National Historic Sites and Memorials	Minuteman Missile NHS Mount Rushmore NMem
National monument	Jewel Cave
National Forests	Black Hills Custer
National Grasslands	Buffalo Gap Dakota Prairie Fort Pierre Grand River
National Historic Trail	Lewis and Clark
National Recreational River	Missouri
National Wildlife Refuges	Huron WMD Karl E. Mundt Lacreek Lake Andes Madison WMD Sand Lake Sand Lake WMD Waubay Waubay WMD
National Wilderness Areas	Badlands Black Elk
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Missouri River

State

State Parks	Bear Butte Custer Fisher Grove Fort Sisseton Good Earth Hartford Beach Lake Herman Newton Hills Oakwood Lakes Palisades Roy Lake Sica Hollow Union Grove
State Recreation Areas	Angostura Big Sioux Burke Lake Buryanek Chief White Crane Cow Creek Farm Island George S. Mickelson Trail Indian Creek Lake Alvin Lake Cochrane Lake Hiddenwood Lake Louise Lake Poinsett Lake Thompson Lake Vermillion Lewis and Clark Little Moreau Llewellyn Johns Mina Lake North Point North Wheeler Oahe Downstream Okobojo Point Pease Creek Pelican Lake Pickerel Lake Pierson Ranch Platte Creek Randall Creek Richmond Lake Sandy Shore Shadehill Snake Creek Springfield Swan Creek Walker's Point West Bend West Pollack West Whitlock
State Nature Areas	Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Beaver Creek Big Stone Island LaFramboise Island Spirit Mound Historic Prairie Spearfish Canyon