Fall leaves, Big Sioux State Recreation Area

AUTUMN SPLENDOR

 

From the serene woodlands along the Big Sioux River to the forested hills of Sica Hollow State Park, splashes of color melt through green landscape. As fall transforms South Dakota's mountains and prairies, the sumac-laced bluffs along the mighty Missouri River and the brilliant, aspen-dotted Spearfish Canyon are among the many special places enchanting those with eyes open to the highlights.

Fall leaves in Palisades State Park
View from Nicollet Tower
Riding through Vanocker Canyon in Fall
Autumn leaves in Sica Hollow
Mount Rushmore in Fall
Fall colors at Bear Butte
Newton Hills fall hiking
Old wagon
Snake Creek Recreation Area
Fall in Spearfish Canyon
Fall camping
Roughlock Falls
Autumn colors in the Badlands
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