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Vermillion is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the state of South Dakota, and the eleventh largest city in the state. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 10,571. The city lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River. The area has been home to various Native American tribes for centuries. French fur traders first visited in the late 18th century. Vermillion was founded in 1859 and incorporated in 1873. The name refers to the Lakota name: wa sa wak pa'la . Home to the University of South Dakota, Vermillion has a mixed academic and rural character: the university is a major academic institution for the ...
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  • 1. Lewis and Clark Recreation Area Yankton
    The Lewis and Clark Recreation Area is a South Dakota State Recreation Area in southeastern South Dakota, United States, near Yankton. The recreation area was established following the construction of Gavins Point Dam by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which created Lewis and Clark Lake, a reservoir on the Missouri River. The recreation area opened to the public in 1966.Three campgrounds are located within the recreation area, called the Yankton Section, Midway Section, and Gavins Point Section - with a total of 418 campsites, along the shores of Lewis and Clark Lake. There are 19 camper cabins. Numerous biking, hiking, equestrian, and nature trails travel along Lewis and Clark Lake and the surrounding bluffs. Several beaches and boat launching facilities can be found along the lakeshore...
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  • 2. Ponca State Park Ponca Nebraska
    Ponca is a city and county seat of Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 961 at the 2010 census.
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  • 3. Palisades State Park Garretson
    Palisades State Park is a state park of South Dakota, USA, featuring cliffs and rock formations eroded out of pink Sioux Quartzite. The park is located just south of Garretson, 10 miles off Interstate 90. At only 157 acres , it is South Dakota's second-smallest state park.
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  • 4. Blue Mounds State Park Luverne
    Blue Mounds State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, in Rock County near the town of Luverne. It protects an American bison herd which grazes on one of the state's largest prairie remnants. The state park is named after a linear escarpment of Precambrian Sioux Quartzite bedrock, which although pink in color, is said to have appeared blueish in the distance to early settlers. Parts of the cliff are up to 100 feet high. Unusual in the surrounding prairie landscape, they are a popular site for rock climbing. The park also preserves a 1,250-foot-long line of rocks aligned by Plains Indians which marks where the sun rises and sets on the spring and fall equinoxes. It also has a small reservoir for swimming, the only lake in Rock County. The park's interpretive center was once the home of t...
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