Best Parks in South Dakota, United States
The top-ranked park in South Dakota is Wind Cave National Park with a ParksRanked Score of 0 (49% data coverage). ParksRanked tracks 40 parks in South Dakota, United States, ordered by our own ParksRanked Score only.
40 places · 32 ranked · ranked honestly, never by who pays.
This page ranks every park and protected place we track in South Dakota, United States by our own ParksRanked Score — including 23 state/regional parks, 4 nature reserves, 3 national monuments, 2 national parks, 2 national historic sites. Places without enough data yet are shown with an Insufficient ranking data marker rather than a guessed score.
The top-ranked is Wind Cave National Park with a ParksRanked Score of 0 (49% data coverage).
- Wind Cave National Park
- Badlands National Park
- Black Hills National Forest
- Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Custer State Park
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
- Jewel Cave National Monument
- Sica Hollow State Park
- Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge
- Waubay National Wildlife Refuge
- Fisher Grove State Park
- Palisades State Park
- North Point Recreation Area
- Randall Creek State Recreation Area
- Bear Butte State Park
- Devil's Gulch Park
- Angostura Recreation Area
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial George Washington
- Custer State Park Wildlife Loop Road
- Newton Hills State Park
- Oakwood Lakes State Park
- Lake Herman State Park
- Oahe Downstream Recreation Area
- Snake Creek Recreation Area
- Hartford Beach State Park
- Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve
- Roy Lake State Park
- Fort Sisseton Historic State Park
- Union Grove State Park
- Lake Alvin State Recreation Area
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center
- Geographic Center of the Nation Monument
- Good Earth State Park Visitor Center
- Jewel Cave National Monument Visitor Center
- Danish Alps State Recreation Area
- Missouri National Recreational River
- Rocky Point State Recreation Area
- Roy Lake State Park - East Unit
Common questions
How many parks does ParksRanked track in South Dakota?
We track 40 places in South Dakota, United States, of which 32 have enough data to be ranked.
What is the top-ranked park in South Dakota?
Wind Cave National Park leads with a ParksRanked Score of 0 (49% data coverage).
Are these rankings influenced by advertising?
No. Rankings reflect our own ParksRanked Score only. Every place is shown, sparse-data places are clearly marked, and no advertising or partnership ever influences the order.