Aerial view of the Missouri River and surrounding landscape. Photo: NPS Photo

Missouri National Recreational River

National Recreational River · Nebraska, South Dakota

Imagine a 100-mile stretch of North America's longest river, a vestige of the untamed American West.

  • LocationYankton, SD
  • Entrance No fee listed
  • HoursOpen 24 hours, daily
  • Alerts No active alerts

Overview

The Missouri National Recreational River is where imagination meets reality. Two free flowing stretches of the Missouri make up the National Park.

Relive the past by exploring the wild, untamed and mighty river that continues to flow as nature intended.

Topics
  • Animals
  • Archeology
  • Astronomy
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Buttes
  • Climate Change
  • Dams
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  • Deciduous Forests
  • Endangered
  • Engineering
  • Explorers and Expeditions
  • Fire
  • Fish
  • Floods
  • Foothills, Plains and Valleys
  • Forests and Woodlands
  • Forts
  • Geology
  • Grasslands
  • Infantry and Militia
  • Maritime
  • Migrations
  • Military
  • Monuments and Memorials
  • Native American Heritage
  • Night Sky
  • Prairies
  • Rare
  • River and Riparian
  • Roads, Routes and Highways
  • Rock Landscapes and Features
  • Ruins
  • Scenic Views
  • Ships and Shipwrecks
  • Tragic Events
  • Trails
  • Transportation
  • Tribal Conflicts
  • Unique Species
  • Wars and Conflicts
  • Water Trails
  • Watersheds
  • Westward Expansion
Sunken remains of the North Alabama steamboat appears only when water is low.
Sunken remains of the North Alabama steamboat appears only when water is low. — NPS Photo

Plan Your Visit

Hours

Open 24 hours, daily · Park Hours

Hours details
  • Park HoursOpen 24 hours, daily

    The entire park includes the 39-Mile District and 59-Mile District. Both districts are open 24 hours, seven days a week.

Entrance fees

No entrance fees listed.

Address

508 East 2nd Street
Yankton, SD 57078

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Getting There

508 East 2nd Street
Yankton, SD 57078

The National Park Service headquarters is located at 508 East Second Street in Yankton, South Dakota.

Mailing address: 508 East 2nd Street, Yankton, SD 57078

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