South Shore Recreation Area
South Shore Recreation Area is a park in Gregory, South Dakota. South Shore Recreation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Randall, as well as near the village Pickstown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Randall Dam.
Fort Randall Dam
Dam
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Fort Randall Dam is a 2.03-mile-long earthen dam which spans the Missouri River and impounds Lake Francis Case, the 11th-largest reservoir in the U.S. The dam joins Gregory and Charles Mix counties, South Dakota, a distance of 880 river miles upstream of St. Louis, Missouri, where the river joins the Mississippi River. Fort Randall Dam is situated 2 miles east of South Shore Recreation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Randall and Pickstown.
Fort Randall
Hamlet
The Fort Randall Military Post was established in 1856 to help keep peace on the frontier. It was located on the south side of the Missouri River in South Dakota, just below the present site of the Fort Randall Dam. Fort Randall is situated 2½ miles southwest of South Shore Recreation Area.
Pickstown
Village
Pickstown is a town in southern Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 230 at the 2020 census. It was named after U.S. Army General Lewis A. Pickstown is situated 3½ miles east of South Shore Recreation Area.
South Shore Recreation Area
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Gregory, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.05027° or 43° 3′ 1″ northLongitude
-98.59536° or 98° 35′ 43″ westElevation
1,529 feet (466 metres)Open location code
86M33C23+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 357087851OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5231964
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