Map Legend


Birding Locations Interstate Highway United States Highway State Highway County Highway Rivers/Streams/Temporary Waters U.S. FWS Waterfowl Production Area


S.D. GFP Game Production Area & S.D. GPA/Water Access Area (WAA) Parks and Recreation Areas Cities/Towns Lake


County Boundary


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CS Snow Geese South Dakota Tourism and State Development


Parking Vault Toilet Comfort Station


1. Oakwood Lakes State Park – Brookings County Habitat


The park is in an area encompassing eight glacially


carved lakes, wetlands, deciduous and coniferous woodlands, open meadows and some native prairie. The park, plus contiguous GPA, encompasses 1,065 acres.


Look for these birds Many waterfowl species, huge flocks of Snow Geese with Ross’ Geese in spring migration, warblers and sparrows in migration, Green Heron, Great Egret, Black-crowned Night-Heron, American Woodcock, Yellow-billed and Black- billed Cuckoo, Eastern Bluebird, Red-tailed Hawk, American Bittern, Northern Cardinal, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker. Rarities: Blue Grosbeak, Least Bittern


Best birding months March through October Open: 6 a.m.–11 p.m., March-September; 6 a.m.–9 p.m., October-April. State Park entrance license required. (T, CS)


Tips A heron and egret colony in the northeast corner of the park is accessible by canoe. Trails, gravel and paved roads throughout park. Running south on gravel road 457th Ave., four miles west of south park entrance, for 11 miles to Lake Sinai is excellent wetland habitat on both sides of the road. Excellent birding during spring migration.


Contact Park Supervisor, 46109 202nd St., Bruce, SD 57220 (605) 627-5441 OakwoodLakes@state.sd.us


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