Sioux Empire Paddlers Big Sioux River Circuit
Sioux Empire Paddlers want to help you explore more parts of the Big Sioux River. The Big Sioux River stretches 419 miles from Roberts County to Sioux City, Iowa. 419 miles is a lot to cover so we decided to make a Big Sioux Circuit to cover from Flandreau, SD to Akron, IA in 2021. If this circuit does well we hope to 2022 can get us from Watertown, SD to Sioux City, IA.
The Big Sioux Circuit wont be a bunch of overnights or racing. We will do day trip sections throughout the summer as a group. We will help each other shuttle and explore new sections of The Big Sioux. We hope this circuit can open up more river to paddlers that aren’t familiar with certain stretches.
Big Sioux Circuit Routes
- Flandreau, SD to Trent, SD
- Trent, SD to Dell Rapids, SD
- Dell Rapids, SD to Baltic, SD
- Sioux Falls Farmfield Park to Downtown Sioux Falls
- Lien Park to Big Sioux Recreational Area
- Big Sioux Recreational Area to HWY 42 (FOP) Launch
- HWY 42 (FOP) Launch to Grandview
- Grandview to Klondike
- Klondike to Canton
- Canton to Newton Hills
- Newton Hills to Fairview
- Fairview to Oak Ridge PWA
- Oak Ridge PWA to Oak Grove County Park
- Oak Grove County Park to Carr’s Landing
- Carr’s Landing to Big Sioux County Park by Akron
Depending on the flow and which day we pick to paddle a certain route we may include more than one route. If you are familiar with a certain stretch and would love to lead paddlers down any route, please let us know. This will be a great opportunity to show others your favorite section of the river and help others paddle down it safely.
