Oahe Downstream Recreation Area
Oahe Downstream Recreation Area
The park's three campgrounds give visitors a variety of recreational opportunities, from boating to hiking to disc golf. The Corps of Engineers began building the Oahe Dam in 1948 and in 1962 started generating electricity. It's one of the largest constructed reservoirs in the United States, measuring 231 miles connecting the capital cities of South Dakota and North Dakota.The modern lodging accommodations at Oahe Downstream offer increased comforts in an outdoor setting any time of the year.
Amenities
- ADA/Accessible Features
- Archery Range
- Archery Trail(s)
- Biking Trail(s)
- Boat Ramp(s)
- Campground(s)
- Camping Cabin(s)
- Drinking Water
- Dump Station
- Electrical Campsite(s)
- Fish Cleaning Station(s)
- Fishing Pier(s)
- Flush Toilets
- Group Picnic Shelter(s)
- Hiking Trail(s)
- Historical Site(s)
- Modern Lodging
- Off-highway Vehicle Area
- Paved Trail(s)
- Picnic Tables
- Playground(s)
- Pollinator Plot(s)
- Self-serve Entrance Kiosk(s)
- Shooting Range
- Shore Fishing Access
- Showers
- Ski Beach(es)
- Swim Beach(es)
- TRACK Trail(s)
- Vault Toilets (open year-round)
- Visitor Center(s)
ADA / Accessible
- Boat Ramp Access
- Camping Cabin(s)
- Campsite(s)
- Fish Cleaning Station(s)
- Fishing Access
- Fishing Pier(s)
- Flush Toilets
- Group Lodge
- Modern Cabin(s)
- Paved Trail(s)
- Picnic Tables
- Shooting Range(s)
- Showers
- Vault Toilets (open year-round)
- Visitor Center(s)
Activities
- Archery
- ATV & Off-highway Vehicles
- Biking (on park roads)
- Biking (on trails)
- Binocular Checkout
- Birdwatching
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Disc Golf
- Disc Golf Checkout
- Fishing
- Fishing Pole Checkout
- Geocaching
- GPS Unit Checkout
- Hiking
- Historical Interest
- Horseshoe Checkout
- Horseshoes
- Hunting
- Interpretive Signs
- Kayaking
- Lawn Game Checkout
- Life Jacket Checkout
- Paddleboarding
- Picnicking
- Shooting Sports
- Stargazing
- Swimming
- Volleyball
- Volleyball Checkout
- Walking (on park roads)
- Wildlife Watching
