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Near: Fort ThompsonZZ (Weather)
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60 Total
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60 Difficulty: Challenging Trail
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Trail Description Remote scenic trails are along the ruggedly beautiful Missouri River breaks located in central South Dakota. The north trail takes you past a large buffalo herd, prairie dog town, and an old Indian burial ground. Along the trail you can see eagles, coyotes, antelope, deer, and many other kinds of animals living in their natural environment. The experienced trail guide will tell you the amazing history of the area from bygone horse days up to the present time. Trail rides can be customized to suit your time constraints whether you want to ride for a couple of hours or a couple of days. Some of our guests choose to ride out a few miles and camp overnight in tents, fish for the evening meal of Walleye, Bass or Trout, enjoy coffee and stories around a blazing campfire and ride back in the next day. The south trail leads you along the Missouri River past an ancient (600 year old) American Indian massacre site and buffalo jump. We are always ready to help you choose the best trail for your needs. We have a chuch wagon available to cater your overnight and breakfast camp meals or you can arrange to make your own brown bag pack lunch. You should bring and ride your own mount because we presently have a limited number of trail horses. Overnight pens and feed are available.
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Campground There are many developed Corp of Engineer campground sites as well as a modern motel in the area. There are also free undeveloped sites where you can set up camp. Trails are open from May 1st through September 1st.
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Directions You can call Jerry at (605) 245-2189 or email jlytle@midstatesd.net for reservations or further information. If you choose our snail mail address it is: Jerry Lytle, P.O. Box 80, Fort Thompson, SD, 57339.
This information was provided by jlytle@midstatesd.net on 11/29/2005 4:02:09 PM

Notes on Difficulty Rating:  
 Easy
(Gently sloping or level terrain; trails are groomed or wide open; shallow or no creek crossings. ) 
 More Difficult (Moderate hills over consistent surface; possibly some narrow trails and short steeper slopes) 
 Rigorous (Easy to More Difficult for rider but physically challenging for horse such as on a level surface through deep sand) 
 Challenging (Possible rocky, uneven surface, steep slopes, uncleared trails, faster flowing streams and other obstacles that lead to more difficult riding for rider and horse)

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