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Aerial view of the Missouri River and surrounding landscape.

Sunken remains of the North Alabama steamboat appears only when water is low.

Scenic view of Missouri River on a sunny day

Educational trailer with painted pictures

A canoe loaded with gear sits quietly on a sandy river bank with blue sky above.

Get into nature by paddling the Missouri River.

Physical Address:

508 East 2nd Street

Yankton, SD 57078

Mailing Address:

508 East 2nd Street

Yankton, SD 57078

contact-details

Phone Number: 605-665-0209 Voice
Phone Number: 605-665-4183 Fax

Email Address: mnrr_visitorinfo@nps.gov
Description:

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes

Imagine a 100-mile stretch of North America's longest river, a vestige of the untamed American West. The Missouri National Recreational River is where imagination meets reality. Two free flowing stretches of the Missouri make up the National Park. Relive the past by making an exploration of the wild, untamed and mighty river that continues to flow as nature intended.

park designation:National Recreational River

Directions:

The National Park Service headquarters is located at 508 East Second Street in Yankton, South Dakota.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions

Operating Hours:

Park Hours

The entire park includes the 39-Mile District and 59-Mile District. Both districts are open 24 hours, seven days a week.

Weather Information:

Rapid weather changes are common along the Missouri National Recreational River corridor. Variations from season to season and from year to year are great. Characteristics of the climate are hot summers and cold winters. Sunshine is abundant, particularly in the summer months. Average annual rainfall is 25 inches. Thunderstorms can be dangerous and visitors should be prepared for them, especially from June until late August. Winter snowfall averages 34 inches annually.