Paddling near Watertown, SD
Water defines Watertown in Codington County: Lake Kampeska sits to the west, Pelican Lake to the south, and the Big Sioux River runs through the city's heart. This corner of eastern South Dakota is glacial prairie-pothole country, with dozens of lakes within a short drive and a mix of flatwater touring and moving-water river paddling on offer.
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