Welcome back to National Parks and other public lands with T!
Falls Park is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, covering 123 acres around the Big Sioux River. We walked over to the park from our downtown hotel before beginning our road trip across the state. We strolled the path along the river, posed for photos by the main waterfall and admired the sculptures along the way. We climbed the small observation tower to take in the views. Click the YouTube link at the bottom of this post for some great aerial video of Falls Park.
We passed the ruins of the 1878 Queen Bee Mill. This mill was built to harness the power of the falls to save local farmers the cost of shipping their wheat crop to Minnesota. It was not successful as a flour mill, was converted to a warehouse in 1929 and burned down in 1956. The 1908 Light and Power company building, which used the raceway from the Queen Bee Mill, was abandoned in 1974. It was converted to the Falls Overlook Cafe by the city.
Location: 131 E Falls Park Dr, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Designation: City Park
Date designated or established: August 3, 1938
Date of my visit: 7/25/2009
Falls Park aerial video courtesy of Aaron Moulton on You Tube
Fascinating history, but what a fascinating park.
This was my first visit to a waterfall in an urban area😀
Looks like I should have found time to explore the park a little more. It’s a beautiful spot.
That park is really something, but we liked all of Sioux Falls when we were there in 2017.
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What a beauty – the park and expecially the little girl.
Awww thanks! She’s all grown up now
Thanks for the memories, T. We enjoyed our visit here in 2018. Allan
It’s a nice walkable City
Beautiful park, but mostly just wanted to say: What an adorable photo of your daughter!
Thanks! So many years ago…all grown up now
That looks like a cool adventure.
It was a nice stroll through a walkable city
It was a pleasant little surprise when we stopped there earlier this year!
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Spectacular!
Thanks!😀
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Yes I will check…so strange what gets flagged for spam
It was actually in pending, not spam. I’m guessing because of the links
I agree: it’s highly likely because of the links.
I remember stumbling upon this place years ago. It is really a beautiful waterfall in a mid-west setting.
Yes! 🙂
Thanks for “freeing” me. 😉
I loved the beauty of the City surrounding these Falls.
It is a nice city! 🙂