Lake Alvin Recreation Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Sioux Falls Escape — 93-acre lake just 20 minutes from Sioux Falls — South Dakota’s most accessible nature getaway
Lake Alvin Recreation Area centers on a 93-acre spring-fed lake in Lincoln County — just 20 minutes south of Sioux Falls, South Dakota’s largest city. The lake’s clear, spring-fed water supports excellent fishing for largemouth bass, bluegill, and rainbow trout (stocked). Lake Alvin is one of the few swimming lakes in the Sioux Falls area, with a sandy beach that draws families all summer. The surrounding Big Sioux River valley was the heart of homesteading in eastern South Dakota.
Visitor Information
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Location | Lincoln County, SD (20min from Sioux Falls!) |
| Entry Fee | SD Park Entrance License required |
| Lake | 93 acres spring-fed! |
| Swimming | Sandy beach! |
About Lake Alvin
Lake Alvin Recreation Area south of Sioux Falls provides lake recreation within easy reach of South Dakota’s largest city. The 100-acre lake offers fishing, swimming, and camping. The area sits in the Big Sioux River watershed — the tallgrass prairie transition zone where the eastern woodlands meet the Great Plains.
Things to Do
Fishing for bass and catfish, swimming at the beach, camping, picnicking, and escaping the city to enjoy a prairie lake near Sioux Falls.
About Lake Alvin
Lake Alvin Recreation Area in Lincoln County provides lake recreation on a 100-acre impoundment just 20 minutes south of Sioux Falls — South Dakota’s largest city. The park is one of the most accessible outdoor recreation areas for the Sioux Falls metro area (population 280,000+). The surrounding Big Sioux River valley is some of the richest agricultural land in the Great Plains.
Things to Do
Fishing for bass, bluegill, and catfish, swimming at the beach, camping, hiking, mountain biking, and accessible outdoor recreation near Sioux Falls.
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