Missouri National Recreational River

National Recreational River · South Dakota, Nebraska

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Aerial view of the Missouri River and surrounding landscape.
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Hours

Park Hours

Usual hours: Park Hours
Every dayAll Day

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

Visitor centers

Missouri National Recreational River Headquarters

Missouri National Recreational River Headquarters

Usual hours: Missouri National Recreational River Headquarters
Monday – Friday8:00AM - 4:30PM
Saturday – SundayClosed

Coming up:

  • Nov 11: Veterans Day
  • Nov 26: Thanksgiving (closed)

Missouri National Recreational River is open every day of the year. The National Park Service operates a Visitor Contact Station inside their Yankton, South Dakota park headquarters building located at 508 East Second Street. The headquarters is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and all federal holidays.

About this park

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 exploring the wild, untamed and mighty river that continues to flow as nature intended.