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Newton Hills State Park
- Established
- 1949
- Acreage
- 1,063 · 1,063 acres in the Coteau des Prairies; expanded by ~46 acres plus 176-acre adjoining wildlife area in 2024
- Location
- Lincoln County, SD (near Canton, ~25 miles south of Sioux Falls)
- Key features
- Rolling oak-hickory wooded hills; Sergeant Creek; remnant tallgrass prairie; prehistoric burial mounds (300 BC-900 AD)
- Activities
- Hiking, camping, horseback riding, mountain biking, swimming, bird watching
- Notable
- Named for William Newton, an 1850s Lincoln County homesteader; the wooded hills are an unusual oasis on the eastern South Dakota plains
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Source: gfp.sd.gov · 2026-05-14