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Meade County
=Fort Meade Recreation Area= Enter Park on Old Stone Rd., off I-90 Exit 34 Fort Meade Recreation Area web site Fort Meade Recreation Area map

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Fort Meade Recreation Area
Coordinates: 44.3752145, -103.4670201 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips on Birding Fort Meade Recreation Area
A diversity of habitat affords many opportunities to stop and walk about along this drive. From the east entrance (I-90), this well-maintained gravel road offers instant access to Alkali Creek Recreation Area. Three parking areas allow easy access to the creek. Park at the horse camp and walk that area. Upon leaving Alkali Creek, the road passes through a 2-mile stretch of mixed prairie habitat. Shortly after entering the pine forest, the road is intersected by the Centennial Trail. Immediately after this junction is a small turn-out area. At this point there is a nice little trail to a stream, pond and mixed deciduous area. This trail also continues up, into pine dominant habitat. The remainder of the tour route to Fort Meade is a winding road through heavy pine forest, but lined on both sides with mixed deciduous forest. Either retrace your route, or go through Sturgis to return to I-90. From [|Black Hills, Badlands, and Lakes Birding Trail by SD Game, Fish, and Parks]

About Fort Meade Recreation Area
Creek lined with oak, ash, cottonwood and other deciduous dense forest with hiking trail access into pine forest to the east and west, riparian shrubs and both deciduous and coniferous tree stands, mixed-grass prairie.

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