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South Dakota Landmarks Map

A free printable illustrated map of South Dakota for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 3 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 5 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.

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Illustrated map of South Dakota with landmarks, industries and state symbols

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Illustrated map of South Dakota in color

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The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.

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Black and white illustrated map of South Dakota

Black and white

The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.

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What is on the South Dakota map

Every picture sits at its real location in South Dakota, with a one-line fact beside it. Pierre, the capital, is marked with a star.

Landmarks and natural places

  • Badlands National Park: Erosion carved these striped clay formations.
  • Black Elk Peak: The highest point in the state at 7,242 feet.
  • Lake Oahe: A huge lake behind Oahe Dam, finished in 1962.
  • Sica Hollow State Park: A wooded ravine filled with Dakota Sioux lore.
  • Mount Rushmore: Four presidential faces carved into granite.
  • The Corn Palace: A unique arena decorated with murals of corn.
  • Petrified Wood Park: A museum built of fossilized wood in the 1930s.
  • Rosebud Sioux Tribe: The Sicangu Lakota are based in Rosebud.

What South Dakota makes and grows

  • Wheat Farming: A major crop grown in central South Dakota.
  • Gold Mining: The Homestake Mine ran from 1876 to 2002.
  • Cattle Ranching: Beef cattle outnumber people in South Dakota.

State symbols

  • Black Hills Spruce: This dense evergreen can live over 150 years.
  • American Pasqueflower: This lavender wildflower blooms early in spring.
  • Ring-Necked Pheasant: This colorful bird was introduced here in 1908.
  • Coyote: This wild dog can run 43 miles per hour.
  • Triceratops Fossil: This dinosaur could grow 30 feet long.

South Dakota key facts

From the box on the map

Nickname
The Mount Rushmore State
Capital
Pierre
Largest city
Sioux Falls
Became a state
November 2, 1889 (40th)
State bird
Ring-necked pheasant
State flower
American pasqueflower
State tree
Black Hills spruce
Motto
Under God the people rule

Cities shown

  • Pierre (capital)
  • Sioux Falls
  • Rapid City
  • Aberdeen
  • Watertown

The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.

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