Yankton, South Dakota

==Recreation==
[[File:Gavins Point Dam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Gavins Point Dam]], constructed from 1952 to 1957 (foreground) with [[Lewis and Clark Lake]] in the background, just west of Yankton.]]
The City of Yankton maintains fourteen municipal parks, including Fantle Memorial Park, which is the location of an outdoor public swimming pool, and Riverside Park, which is home to the city's Riverside Baseball Field. There are two golf courses in the city:  the Fox Run municipal golf course, and the private golf course located at Hillcrest Golf and Country Club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofyankton.org/recreation/parks/index.php |title=City of Yankton, Department of Parks and Recreation |access-date=July 19, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805175603/http://www.cityofyankton.org/recreation/parks/index.php|archive-date=August 5, 2012}}</ref> The City of Yankton and the Yankton School District jointly maintain and operate the Yankton High School and Summit Activities Center; this facility offers an indoor swimming pool, several gymnasiums, and a public weight lifting room.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Yankton, Summit Activities Center |url=http://www.cityofyankton.org/recreation/sac/index.php |access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918151134/http://www.cityofyankton.org/recreation/sac/index.php|archive-date=September 18, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

The double-decker Meridian Bridge over the [[Missouri River]] was decommissioned for traffic in October 2008 after the new Discovery Highway Bridge was opened.  This old bridge was converted to a pedestrian bridge (photo), and is part of the city's extensive pedestrian and bicycle path system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofyankton.org/recreation/trails/trails-map.php |title=City of Yankton, Trails System.|access-date=July 19, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722131211/http://www.cityofyankton.org/recreation/trails/trails-map.php|archive-date=July 22, 2014}}</ref> The Brokaw-Auld Trail is a linear park and recreational path along Marne Creek, and the State of South Dakota has developed trails and paths to and throughout the Lewis and Clark Recreation Area.

Four miles west of Yankton, [[Lewis and Clark Lake]] attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year. The Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, extending approximately two miles along the north shore of Lewis and Clark Lake, offering camping, swimming, hiking/biking trails, and boating facilities. The Lewis and Clark Resort and Marina is located within the park and offers cabin rentals, marina slips, convenience store, and a waterfront restaurant. The [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] also maintains public recreation areas along the Missouri River just downstream of [[Gavins Point Dam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/lewis-and-clark/|title=SD GFP – State Parks – Directory – Lewis and Clark|work=Lewis & Clark Recreation Area |access-date=February 3, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202150532/https://gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/lewis-and-clark/|archive-date=February 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/Dam-and-Lake-Projects/Missouri-River-Dams/Gavins-Point/ |title=Omaha District > Missions > Dam and Lake Projects > Missouri River Dams > Gavins Point |access-date=April 14, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422142314/http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/Dam-and-Lake-Projects/Missouri-River-Dams/Gavins-Point/}}</ref>