Middle Sioux Falls
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Minnehaha County, South Dakota
- Access status
- City park viewpoints documented
- The walk
- Park walkways to viewing platforms; no distance stated
- Ground & access
- Paved park walkways and viewing platforms; the viewing tower has an elevator.
The falls of the Big Sioux River drop about 100 feet in a series of cascades through Falls Park, a 128-acre city park just north of downtown Sioux Falls. Walkways lead to several viewing platforms. The visitor information center has a five-story enclosed viewing tower with an elevator and an outdoor observation deck that gives a 360-degree view of the falls. The old millrace beside the falls is now a viewing platform. Sources describe the falls as one series and do not name the middle tier separately.
Plan your visit
Falls Park, Sioux Falls: viewing platforms and the observation tower beside the falls of the Big Sioux River
No walking distances are published. The falls are viewed from walkways, several viewing platforms and a five-story observation tower near the parking.
Paved park walkways and viewing platforms; the viewing tower has an elevator.
Where to start
Falls Park is just north of downtown Sioux Falls along the Big Sioux River. A visitor account reports ample free parking at the park.
Timing & water
No season limits are stated. The viewing tower is open while the visitor center is open and closes 10 minutes before the visitor center closes.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned for the park. A visitor account reports free parking.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
