Ed L.
Yelp
One of the two major tourist places I visited while visiting the Sioux Falls South Dakota area was here at Falls Park. It was as beautiful in photos as it was in person.
Life has taken me to a bunch of places. At this moment in time, it has taken me here to Falls Park here instead in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The park itself was fairly large in size, but small enough to be contained within a sizable area. The main centerpiece of the park was the waterfall that cascades in the middle of the park. It was quite lovely and nice to see on a warm September day during Labor Day weekend 2023. Falls Park is well maintained by the local government here and love the fact that its for everyone. During my visit here to Falls Park, we saw many families with small children visiting the park. My friend and I spent about 45 minutes here, with a pitstop for a photo of the falls. We could see many people line up to get a chance at photos with the falls. For me though, I enjoyed the falls without having to walk down to it. I even took a selfie with it from the parking lot. The location is practically centralized in the city and a short drive from the Sioux Falls regional airport. The most impressive thing is that everything in the park was green especially in the summer. I guess you could say it's well maintained for sure. There's plenty of room to socalization and it is nice to come here when you need a break from the urban rat race. Plus, plenty of space for social distancing, if that's a thing anymore. Definitely a tourist attraction in Sioux Falls, even though it's a community park with a nice waterfall centerpiece. It attracts everyone to its borders.
The overall experience here at Falls Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota was definitely something to see. The best thing about this was that we did not have to pay admission for it. Free free and more free is music to my ears. Thankfully, there is a restroom on premises, so my friend and I made use of it during our time here. Falls Park is very beautiful for a community park and we walked around before heading for lunch. During our 45 minutes here, we saw a lady posing in front of the falls and managed to get wet, since she managed to fall into the water. It was a scene for sure, but not without concern for the lady. She ended up being okay, just alot of wet like she jumped into a swimming pool or a lake. My friend told me about the pink-ish rocks that graced the area. They are oddly shaped rocks that are apparently predominately from the area and helped form Falls Park. It was interesting to read on Google afterwards on the history of Falls Park, even though there was informational signage around the property. We came here around 2pm, but I figured that daylight hours is good for everyone, but can be sketchy late into the night. Just be careful at night into the early morning hours for sketchy individuals. Still recommended for sure, since that's basically the only thing Sioux Falls, South Dakota has in terms of tourist attractions.
Falls Park is located in Siox Falls, South Dakota. It's physical address is off N Weber Avenue. As mentioned before, admission is FREE to enter the park. If you were to be dining in the restaurant inside the park, then, of course, there will be money involved, I'm sure. For the most part though, the experience here was very welcomed, even after a whirlwind travel from HNL red eye flight of 7 1/2 hours. I arrived here with my friend by car, so there was plenty of parking here for anyone and everyone for parking. If you rely on public transportation, I'm not sure if the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota has a local public transportation system already in service. Best to get a rental car or have Uber / Lyft if the above doesn't work out for you. While it is Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it was a nice respite from all that travel. The scenery was beautiful and the greenery was remarkable. Wish I could have stayed longer, but I had things to do in Lennox. If you have the chance to go, make sure you come here first on your list in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
5.0 stars for the overall experience.
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