Oct 1-2 Cruise

This year the South Dakota Canoe & Kayak Association is celebrating it's 30th Anniversary. With every milestone comes a celebration.

On October 1-2, we will be hosting a two-part cruise. We'd love to have you join us on some or all of it!

Saturday, October 1:

2:00pm - Meet at Lien Park (North Cliff) in Sioux Falls. We'll shuttle cars to Big Sioux Recreation (Brandon).

2:45pm - Lien Park to Big Sioux Recreation (approx 11 miles)

7:00pm - SDCKA Cook-out at Big Sioux Rec Picnic Shelter

Please get your camping reservations as soon as possible. They fill-up fast on the weekends.
http://gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/big-sioux/


Sunday, October 2:

8:00am - Shuttle cars to the Lake Alvin access

8:45am - Big Sioux Rec to Lake Alvin access (approx 12.5 miles)

This will be a great event to get together with your paddling friends and meet new ones!

Please give me a call if you have any questions.

Steven Dahlmeier

President

South Dakota Canoe & Kayak Association

605-864-9011

BSR Clean-up

A HUGE thank you to all the volunteers who came out tonight (Aug 17, 2011) to help clean the river. We made a small dent in a dirty river - but we call can all be proud of what was accomplished. A TV, kiddy pool, shoes, inner tubes and way too many grocery bags - will no longer be spending their days hanging along the banks of the Big Sioux. THANKS AGAIN!

Annual Big Sioux River Clean-up

As the waters begin to recede on Big Sioux River through Sioux Falls, it makes way to piles of garbage that have washed down and collected along the banks and in trees. We have to take it among ourselves to get the river back to the way we all enjoy it most - clean!

As part of our yearly push to keep the rivers clean, we'll be hosting a clean-up cruise on Wed Aug 17 at 5:30pm.

Please meet at Farm Field Park (57th & Western).

Canoes & kayaks are welcome. Please bring along gloves and bug spray. Milk crates also work great for temp storage on your hull.

We will work our way downstream and collect trash along the banks. A few of the canoes will act as barges to haul the trash downstream.

This year we are partnering with Millennium Recycling to recycle as much trash as possible this year.

Post a comment with any questions.

July 23-24 Paddles

Saturday July 23 2:00 P.M.

Lake Lakota Paddle

Lake Lakota is located southeast of Newton Hills State Park. Newton Hills is south of Canton.

Sunday July 24 1:00 P.M.

Meet at Legacy Park for a Skunk Creek / Big Sioux River paddle to E. 26th street

If you have any questions you may call Dave Finck at 605-366-6844.

June 19: Father's Day Skunk Creek/ BSR Cruise

What: Father's Day Skunk Creek / Big Sioux River Cruise

When: June 19 @ 1pm

Where: Meet at Legacy Park (12th & Sertoma)

Dave and Mary Finck and Larry Braaten are planning a run from Legacy park to east 26th street we will meet at Legacy Park on west 12th at 1:00 P M on Sunday afternoon June 19 and shuttle vehicles to east 26th steet this is 4-4 1/2 hour trip hope to see you there. If you have any questions you can call Dave at 605-366-6844.

June 12: Split Rock Creek

What: Split Rock Creek Cruise

Where: North of Brandon to McHardy Park - meet @ McHardy

When: Sunday, June 12th @ 1pm

Meet at McHardy park to caravan to the put-in at the bridge on 259th street. Anyone wanting to join us are more than welcome. If you have any questions you may call Dave Finck at: 605-366-6844.

Saturday, June 4: Paddling Fair / Water Sampling

Saturday, June 4, 2011

10:00 a.m. Water Sampling with Dakota Water Watch (Lake Alvin)

12:00 p.m. Grilling at the lake

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Paddling Fair (Lake Alvin)

5:00 p.m. - Split Rock Creek Cruise

We will be meeting at Lake Alvin at 10:00 a.m. to conduct a water sampling throughout the lake in conjunction with Dakota Water Watch. Volunteers will paddle to various areas on the lake and take water samples and check depth. DWW will provide all the materials. Please let Dave Finck know if you plan on attending. dfctx@msn.com

We will be using the southwest boat ramp at Lake Alvin.

Following the water sampling, we will be grilling out along the lake. Feel free to bring along something to grill and join us.

At 1:00 p.m. we will host our annual Paddling Fair at Lake Alvin. SDCKA members will bring their boats, along with various vendors in the area, and allow anyone new to the sport, or looking at upgrading their boats, to test drive anyone they'd like. Staff will be on hand for guidance and give instruction.

We've added a Split Rock Creek cruise starting at 5pm. We will meet below the dam in the Garretson city park.

We hope you'll come out an join us! Feel free to email me if you have any questions. dahlmeis@hotmail.com