Running trails in Sioux Falls, SD

How to pick a trail in Sioux Falls

• Match the surface to your legs. Sioux Falls gives you a choice: 4 natural surface, 3 paved, and 1 mixed. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More natural surface trails →
• Loop or out-and-back? 2 trails here are loops, so you finish back at the car with no backtracking — the easiest way to run a set distance without thinking about it. On an out-and-back you turn round at half your target distance, which makes any trail fit any run. The longest stated distance in Sioux Falls is The Outdoor Campus at 2 mi.
• Check the hours before a 6am run. Plenty of trails sit inside parks that gate at dusk and don't unlock until well after sunrise, so a trail that's perfect at lunchtime can be locked at 6am. 17 of the 19 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
• Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 6 have trailhead parking, 12 have restrooms, and 1 has a water fountain in Sioux Falls. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
• The small things that decide it. 4 shaded, 1 with mile markers, 5 that runners describe as quiet, 5 dog-friendly, and 4 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.

More on all of this in the trail-running guides.

Browse Sioux Falls trails by type

• Natural surface trails (4 in Sioux Falls)
• Paved trails (3 in Sioux Falls)
• Mixed trails (1 in Sioux Falls)
• Loop trails (2 in Sioux Falls)
• Shaded trails (4 in Sioux Falls)
• Flat & fast (2 in Sioux Falls)
• Hilly trails (1 in Sioux Falls)
• Scenic trails (12 in Sioux Falls)
• Trails with restrooms (12 in Sioux Falls)
• Trails with water fountains (1 in Sioux Falls)
• Trailhead parking (6 in Sioux Falls)
• Trails with mile markers (1 in Sioux Falls)
• Quiet, uncrowded trails (5 in Sioux Falls)
• Dog-friendly (5 in Sioux Falls)
• Stroller & wheelchair-accessible (4 in Sioux Falls)

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