Nature reserve · South Dakota

Okeson Game Production Area

Okeson Game Production Area from directly overhead

Okeson Game Production Area is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 362 m. The nearest named place is Peever Slough State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.60695, -96.96771

5.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
26.0 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Peever Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
Roberts County State Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
Traverse Game Production Area: 8.4 mi
Jensens Addition Game Production Area: 9.0 mi
Metz Wildlife Management Area, West Unit: 9.7 mi

Parks14

Glacial River Warren Park: 5.3 mi
Sam Brown Valley Wayside Park: 5.8 mi
Wadsworth Trail Historical Marker: 6.0 mi
Sam Brown Memorial State Wayside: 6.2 mi
Eastman State Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi

Historic sites2

Samuel J Brown State Monument: 6.2 mi
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 23.5 mi

Beaches2

North Beach: 13.3 mi
South Beach: 13.6 mi

Rest areas2

Whetstone Valley Rest Area: 14.3 mi
Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 21.4 mi

Museums1

Sam Brown Log Cabin: 6.2 mi

Artworks1

Teepee: 20.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:32	19:01	19:40
June solstice	05:39	20:35	21:21
September equinox	07:16	18:48	19:27
December solstice	08:06	15:58	16:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	13	18	30	44	57	67	71	69	61	47	32	19
Precip in	0.6	0.7	1.1	2.1	2.8	3.5	3.5	2.6	2.5	2.3	0.6	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisseton Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1442429142

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