Lewis & Clark Recreation Area attracts a lot of visitors around Yankton, S.D.It’s no secret that camping is a popular activity in the Yankton, S.D. area.
With RV parks dotting the Highway 52 corridor and the various parks along Lewis & Clark Lake and beyond drawing an increasing number of travelers bringing in recreational vehicles and trailers, a new business is hoping to help cut the need to venture more than an hour out of town to get basic services or even major repairs.
Gavins Point Recreational Center, currently being built west of town along Highway 52, is aiming at the portion of the nearly 2 million visitors per year that visit the lake area, many of whom arrive with campers and trailers in tow.
Mariah Nelson, a partner in the business, said that the need for such a facility has been around for quite some time.
“All of the owners of Gavins Point are locals,” she said. “We enjoy camping and we’ve long seen the need for camping services and sales in the area. Currently, the closest camper or recreational vehicle sales (center) is about 55 miles from us, so we’re excited to bring that service and sales to the Yankton area.”
Click here to read the story from Rob Nielsen in the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan.
She said the new camper facility will create 15 new full-time jobs for the Yankton area.
