§ 02 — OVERVIEW
For over 3,000 years, Indigenous people have quarried the red stone at this site to make pipes used in prayer and ceremony - a tradition that continues to this day and makes this site sacred to many people.
§ 03 — LOCATION
Directions
Plane: Commercial service - located at Sioux Falls, SD -Joe Foss Field airport. 50 miles from Pipestone National Monument. Rental cars are available at the airport. Non-Commercial service - located at Pipestone MN airport. Courtesy car or transit service available to Pipestone National Monument from the airport. Car: Pipestone National Monument is easily accessible from local highways. When you reach the city of Pipestone, road signs will lead you to Pipestone National Monument.
Weather Notes
Weather varies seasonally from warm and humid in the summer to cold and snowy in the winter. Visitors should be prepared for seasonal weather and for rapidly-changing conditions.
§ 04 — AMENITIES
§ 05 — CONDITIONS
National Weather Service · seven-day outlook · updated hourly
§ 06 — SIGNAL
FCC broadband data · actual signal varies in remote terrain
§ 07—10 — FROM THE FIELD
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§ 08 — REVIEWS
§ 09 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 10 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
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§ 01 — VITALS
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Based on FCC availability data. Actual signal may vary in remote terrain.
Tod
68°F
Rain Showers
5 to 20 mph WNW
Fri
84°F
Sunny
10 to 15 mph WSW
Sat
74°F
Mostly Sunny
5 to 20 mph NNW
Sun
73°F
Sunny
10 to 20 mph NW
Mon
73°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
5 to 20 mph WNW
Tue
74°F
Mostly Sunny
5 to 15 mph NW
Wed
82°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
5 to 15 mph WSW