Fort Pierre National Grassland

Fort Pierre National Grassland is a United States National Grassland in central South Dakota, south of the capital city Pierre and its neighbor Fort Pierre. The national grassland is primarily a mixed-grass prairie and has a land area of . In descending order of area it lies in parts of Lyman, Stanley, and Jones counties. Part of the movie Dances with Wolves was filmed there. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service together with the Nebraska and Samuel R. McKelvie National Forests and the Buffalo Gap and Oglala National Grasslands from common offices in Chadron, Nebraska. There is a local ranger district office located in Pierre.

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Fort Pierre National Grassland - Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands

Protected areas of Jones County, South Dakota

Protected areas of Lyman County, South Dakota

National Grasslands of the United States

Protected areas of Stanley County, South Dakota

Grasslands of South Dakota