Skip to content
Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site, Sioux Falls, SD
Sports & Outdoors

Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site

A Sioux Falls arboretum with wetlands, gardens, native plantings, and walking trails, also tied to a historic site.

1900 S. Perry Place, Sioux Falls, SD 57110 · Sioux Falls, SD

About Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site

The arboretum began as an idea from local environmental advocate Mary Jo Wegner, who wanted Sioux Falls to have a natural retreat like those found in larger cities. Its wetlands, gardens, and native plants support both outdoor recreation and environmental education. The grounds also aim to show how earlier cultures lived with the natural landscape. Visitors can explore walking trails that differ in difficulty and length and see South Dakota wildlife and plants. The site also offers a kayak and canoe launch, classes, camps, and field trips.

  • #arboretum
  • #gardens
  • #native plants
  • #wetlands
  • #hiking trails

What's around here?

The closest stops to Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Family Favorite

    Falls Park

    No admission fee

    Watch the Big Sioux River drop over the falls from viewing platforms and a five-story tower with an outdoor deck.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    6.2 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums

    Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science

    Check prices

    Downtown Sioux Falls center combining visual arts, a hands-on science center, a planetarium, and performing arts in a historic former high school.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    6.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Siouxland Heritage Museums

    No admission fee

    Two free Sioux Falls history museums: the Old Courthouse Museum and the Pettigrew Home and Museum.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    6.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Museums
    Historic

    Old Courthouse Museum

    No admission fee

    Free regional history museum in an 1890s quartzite courthouse in downtown Sioux Falls, with three floors of exhibits, a restored courtroom and 16 early-1900s murals.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    6.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Palisades State Park

    Under $25

    Hike, climb or paddle among pink Sioux quartzite cliffs that rise above Split Rock Creek near Garretson.

    12 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Family Favorite

    Wild Water West Waterpark

    Under $25

    South Dakota's largest waterpark, with a wave pool, lazy river and a six-story waterslide.

    14 mi awayMore like this

Near Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site

More of the same kind

Keep exploring