Pipestone National Monument

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36 Reservation Ave, Pipestone, Minnesota

Description

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.

Need to Know

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.

Maps and Navigation

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.

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Pipestone National Monument

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Pipestone, Minnesota

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