---
title: Ribbon Cutting Marks New Era at Palisades State Park
description: The Palisades State Park ribbon cutting recognized the culmination of years-long collaborative effort from citizens across South Dakota.
---

[News ](https://www.parkswildlifefoundation.org/news)

# [Ribbon Cutting Marks New Era at Palisades State Park](https://www.parkswildlifefoundation.org/news/ribbon-cutting-marks-new-era-at-palisades-state-park)

 Written by [South Dakota Parks & Wildlife Foundation](https://www.parkswildlifefoundation.org/news/author/south-dakota-parks-wildlife-foundation) | Jul 18, 2024 4:00:00 AM

After years of work and planning from the Foundation, alongside conservation-minded citizens, a new chapter in Palisades State Park history began on July 18, 2024. The ribbon cutting christened a 257-acre addition to the park, including efforts to add new entrance, roads, hiking trails, and 77 more campsites.

[View full post](https://www.parkswildlifefoundation.org/news/ribbon-cutting-marks-new-era-at-palisades-state-park)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "South Dakota Parks & Wildlife Foundation"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2025-05-13T19:29:48.460Z",
  "datePublished" : "2024-07-18T04:00:00Z",
  "headline" : "Ribbon Cutting Marks New Era at Palisades State Park",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 175,
    "url" : "https://242267374.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242267374/Blog%20Listings/BlogShare_300x175_PalisadesRibbonCutting.png",
    "width" : 300
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://www.parkswildlifefoundation.org/news/ribbon-cutting-marks-new-era-at-palisades-state-park",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60,
      "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
      "width" : 60
    },
    "name" : "News"
  }
}
```