Part of the park · Since 1921
Horseshoe and shuffleboard courts
Lanes on the east side of the park, where the clank of shoes on stakes has been a summer sound since 1921.
The story
Horseshoe pits were built in 1921, and the game became one of the park's traditions. The South Dakota State Horseshoe Tournament was held here in 1969 before a large crowd. The game is less popular than it was, and the 2020 master plan notes that Parks and Recreation will look at moving tournaments to Elmwood Park, but the pits are still used. A shuffleboard court sits with them.
Photographs: Frame from The McKennan Park Historic District, City of Sioux Falls government-access television, 2010, via Internet Archive.
At a glance
| Built | 1921 |
|---|---|
| State tournament | 1969 |
| Shuffleboard | Beside the horseshoe courts |
| Where | East side |
Questions: Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation, 605-367-7060.
Keep walking
Next parts of the park.
The picnic shelter and winter rink
A 22-by-22-foot shelter with power, reservable online. The ice rink goes in beside it when the ground freezes.
The walk and the trees
A paved loop under elms and walnuts, replanted after Dutch elm disease took the first canopy.
The wading pool
Free since 1929. The fourth pool on the site opened May 29, 2026, with a slide, sprays and a new bathhouse.