Devils Lake, North Dakota's largest natural lake, is home to three state park and recreation areas in North Dakota.
Located in the heart of the North Dakota badlands, Sully Creek is just minutes away from the historic town of Medora and Theodore Roosevelt National Park. In the early spring, canoeing the Little Missouri River is a popular activity.
Located on the west shore of Beaver Lake, Beaver Lake State Park is operated as a seasonal park, with camping, picnicking and water-based activities available from mid-May through Labor Day.
On the north shore of Lake Sakakawea, this park was named for a late 1800s fort that served as a supply depot for other military posts in the Dakota Territory. A replica of the original fort's guardhouse serves as an interpretive center.
Rich in both early Native American and military history, Ft. Abraham Lincoln's visitor center and historic buildings feature exhibits and programs on the early occupation of the area.
Situated on the north shore of Lake Renwick, camping, boating, swimming and fishing for northern pike and other game fish are popular activities.
Constructed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, this park is located in a wooded valley along the meandering Turtle River.
Fort Ransom State Park, which takes its name from an 1860s military fort, is located in the midst of the scenic and heavily wooded Sheyenne River valley, along a nationally designated scenic byway.
Little Missouri State Park contains some of the most rugged, picturesque badlands terrain in North Dakota. Most of the park is accessible only on horseback or on foot.
Located along some of the last free-flowing and undeveloped stretches of the Missouri River, Cross Ranch is one of five North Dakota state parks designated as official Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail sites.
Located on Green Lake, Doyle Memorial is leased by the city of Wishek. The area is popular for camping, fishing and boating. The park, established in 1925, is named after J.J. Doyle, who donated the land for a park.
Nestled in the scenic Turtle Mountains on the United States and Canadian border, Lake Metigoshe is one of the most popular year-round vacation spots in North Dakota. The park is located along a state-designated scenic byway.
On the south shore of Lake Sakakawea adjacent to Garrison Dam, Lake Sakakawea State Park offers a wide range of water-based recreational activities and facilities.
Shelvers Grove State Recreation Area is a popular overnight camping spot for motorists traveling across northern North Dakota on U.S. Highway 2. The area has campsites with electrical hookups and modern comfort station, picnic shelters and a playground.
The towering buttes and rolling hills of North Dakota's badlands provide a rugged backdrop to this park, located on one of the upper bays of Lake Sakakawea. Modern boating facilities, including a marina, boat ramp and camp store, are major attractions.
"I never would have been President if it had not been for my experiences in North Dakota, " Theodore Roosevelt once remarked. Roosevelt first came to the badlands in September 1883 on a hunting trip.
Available species include pike, perch, walleye, white bass, muskie, and crappie. Public use area open 7 days a week. Overnight camping, water, and electric hookups.
The 142 foot high Heart Butte Dam, Heart Butte Project is on the Heart River in Grant County, North Dakota about 15 miles south of Glen Ullin. Managed by the Dakotas Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation.
Dickinson Dam and Reservoir (Edward Arthur Patterson Lake), on the Heart River, store water for irrigating valley lands downstream from the dam, and for a municipal water supply for the city of Dickinson, North Dakota.
Jamestown Dam and Reservoir are features of the PSMBP - Jamestown Dam. Located in central North Dakota the reservoir provides flood protection to areas downstream. The reservoir covers 2, 095 surface acres and has 45 miles of shoreline.
The Lonetree Wildlife Management Area in central North Dakota comprises 33, 000 acres of wildlife habitat owned by the Bureau of Reclamation and managed by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
The area is a 2, 000-acre native prairie and woody draw that has been set aside for wildlife habitat, environmental education, and outdoor recreation.
Located within the Prairie Pothole Region of ND, this 840-acre lake offers year-round recreational opportunities including birdwatching, boating, fishing, and hunting.
Visit the Memorial Gardens near this lake in northeast North Dakota.
Lake Ashtabula offers year-round recreational opportunities in the east central region of North Dakota. It is a very productive fishery with abundant populations of popular game fish including walleye, white bass, northern pike and yellow perch.
Located on a former Sioux hunting ground of treeless slopes and plains, this 1, 740 acre V-shaped lake offers year-round recreational opportunities including camping, boating, fishing, hunting and picnicking.
The Corps of Engineers' largest lake, and one of six built to control recurrent flooding on the Missouri River. Sites of early Indian culture and of trading and Army posts are located in the area.
The Dakota Prairie Grasslands are comprised of the Little Missouri National Grasslands, the Sheyenne National Grasslands, the Cedar River National Grasslands and the Grand River National Grasslands.