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.
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.
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.
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site was established October 26, 1974. The 1, 758 acre site preserves historic and archaelogical remnants of the culture and agricultural lifestyle of the Northern Plains Indians.
"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.
Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established to develop and manage a system of wetlands and grasslands that is unique to the Red River Valley.
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in southeastern North Dakota along the western edge of the northern tallgrass prairie. The Wild Rice River flows through the Refuge and then through Lake Tewaukon.
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.
The Wetland Management District (WMD) was administratively created in 1993 and is a satellite station of the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is a 28-mile long river valley with three natural lakes. The northern boundary of the Refuge is Saskatchewan, Canada.
J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located along the Souris River in Bottineau and McHenry Counties of north-central North Dakota. The 58, 700-acre Refuge extends from Canada southward for approximately 45 miles.
Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in Ramsey and Towner Counties near the former town of Church's Ferry, North Dakota.
The vision of Sullys Hill National Game Preserve (NGP) is for broad community support to protect and manage big game, migratory birds, and other wildlife resources and their associated prairie and woodland habitats.
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), located 30 miles northwest of Minot, was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.
Arrowwood Wetland Management District (WMD) was established in 1961 as a breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.
Audubon National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in west-central North Dakota, and is part of a landscape marked by numerous wetlands or "potholes" that remained after glaciers melted more than 10, 000 years ago.
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of the nation's oldest Refuges, established in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt as a reserve and breeding ground for native birds.
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 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.