Recreation area

New Town

Sakakawea Lake · Riverdale · North Dakota — managed by US Army Corps of Engineers

First-come, first-served — no online reservations

About this campground

This recreation area is part of Sakakawea Lake

About Sakakawea Lake

Garrison Dam, ND is located 75 miles northwest of Bismarck on the Missouri River. Lake Sakakawea is 178 miles long with 1,340 miles of shoreline and extends from Riverdale to Trenton. There are 35 recreation areas around Lake Sakakawea offering outdoor recreation opportunities such as camping, boating, fishing, sailing and hunting. The lake is an important resting stop for whooping cranes and a nesting area for the least tern and piping plover.

Describes the wider recreation area this campground sits in. Source: Recreation.gov.

Getting there

From Bismarck, ND, 70 miles north via US 83 and ND 200.

Directions to Sakakawea Lake, not to this specific campground.

Elevation
1,862 ft
Contact
(701) 654-7411
Sakakawea Lake office

Activities

  • BOATING
  • CAMPING
  • FISHING
  • PICNICKING
  • WINTER SPORTS
  • WATER SPORTS
  • PLAYGROUND PARK SPECIALIZED SPORT SITE
  • OTHER RECREATION CONCESSION SITE

Nearby federal campgrounds

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Details from Recreation.gov's official RIDB catalog. Conditions change — confirm with the managing office before you go. Not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.