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Lake Sakakawea State Park
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Located 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 park has a full service marina, including boat rentals,
convenience store, fishing guide services and boat and camper storage. For
information on marina services contact Captain Kit's Marina at 701-487-3600. Two
large boat ramps serve the park for access to the best salmon fishing on the
lake. The park hosts numerous fishing derbies throughout the summer.
The lake itself is one of the three largest man-made reservoirs in the nation.
It has a surface area of about 368,000 acres and is 178 miles long, reaching to
Williston ND. As part of the Missouri River system, the reservoir was created in
the 1950s with the completion of Garrison Dam, one of six main-stem dams built
and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, hydroelectric
power, navigation and irrigation.
Location—1 mile north of Pick City.
 Directions—Park
and campground maps are available online in pdf format and require Adobe Acrobat
Reader 5.0, which can be downloaded free of charge by clicking the Acrobat
Reader icon.
* Printable Park maps(pdf, 367K pdf)
* Printable Trail map (pdf,425K— large file, may take several minutes to
download)
Special Events and Weekend Programs
Additional information will be posted here as it becomes available.
* June 3—National Trails Day
* July 8—Boat Safety and Visitor Appreciation Day
* August 26—Great Planers Annual Salmon Derby
Cabins—Two small sleeping cabins are available for rent from mid-May through the
end of September. The cabins sleep 4-5 and are equipped with lights, heat, fan
and deck. No cooking is allowed inside the cabins and toilet and shower
facilities are located nearby in the main campground. Call the park for more
details or to make a reservation.
History—The park and lake are named in honor of Sakakawea, the Shoshone woman
who accompanied Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery on their journey to
find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean. More information about the history of Lake
Sakakawea State Park
Walking on the North Country Trail at Lake Sakakawea State ParkNorth Country
National Scenic Trail—Lake Sakakawea State Park is the terminus of the North
Country National Scenic Trail and has a certified, 1.3-mile segment of the trail
within its boundaries. When completed, the North Country Trail will stretch
3,200 miles from upstate New York to Lake Sakakawea State Park, where it joins
the route of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. The trail provides an
excellent vantage point for viewing the park's plants, animals and geological
features.
Plant Checklist (pdf, 106K) and Bird Checklist (pdf, 160K) are available
on-line.
Nearby attractions—Garrison Dam & Fish Hatchery • Audubon National Wildlife
Refuge • Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site • Coal Mine & Power
Plant tours • Golfing • Lewis & Clark Visitor Center
Lake Sakakawea State Park
Box 732, Riverdale, ND 58565
Ph. 701-487-3315
Reservations 1-800-807-4723
E-mail lssp@state.nd.us |
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