A forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups.
Beyond the campground, Lake Sakakawea stretches 178 miles with some 1,340 miles of shoreline and supports a large range of activities year-round boating, sailing, scuba diving, water sports, mountain biking, hiking, wildlife viewing and winter ice fishing among them. Anglers come for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskie, bass, bluegill and crappie; the lake even hosts Chinook salmon (the only body of water in the state with that species) and has produced several state record fish, with the best catfishing found just 6 miles downstream of Garrison Dam.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Dump station on site.
Not listed — confirm before booking: Max RV length isn't listed.
Check dates on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 67 sites.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 061 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 005 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 032 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 059 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 049 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 043 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 057 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 066 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 018 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 038 standard nonelectric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 67 no-hookup individual sites.
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“Camp host needs to enforce generator running after 11 pm. Some runs there's all night. Need two dump station for all the campers. One not enough. ”
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| 052 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 056 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 035 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 051 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 027 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 026 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 067 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 041 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 046 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 030 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 031 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 009 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 054 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 004 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 058 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 003 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 013 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 045 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 015 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 019 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 007 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 006 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 017 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 025 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 039 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 016 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 060 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 021 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 044 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
| 028 standard nonelectric | – | – | $14 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights140 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights195 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every nightAn idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.
Rentals that may deliver here. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.
Toy hauler · 44 ft · sleeps 6 · 50 mi from campground
$150/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Fifth wheel · 29 ft · sleeps 4 · 65 mi from campground
$125/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 36 ft · sleeps 8 · 65 mi from campground
$165/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalPaid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.
North Dakota area · 4 hr · from $385/person
North Dakota area · 1 hr–2 hr · from $21/person
North Dakota area · 2 hr–3 hr · from $20/person
stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
For September weekends, book about 156 days ahead. Three in four September Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 80 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 54 days ahead | 108 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 79 days ahead |
| June | 54 days ahead | 131 days ahead | 34 days ahead | 117 days ahead |
| July | 37 days ahead | 115 days ahead | 32 days ahead | 151 days ahead |
| August | 28 days ahead | 118 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 62 days ahead |
| September | 80 days ahead | 156 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 21 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (6,535 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
67 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent, van or small RV, no power
67 sites · $14/night
Loops: East End loop (49), West End loop (18)
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
North Dakota area · 9 hr–10 hr · from $19/person
North Dakota area · 2.5 hr · from $15/person
North Dakota area · 1.5 hr · from $54/person
North Dakota area · 2 hr · from $12/person
North Dakota area · 1.5 hr · from $41/person
North Dakota area · 1.5 hr · from $41/person
