Cross Ranch State Park is located along some of the last free-flowing and undeveloped stretches of the Missouri River. While exploring Cross Ranch State Park, visitors may find themselves traveling back in time, catching a glimpse of the landscape as it appeared to Native Americans inhabiting the area ........more >

Fort Lincoln State Park, located near Mandan, North Dakota, is a historical park that spans approximately 977 acres. It was established in 1907 to preserve the area's rich history and natural beauty. The main feature of Fort Lincoln State Park is the reconstructed military post known as Fort Abraham ........more >

John Jacob Astoraposs American Fur Company built Fort Union Trading Post in 1828 near the junction of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers in what is now North Dakota. In itaposs heyday, the post was a busy place and employed up to 100 people. It became the headquarters for trading buffalo hides and ........more >

Earthlodge people hunted bison and other game, but were in essence farmers living in villages along the Missouri and its tributaries. The site was a major Native American trade center for hundreds of years prior to becoming an important market place for fur traders after 1750.........more >

Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge NWR is located in the Missouri Slope region of western North Dakota, near the Killdeer Mountains. Established in the mid 1930aposs for migratory waterfowl, this unique Refuge encompasses slightly more than 4,000 acres and is home to approximately 226 bird species, ........more >

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. Two large ........more >

Lake Zahl National Wildlife Refuge NWR is a fee title and easement refuge. The Refuge lies at the juncture of the Missouri Coteau and the Missouri Slope physiographic regions. Water flowing out of Lake Zahl enters the Little Muddy River which flows into Lake Sakakawea, along the Missouri River, 28 ........more >

The towering buttes and rolling hills of North Dakotaaposs 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. Anglers will find excellent fishing for walleye, ........more >

Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge NWR lies in the heart of the Missouri Coteau region, a dead ice moraine feature. Topography includes rolling to steep hills in mid-grass prairie, dotted with more than 4,100 wetlands and small clumps of aspens. Lostwood NWR is the largest contiguous block of native ........more >

Theodore Roosevelt National Park is in the colorful North Dakota badlands and is home to a variety of plants and animals, including bison, prairie dogs, and elk.........more >