State Guide
Explore North Dakota Outdoors
North Dakota offers 120 trails, 182 parks, and 498 campgrounds worth planning a trip around. The trail mix runs 59 easy, 31 moderate, 10 difficult, and 8 expert-rated, so the state holds something for casual walkers and seasoned alpinists alike. Routes range from under a mile to 41 miles, with the toughest climbs gaining 5860 feet. Public lands worth knowing here include Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, and Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site. Among the trails hikers return to: Mah Daah Hey II Trail, East River Road to Scenic Loop Drive, and Achenbach and North Achenbach Trail Loop.
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Campgrounds in North Dakota
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4 Bears RV Park
New Town
A Three M's Housing and RV Park
Watford City
Alpha & Omega RV Park
Stanley
Arrowwood RV Park
Watford City
Arthur Park
Arthur
Backcountry Campsite
Sibley
Badger Bay
Hazelton
Beaver Creek - Lake Oahe
Oahe Dam Lake Oahe Sd And Nd — Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek Bay Campground
Garrison Dam Lake Sakakawea Nd — Beaver Creek
Beaver Lake State Park
Beaver Lake State Park
Belfield Dam - ND GFD
Belfield
Bennett
Little Missouri National Grassland
More Popular Trails
Strong options people open most often when researching North Dakota.
63rd Street Southeast
Sheyenne National Grassland, North Dakota
63rd Street Southeast
Sheyenne National Grassland, North Dakota
Achenbach and North Achenbach Trail Loop
Watford City, North Dakota
Battle of the Badlands
Little Missouri National Grassland, North Dakota
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