State: North Dakota
Open: Open all year
Number of Sites: 17
Free: Yes
This campground and recreation area is free to the public and offers 17 spacious campsites. Douglas Creek offers easy access to Lake Sakakawea. Campground consists of primitive campsites with picnic tables, grills, vault restrooms, boat ramps, and courtesy dock.
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.