Lake Sakakawea State Park - Riverdale, North Dakota

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Lake Sakakawea State Park - Riverdale, North Dakota

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. There is a full service marina, including boat rentals, convenience store, fishing guide services and boat and camper storage.

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.

The lake and park 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.

North 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.

This is a wonderful place for hiking, biking, birdwatching or any number of other outdoor activities. Get out and enjoy the beauty of this area.

Location: 1 mile north of Pick City.

Ph. 701-487-3315
Reservations 1-800-807-4723