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Public land camping

Army Corps of Engineers Campgrounds in North Dakota

9 places to camp in North Dakota run by the Army Corps of Engineers.

9
federal places to camp
9 Army Corps
9
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
1,879 ft
at the highest of them
Wolf Creek Campground. The lowest, East Ashtabula Crossing, sits at 1,299 ft
442
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 79 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds in North Dakota

9 places

  1. Beaver Creek Recreation Area Army Corps · Lake Oahe · Emmons County 1,648 ftelevation 61sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Downstream Campground Army Corps · Sakakawea Lake · McLean County 1,696 ftelevation 111sites 79 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. East Ashtabula Crossing Army Corps · Ashtabula Lake · Barnes County 1,299 ftelevation 36sites 79 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. East Totten Trail Campground Army Corps · Sakakawea Lake · McLean County 1,858 ftelevation 40sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Eggerts Landing Army Corps · Ashtabula Lake · Barnes County 1,338 ftelevation 40sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Hazelton Recreation Area Army Corps · Lake Oahe · Emmons County 1,660 ftelevation 30sites 67 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Mel Rieman Rec Army Corps · Ashtabula Lake · Barnes County 1,354 ftelevation 27sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. West Ashtabula Crossing Army Corps · Ashtabula Lake · Barnes County 1,381 ftelevation 30sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Wolf Creek Campground Army Corps · Sakakawea Lake · McLean County 1,879 ftelevation 67sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov