Fort Ransom State Park

Fort Ransom State Park
North Dakota state park
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Ransom

Elevation	1,135 ft (346 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	46°32′40″N 97°56′10″W / 46.54444°N 97.93611°W / 46.54444; -97.93611Coordinates: 46°32′40″N 97°56′10″W / 46.54444°N 97.93611°W / 46.54444; -97.93611

Area	950 acres (384 ha)

Opened	July 1979
Management	North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department

Location in North Dakota
Website: Fort Ransom State Park

Fort Ransom State Park is a North Dakota state park located in the Sheyenne River valley in Ransom County, two miles north of the town of Fort Ransom.^[2] The park sits along the Sheyenne Valley National Scenic Byway, the first route in North Dakota to be given this designation.^[3]

Activities and amenities

Visitors center: Displays interpret the lives of the area's 19th-century sodbusters and of the Mound Builders who lived here from 5000 to 8000 years ago.
Historic buildings: Two homesteader farms are preserved in the park — the Bjone House and the Andrew Sunne farm.
Trails: The park has nearly 15 miles (24 km) of trails for use by hikers, bikers, equestrians, skiers, and snowmobilers.
Camping: The park offers 36 campsites, both improved and primitive.
Boating: Canoe and kayak rentals are available for use on the Sheyenne River.^[2]
Picnicking: In addition to picnic shelters and a playground, the Sodbuster Building has tables and kitchen facilities for groups.

References

↑ "Fort Ransom". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
1 2 "Fort Ransom State Park". North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
↑ "Sheyenne River Valley National Scenic Byway". North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved October 5, 2012.

External links

Fort Ransom State Park North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department
Fort Ransom State Park Map North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department

Protected areas of North Dakota

National Parks	Theodore Roosevelt

National Historic Sites	Fort Union Trading Post Knife River Indian Villages

National Wildlife Refuges	Appert Lake Ardoch Arrowwood Audubon Bone Hill Creek Brumba Buffalo Lake Camp Lake Canfield Lake Chase Lake Cottonwood Lake Dakota Lake Des Lacs Florence Lake Halfway Lake Hiddenwood Hobart Lake Hutchinson Lake J. Clark Salyer Johnson Lake Kellys Slough Lake Alice Lake George Lake Ilo Lake Nettie Lake Otis Lake Patricia Lake Zahl Lambs Lake Little Goose Long Lake Lords Lake Lost Lake Maple River McLean Pleasant Lake Pretty Rock Rabb Lake Rock Lake Rose Lake School Section Lake Shell Lake Sheyenne Lake Sibley Lake Silver Lake Slade Snyder Lake Springwater Stewart Lake Stoney Slough Storm Lake Stump Lake Sullys Hill National Game Preserve Sunburst Lake Tewaukon Tomahawk Upper Souris White Lake Wild Rice Willow Lake Wintering River Wood Lake

National Grasslands	Cedar River Dakota Prairie Little Missouri Sheyenne

U.S. Wilderness Areas	Chase Lake Lostwood Theodore Roosevelt

Other Federal	International Peace Garden North Country National Scenic Trail

State	Parks Beaver Lake Cross Ranch Fort Abraham Fort Ransom Fort Stevenson Grahams Island Icelandic Lake Metigoshe Lake Sakakawea Lewis and Clark Little Missouri Sully Creek Turtle River Recreation areas Butte Saint Paul Crow Flies High Black Tiger Bay Doyle Memorial Indian Hills Little Metigoshe Pelican Point Pembina Gorge

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