Sanish Campground

About

Sanish Campground is part of Lake Sakakawea State Park, located on the south shore of the massive 368,000-acre Lake Sakakawea. The campground is named after the town of Sanish, one of three communities inundated when Garrison Dam created the reservoir in the 1950s. The park serves as the western terminus of the 4,800-mile North Country National Scenic Trail, and the Shoreline Trail traverses the park along the water's edge, showcasing unique scoria formations, petrified trees, and exposed coal veins. The park offers 140 modern campsites with electric and water hookups across multiple loops including Sanish, Elbowoods, and Van Hook, plus 43 primitive sites and 10 group sites. Sanish Campground hosts two seasonal camping cabins that are ADA-accessible, air-conditioned, and equipped with refrigerators, sleeping up to five guests. Each campsite includes a fire ring and picnic table, with flush toilet comfort stations and showers available throughout the camping season. Recreation opportunities abound with a full-service marina featuring a convenience store, gas dock, pump-out service, and boat storage. Two boat ramps provide deep-water access to prime walleye, northern pike, and salmon fishing. The park also features a swim beach, multiple picnic shelters, playgrounds, sand volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, and rental equipment including pontoon boats and kayaks.

Directions

From Pick City, the park is located at 720 Park Ave. From New Town, head west on ND-23 for approximately 2.6 miles.