Lewis and Clark State Park, North Dakota
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Lewis and Clark State Park
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| location | Williams County in North Dakota (USA) | |
| surface | 199 ha | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 7 ′ N , 103 ° 15 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | 1973 | |
| administration | North Dakota Parks and Recreation Dept. | |
The Lewis and Clark State Park is a 199-hectare state park in the US state of North Dakota . The park is located 30 kilometers southeast of Williston on Highway 1804 and is a popular recreational area.
investment
The park is located on a bay of Lake Sakakawea . The park's hinterland consists of the hilly area of the North Dakota Badlands . The park has a campsite with 80 spaces and a boat mooring with a boat ramp.
Flora and fauna
The park is still partly overgrown with various prairie grasses. Virginian bird cherries and buffalo berries grow in the gorges of the Badlands , making them important habitats for birds such as cat thrushes , migratory thrushes and red chalk bastards . Two rare fish species are found in the lake: the paddlefish and the white shovel sturgeon. North of the park is the 33 square kilometer Lewis and Clark Wildlife Management Area , a protected area administered by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department .
history
The park was named after the Lewis and Clark Expedition that camped on Short Creek south of the park on April 17, 1805 . The grounds of the park were originally laid out by the US Army Corps of Engineers . It has served as a state park since 1973 and is administered by the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department .
literature
- Paul A. Johnsgard: Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains: A Natural History. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE 2003, ISBN 0-8032-7618-4 .