Wolf Creek Campground (ND)
The Wolf Creek Campground is located along the southern shore of beautiful Lake Sakakawea. The recreation area offers a wide variety of recreational activities, including boating, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, sailing, scuba diving, bird watching, and hunting. In the winter the area offers great ice fishing access opportunites.
For more information about Lake Sakakawea, please visit the Garrison Project website here .
The campground consists of 67 primitive campsites, each with a picnic table and grill. Amenities include brand new vault toilets, fish cleaning station, a fill and dump station, boat ramp.
Need to Know
- For Reservations please call, 1-877-444-6777
- For park ranger staff call, (701) 654-7411
- Only one camping unit (RV/tent) is allowed per campsite; doubling up is not permitted. Other local rules may apply.
- Cash and Check are not accepted onsite at this location. Reservations may be made the same day by using a credit card by calling, or visiting recreation.gov
Check out time is 3:00 pm. Check in time is 4:00 pm.
OHV's, Golf Carts, ATV's are NOT allowed within Campground.
Attention boaters and anglers! Help protect your waters from Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS), remember to CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY! For more information, please visit StopAquaticHitchhikers.org or North Dakota Department of Game & Fish here .
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
Natural Features
The campground is situated in a nice open grassy area with lake views from most of the campsites with the sites being right on the water.
Nearby Attractions
Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery is minutes from the campground and is open to the public. It has a visitor center complete with five 400-gallon aquariums, provides great opportunities to view the fish of North Dakota in their environment.
The Garrison Dam Power Plant offers walking tours during the months of June, July, and first part of August on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 2pm.
The Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center is located about 8 miles away on the south shore of Lake Audubon off Hwy. 83. The visitor center offers a variety of guided tours and environmental education programs.
Recreation
Lake Sakakawea offers excellent boating, swimming, fishing and hunting opportunities. Several state record fish have been caught in Lake Sakakawea. Anglers fish for walleye, Sauger, northern pike, muskie, small and large mouth bass, bluegill and crappie. Chinook salmon can be also found in the lake, the only body of water in the state with this species and is very popular place to camp as a result. The best catfishing is found directly below Garrison Dam just 6 miles away.
Younger visitors love the playground in the campground. While the volleyball courts, horseshoe pits are enjoyed by campers of all ages. There are showers available in our Downstream Campground just 5 miles down the road as well as amphitheater programs in the evenings on Saturdays.
The Wolf Creek Wildlife Management Area is located east and west of the campground and offers great hunting opportunities, its full of grass and wooded areas are open to the public for deer, pheasant, sharp-tail grouse, cottontail rabbits, and tree squirrels during open season.
Changes & Cancellations
Reservation changes and cancellations can be made on Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.
For more information on rules and policies regarding reservation cancellations and changes, please visit: https://www.recreation.gov/rules-reservation-policies.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS GARRISON PROJECT OFFICE P.O. BOX 527 RIVERDALE ND 58565
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 701-654-7411. FOR RESERVATIONS, PLEASE CALL 877-444-6777.
Rental Options
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Driving Directions
From Bismarck, ND: travel north on US-83/ND-1804 approximately 55 miles, turn left onto ND-200/6th St. NW and travel approximately 7.5 miles, turn right onto 37th Ave NW and travel 1 mile then turn right onto 7th St. NW travel 1 mile and turn left onto 36th Ave NW, travel approximately 2 miles and arrive at campground.
From Minot, ND: travel south on US-83 for approximately 50 miles, turn right onto 32nd Ave NW and travel for 1 mile, turn right onto 8th St NW and travel 4 miles, turn right onto 36th Ave NW and travel for 1 mile and arrive at campground.
Available Campsites
- Site 064, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 034, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 050, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 060, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 041, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 014, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 021, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 063, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 057, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 028, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 039, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 054, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 030, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 062, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 046, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 013, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 040, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 048, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 042, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 049, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 024, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 001, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 022, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 045, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 038, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 058, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 055, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 029, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 047, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 023, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 020, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 025, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 066, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 065, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 010, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 037, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 061, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 059, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 026, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 044, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 036, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 052, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 053, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 051, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 031, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 032, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 027, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 056, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 043, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 067, Loop West End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 033, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 035, Loop East End, Type Standard Nonelectric
