We regret to inform you our campground is closed due to temporary adjustments in recreation operations across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District. These changes are necessary to ensure visitor safety and environmental protection as we respond to staffing and resource limitations affecting our ability to maintain normal levels of service this season. We understand how disappointing this may be and sincerely apologize for the disruption to your plans. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to restore full operations as soon as conditions allow.

Sincerely,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Omaha District

Campground

East Totten Trail Campground (ND)

Sakakawea Lake

Near Coleharbor, North Dakota

East Totten Trail Campground is located on the west banks of Lake Audubon. This is the only campground on the entire lake! This campground and day use area offers a wide variety of recreation activities, including boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, mountain biking, scuba diving, wildlife viewing, and bird watching. In the winter time the area offers excellent access for ice fishing and other outdoor recreational opportunites.

For more information, please visit the Lake Sakakawea / Garrison Project website here.

Facilities

The campground consists of 30 campsites with electric hookups and developed concrete or gravel pads and 10 primitive campsites, each with a fire ring/grill. Amenities include new vault toilets, fish cleaning station, boat ramp, shoreline access area, fill and dump station, and paved roadways in the area.

Natural Features

The campground is situated in a nice grassy area with some trees with the beautiful lake view from almost every campsite.

Recreation

Lake Audubon offers excellent boating, swimming, and fishing opportunities. Anglers fish for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskie, white bass, small and large mouth bass, bluegill, crappie. Chinook salmon can be found in the neighboring lake of Lake Sakakawea only a stone's throw away across the hwy from Lake Audubon. The area offers a wide variety of outdoor recreational opportunities. The campground is next to the Audubon Wildlife Management Area and offers hunting opportunities.

Audubon Lake, a sister lake to Lake Sakakawea, was also formed with the construction of the Garrison Dam near Riverdale, N.D. The two lakes are separated by an embankment, which carries US Highway 83. Audubon Lake makes up most of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Audubon National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge and Audubon National Wildlife Complex are named in honor of John James Audubon, a naturalist and wildlife painter during the 19th century. Audubon spent the summer of 1843 collecting bird specimens and painting pictures of northern plains wildlife in the area.

Recreation Sites

Standard Electric
Standard Nonelectric
Overnight

Activities

Camping
Boating
Canoeing
Day Use Area
Fishing
Hiking
Ice Fishing
Hunting
Jet Skiing
Kayaking
Ice Skating
Motor Boat
Non-Motorized Boating
Paddle Boating
Photography
Paddling
Picnicking
Sailboarding
Sailing
Scuba Diving
Scenic Drive
Water Skiing
Water Access
Tubing
Swimming
Birding
Biking
Cross Country Skiing
Mountain Biking
Skiing
Sledding
Snowshoeing
Snorkeling

Amenities

Accessible Boat Ramp
Accessible Bock Dock
Accessible Campsites
Accessible Drinking Water
Accessible Fishing Dock
Accessible Grills
Accessible Parking
Accessible Picnic Area
Accessible Pit Toilets
Accessible Sites
Accessible Vault Toilets
Boat Trailer Parking
Campfire Rings
Cell Phone Service
Dock
Drinking Water
Dump Station
Electric Hookups
Electricity
Grills
Host
Lake Access
Lantern Posts
Lights
Parking Area
Paved Parking
Paved Roads
Paved Sites
Pets Allowed
Picnic Area
Picnic Tables
Playgroiund
Shade
Water Spigot
Waterfront Sites
Accessible Occupant Message
Electricity Hookup
Picnic Table
Grills/Fire Ring
Accessibility

Nearby Attractions

The Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center is located just 3 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.
The Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery is just a few minutes from the Campground near Riverdale, ND 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 does offer walking tours during the months of June, July, and the first part of August on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 2pm.

Getting Here

Latitude

47° 37' 5.6100" N

Longitude

101° 15' 43.0402" W

From Bismarck, ND: Travel north on US-83 for approximately 65 miles, turn right onto 14th St. NW and travel 0.5 miles until you reach the campground.
From Minot, ND: Travel south on US-83 for approximately 44 miles then turn left onto 14th St. NW, travel 0.5 miles until you reach the campground.

Need to Know

For Reservations please call, 1-877-444-6777

For park ranger staff call, (701) 654-7411

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.

Only one camping unit (RV/tent) is allowed per campsite; doubling up is not permitted. Other local rules may apply.

OHV's, Golf Carts, ATV's are NOT allowed within Campground.

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.

For a map of Lake Sakakawea, click here (PDF).