Beaver Creek Recreation Area
1Heads up1 fire 18 mi away
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- A night
- $14–$18Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 61All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 3 notices
In the agency’s own words
Beaver Creek Recreation Area is located on the north side of Beaver Bay on Lake Oahe , 16 miles west of Linton, ND off Highway 1804. The lake and dam are named for the Oahe Indian Mission established in 1874 among the Lakota Sioux Native Americans. Over 50 recreation areas are scattered around Lake Oahe, where camping, fishing, boating and hunting are popular activities. For more information, visit the Lake Oahe Project Website . Keep reading
Recreation
Visitors enjoy coming to Lake Oahe for its great boating, water skiing, swimming and fishing opportunities. Many species of fish inhabit the lake, including walleye, northern pike and yellow perch. Many acres of land around the lake are open to public hunting. A wide variety of small and large game animals inhabits the area, including deer, pronghorn, grouse, dove, pheasant, partridge, squirrel, rabbit and waterfowl.
Facilities
Beaver Creek offers a picnic shelter and 61 reservable campsites, 45 of which have 30-amp electric hookups. The group day-use picnic shelter has electric hookups as well. Amenities include seasonal flush toilets, vault toilets and drinking water (peak season). A three-lane boat ramp and two docks are on-site with another single lane ramp and dock on the southeast side of the bay. There is a fish cleaning station with water (peak season) and electricity near the boat ramp as well. Younger campers love the park's playgrounds and nature trail.
Natural Features
Lake Oahe , the fourth largest reservoir by overall water volume in the United States and an area of 370,000 surface acres extends from Pierre, South Dakota to Bismarck, North Dakota and is 231 miles long. Located in the Missouri River Valley, Lake Oahe's 2,250 miles of shoreline are made up of mixed grass prairie dotted with trees that grow down to the shore in occasional steep draws. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (701) 255-0015.
Nearby Attractions
Lake Oahe Charges & 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 .
What the agency tells you
- All campsites at Beaver Creek Recreation area are 100-percent Reserveable with Zero-Day Booking Window. This means you may reserve your campsite up to the day you wish to camp at Beaver Creek. Please be aware that failure to reserve a site prior to arrival may result in campground being full prior to arrival. - Up to eight (8) people are allowed per campsite. - Pets are allowed but must be on a leash no more than six (6') feet in length within the campground. All pet waste must be picked up and properly disposed of promptly. - Fireworks are strictly prohibited on Corps of Engineers lands and waters. Fires are only permitted in designated fire rings or grills. - All public-use of Lake Oahe Project Lands and Waters is governed by Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and is enforced by uniformed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Rangers. In case of Emergency, Dial 9-1-1. - For more information, please contact the Oahe Project - Bismarck Natural Resources Office at 701-255-0015 or email oahecampgrounds@usace.army.mil.
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STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Remove plants, seeds, animals, and mud from boots, gear, pets, and vehicles. Clean your gear before entering and leaving the recreation area. Stay on designated roads and trails. CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY boats and any other recreational equipment that contacts water. Dispose of unwanted bait, worms, fish parts, or other organisms into the trash and not into the envirnment. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/rec
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 61 · 2 tent-only
- Hookups
- 45 electric
- Longest rig
- 75 ft
- Paved pads
- 38 of 61
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 46 of 52 sites
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets · Vault Toilets
- “…as well. Amenities include seasonal flush toilets, vault toilets and drinking water (peak season). A…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…flush toilets, vault toilets and drinking water (peak season). A three-lane boat ramp and two docks…”
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Playground
- Yes
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Reservoir, Lake, River, Creek, Beach, Coast
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Picnicking
- Swimming
- Water access
- Water Skiing
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 5th darkest of 27 in ND
- Bortle 2
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 15
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $14–$18 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“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.” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
61 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 61 mapped sitesAll 61 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 61 of the 61 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| 001 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 49 ft | 124 ft | $14 | |
| 002 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 49 ft | 90 ft | $14 | |
| 003 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 87 ft | 110 ft | $14 | |
| 004 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 77 ft | 172 ft | $14 | |
| 005 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 77 ft | 179 ft | $14 | |
| 006 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 98 ft | 141 ft | $14 | |
| 007 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 107 ft | $14 | ||
| 008 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 140 ft | $14 | ||
| 009 | standard electric | 50 ft | 30 amp | 63 ft | 195 ft | $18 |
| 010 | standard electric | 37 ft | 30 amp | 43 ft | 239 ft | $18 |
| 011 | standard electric | 52 ft | 30 amp | 41 ft | 150 ft | $18 |
| 012 | standard electric | 34 ft | 30 amp | 42 ft | 202 ft | $18 |
| 013 | standard electric | 52 ft | 30 amp | 41 ft | 109 ft | $18 |
| 014 | standard electric | 37 ft | 30 amp | 42 ft | 176 ft | $18 |
| 015 | standard electric | 37 ft | 30 amp | 110 ft | 36 ft | $18 |
| 016 | standard electric | 60 ft | 30 amp | 110 ft | 72 ft | $18 |
| 017 | standard electric | 71 ft | 30 amp | 56 ft | 213 ft | $18 |
| 018 | standard electric | 51 ft | 30 amp | 64 ft | 157 ft | $18 |
| 019 | standard electric | 75 ft | 30 amp | 56 ft | 254 ft | $18 |
| 020 | standard electric | 61 ft | 30 amp | 64 ft | 206 ft | $18 |
| 021 | standard electric | 72 ft | 30 amp | 37 ft | 301 ft | $18 |
| 022 | standard electric | 49 ft | 30 amp | 71 ft | 298 ft | $18 |
| 023 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 37 ft | 328 ft | $18 |
| 024 | standard electric | 56 ft | 30 amp | 71 ft | 363 ft | $18 |
| 025 | standard electric | 67 ft | 30 amp | 50 ft | 369 ft | $18 |
| 026 | standard electric | 57 ft | 30 amp | 56 ft | 414 ft | $18 |
| 027 | standard electric | 59 ft | 30 amp | 35 ft | 474 ft | $18 |
| 028 | standard electric | 46 ft | 30 amp | 71 ft | 454 ft | $18 |
| 029 | standard electric | 58 ft | 30 amp | 35 ft | 505 ft | $18 |
| 030 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 139 ft | 118 ft | $18 |
| 031 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 82 ft | 38 ft | $18 |
| 032 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 82 ft | 110 ft | $18 |
| 033 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 74 ft | 92 ft | $18 |
| 034 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 74 ft | 147 ft | $18 |
| 035 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 85 ft | 226 ft | $18 |
| 036 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 85 ft | 260 ft | $18 |
| 037 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 63 ft | 376 ft | $18 |
| 038 | standard electric | 51 ft | 30 amp | 86 ft | 367 ft | $18 |
| 039 | standard electric | 52 ft | 30 amp | 130 ft | 469 ft | $18 |
| 040 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 164 ft | 629 ft | $18 |
| 041 | standard electric | 57 ft | 30 amp | 134 ft | 722 ft | $18 |
| 042 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 68 ft | 680 ft | $18 |
| 043 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 68 ft | 622 ft | $18 |
| 044 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 76 ft | 601 ft | $18 |
| 045 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 76 ft | 528 ft | $18 |
| 046 | standard electric | 65 ft | 30 amp | 135 ft | 522 ft | $18 |
| 047 | standard electric | 38 ft | 30 amp | 103 ft | 193 ft | $18 |
| 048 | standard electric | 45 ft | 30 amp | 69 ft | 160 ft | $18 |
| 049 | standard electric | 61 ft | 30 amp | 69 ft | 173 ft | $18 |
| 050 | standard electric | 66 ft | 30 amp | 71 ft | 231 ft | $18 |
| 051 | standard electric | 42 ft | 30 amp | 71 ft | 289 ft | $18 |
| 052 | standard electric | 44 ft | 30 amp | 63 ft | 324 ft | $18 |
| 053 | standard electric | 48 ft | 30 amp | 85 ft | 387 ft | $18 |
| 054 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 53 ft | 500 ft | $14 | |
| 055 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 53 ft | 447 ft | $14 | |
| 056 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 92 ft | 368 ft | $14 | |
| 057 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 67 ft | 236 ft | $14 | |
| 058 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 64 ft | 194 ft | $14 | |
| 059 | standard nonelectric | 74 ft | 64 ft | 162 ft | $14 | |
| 060 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 81 ft | 213 ft | $14 | |
| 061 | standard nonelectric | 226 ft | 428 ft | $14 |
25 of 61 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Hazelton Recreation Area19 miSchnell Recreation AreaNorth Dakota Field Office · 93 mi
Downstream Campground (ND)95 mi
Wolf Creek Campground (ND)97 mi- From Bismarck, North Dakota, take University Drive south (road becomes ND Highway 1804) and continue south for approximately 50 miles. The road will intersect with ND Highway 13. Turn right and continue on ND Highway 1804 south for approximately 3 miles. Recreation area is on the right side ND Highway 1804.
- From Linton, North Dakota, travel 13 miles west on ND Highway 13 to junction of ND Highways 13 and 1804, then travel west another 3 miles. Recreation area is on the right side of ND Highway 1804.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Cannon Ball, ND
Typical weather
Typical October night 32°F, day 55°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 2°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Beaver Creek Recreation Area is in North Dakota’s at-large congressional district. Its representative, Julie Fedorchak (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →