Fort Ransom State Park is a public recreation area located in the
Sheyenne River Valley two miles north of the town of
Fort Ransom
Fort Ransom is a city in Ransom County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 91 at the 2020 census. Fort Ransom was founded in 1880 with the first merchants arriving in 1878.
Geography
Fort Ransom is located at (46.521154, -97.92914 ...
in
Ransom County,
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...
. The
state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
preserves two homesteader farms: the Bjone House and the Andrew Sunne farm.
[ The park is a featured site on the Sheyenne River Valley National Scenic Byway.][
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Activities and amenities
The park features a visitors center with displays that interpret the lives of the area's 19th-century sodbusters and the Mound Builders
A number of pre-Columbian cultures are collectively termed "Mound Builders". The term does not refer to a specific people or archaeological culture, but refers to the characteristic mound earthworks erected for an extended period of more than 5 ...
who lived here from 5000 to 8000 years ago. Over of trails are available for hikers, bikers, equestrians, skiers, and snowshoers. The park also offers campsites and lodging, canoe and kayak rentals, picnicking facilities, and group facilities in the Sodbuster Building.[
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References
External links
Fort Ransom State Park
North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department
Fort Ransom State Park Map
North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department
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State parks of North Dakota
Protected areas established in 1976
1976 establishments in North Dakota
Protected areas of Ransom County, North Dakota
Museums in Ransom County, North Dakota