The North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department is the
state agency
A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government
The machinery of government (sometimes abbreviated as MoG) is the interconnected structures and proc ...
that administers selected
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 ...
s and recreation areas for the state of
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 ...
.
History
In 1965, the
North Dakota Legislative Assembly
The North Dakota Legislative Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The Legislative Assembly consists of two chambers, the lower North Dakota House of Representatives, with 94 representatives, and the upper North ...
established the North Dakota Park Service, along with the State Outdoor Recreation Agency to assist the Park Service with planning park improvements. In 1977, the agencies were merged and renamed the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department.
The agency manages thirteen state parks, seven state recreation areas, seven nature preserves, state trails, and outdoor education statewide. In addition, the agency is tasked with off-highway vehicle planning and safety, snowmobile safety and trails, outdoor recreation grants and statewide recreation planning, and the state's scenic byways program.
See also
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List of North Dakota state parks
North Dakota state parks are state parks managed by the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department.
State parks and recreation areas
References
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North Dakota Game and Fish Department
References
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State parks of North Dakota
State agencies of North Dakota
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