| Cross Ranch State Park | |
| Photo Width: | 280 |
| Photo Alt: | River bench |
| Map: | North Dakota |
| Map Width: | 280 |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Label: | Cross Ranch State Park |
| Location: | Oliver County, North Dakota, United States |
| Nearest City: | Washburn, North Dakota |
| Coords: | 47.2072°N -101.0047°W |
| Area: | 569.07acres |
| Elevation: | 1759feet |
| Established: | 1989 |
| Free Label: | Named for |
| Designation: | North Dakota state park |
| Administrator: | North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department |
Cross Ranch State Park is a public recreation area covering on the west bank of the Missouri River 9miles south of Washburn in Oliver County, North Dakota. The Nature Conservancy's Cross Ranch Nature Preserve, a 6000acres preserve which features a roaming herd of more than 200 adult bison, lies adjacent to the state park.
In the late 1800s, A.G. Gaines, a scout and land agent for the Burlington Northern Railroad, owned an 11000adj=midNaNadj=mid where the park and preserve now stand. Although the subsequent owners, Bob and Gladys Levis, wished for the land to become a state park, and its purchase was approved by the state legislature in 1979, Bismarck businessman Robert McCarney funded a statewide referral that killed the proposal. The Nature Conservancy purchased the ranch from the Levis in 1982. It then donated land for the state park in 1989, while holding onto for use as a nature preserve.
The state park and nature preserve provide of trails for hiking and cross-country skiing. The park also offers kayaking, canoeing, cabins, yurts, and campsites.