Fort Ransom State Park | |
Photo Width: | 280 |
Photo Alt: | Barn |
Map: | North Dakota |
Map Width: | 280 |
Relief: | 1 |
Label: | Fort Ransom State Park |
Location: | Ransom County, North Dakota, United States |
Nearest City: | Fort Ransom, North Dakota |
Coords: | 46.5444°N -97.9361°W |
Area: | 933.78acres |
Elevation: | 1135feet |
Established: | 1976 |
Free Label: | Named for |
Designation: | North Dakota state park |
Administrator: | North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department |
Fort Ransom State Park is a public recreation area located in the Sheyenne River Valley two miles north of the town of Fort Ransom in Ransom County, North Dakota. The state park 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.
The park features a visitors center with displays that interpret the lives of the area's 19th-century sodbusters and the Mound Builders 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.