Fort Ransom State Park Explained

Fort Ransom State Park
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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.

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 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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