This recreation area is part of Lake Oahe

General Sibley Park

We were passing through on our way between Minnesota and Glacier and needed a place to stay. Pulled in at 8pm in the summer and there were lots of places open. The tent side ($12/night) is one large green grassy area with tables here and there with nice tall trees. There's a gross pit toilet on the tent side, or if you walk on a pathway just a little bit you'll make it to the nicer bathroom on the RV side that has showers and flush toilets. Nice playground. Lots of bees.

Basic Campground Near Bismarck

Sprawling, well-appointed campground on the outskirts of Bismarck, run by the park and rec district. Lightly forested with large campsites for tents and RVs. The park has showers, bathrooms, an amphitheater, disc golf, a playground, and a group area. It is very popular with locals. It is also incredibly cheap and was an easy stop-over campground.

We visited the Natural History Museum at the capitol which was free and nearby, and had lots of fun dinosaur bones and displays.

Cheap, Sprawling Campground Outside Bismark

We stayed at General Sibley campground on our  family vacation in 2018. Large campground &amp; we were pretty much in our own area. Frisbee golf course &amp; playground. Nice first stop on our journey!

Great campground!

Perfect fall getaway!  We stayed on a Sunday to Monday, prior to a college visit with our son.  No crowd, and had the campground and fall leaves all to ourselves.  Sites are for the most part a nice distance from each other and many have asphalt pads.  Bathrooms were clean and suitable.  

It’s Fall in ND!

This affordable park was just south of Bismarck, had good cell service, and was also a short walk to the Missouri River. 

There was a playground, disc golf course, boat launch, and other amenities in the park. 

Open tent area only had four other campers there during my stay!

Convenient for Exploring Bismarck

The campground area is a nice facility in general, but I stayed in the tent area. It cost me $12 for a single night and you can park and pitch your tent anywhere within the area. I believe there is electric in a select few spots, but I didn’t look for it since I didn’t need it.

Overall, there are plenty of trees and shade spots to camp in. They have alot of fire pits, as well as picnic tables. I got here at 3pm on Sunday and the park is so large that I didn’t have any problems getting a spot. It is 5 hours later and only a handful more people have come through.

The bathroom facilities are decent, not clean, but I’d say par for what you’d expect at a campground. A nice note was that the Sheriff drives through, which provides a nice sense of comfort.

Clean and Easy

Stayed here as an overnight stop and it was perfect for what I needed! The tent camping loop is a road through a large field with some picnic tables and trees. You can pull off and pitch your tent anywhere you like. The grass was very plush and I slept very well.

For a tent site, it was $12 cash in the drop box because I got there after hours (not sure if they accept card during office hours).