Established Camping
Hazelton Area - Lake Oahe
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from October 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024.
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from October 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024.
About
US Army Corps of Engineers
Lake Oahe
Overview
Hazelton Recreation Area is located on the east bank of the Missouri River on Lake Oahe just south of Bismarck, North Dakota. The lake is formed by the Oahe Dam in South Dakota, which was built during the Flood Control Act of 1944, commonly called the Pick-Sloan Plan. The lake and dam are named for the Oahe Indian Mission established in 1874 among the Lakota Sioux Indians. Over 50 recreation areas are scattered around Lake Oahe, where camping, fishing, boating and hunting are popular activities. For more information, please visit the Oahe Dam & Lake website .
Recreation
Visitors enjoy coming to Lake Oahe for its great boating, water skiing, swimming and fishing opportunities. Many species of fish inhabit the lake, including walleye, northern pike and yellow perch. Many acres of land around the lake are open to public hunting. A wide variety of small and large game animals inhabit the area, including deer, pronghorn, grouse, dove, pheasant, partridge, squirrel, rabbit and waterfowl.
Facilities
The campground offers 18 primitive sites and 12 sites with 50-amp electrical hookups. Picnic tables and campfire rings are provided. Amenities include vault toilets and a playground. A boat ramp is located on-site and has a large paved parking lot, adjacent picnic tables, a fish cleaning station and additional vault toilets.
Natural Features
Lake Oahe extends from Oahe Dam near Pierre, South Dakota to Bismarck, North Dakota and is 231 miles long. Its 2,250 miles of shoreline are made up of mixed grass prairie dotted with trees that grow down to the shore in occasional steep draws.
contact_info
For facility specific information, please call (701) 255-0015.
Nearby Attractions
Charges & Cancellations
A $10 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation.____ Reservation changes and cancellations can be made on Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.____ For more information on rules and policies regarding reservation cancellations and changes, please visit: https://www.recreation.gov/rules-reservation-policies.______
Fee Info
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Picnic Table
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Pets
- Fires
Awesome COE park
Nice park, stayed in electric site for 2 nights, clean, water available, no dump station, vault toilets.
Great Out of the Way Spot on Lake Oahe
This campground was practically empty on the last day of August in 2021.
There were only 3 other campers and they were all next to one another.
I went to the other side of the area and enjoyed a quiet evening.
Great sunset and sunrise the next morning!
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Beautiful scenery
We stayed here for 2 weeks in August 2021. We were in site 10. We had scenic view of the Missouri River. During the week we had the campground to ourselves.
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Location
Hazelton Area - Lake Oahe is located in North Dakota
Directions
From Bismarck, ND, take University Drive south (road becomes Highway 1804). Continue 25 miles south. Recreation area will be on the right side of the road.
Address
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
HAZELTON RECREATION AREA
6175 HWY 1804 SW
Hazelton, ND 58544
Coordinates
46.5205556 N
100.5433333 W