Camping is not normally permitted on National Wildlife Refuge lands to the east, although outside of nesting season, low-impact tent camping may be permitted if permission is asked ahead of time. The park's entrance station is about 1 mile down the entrance road. A day use fee is charged to vehicles. Lake Sakakawea State Park has 822 acres, and 300 tent and RV campsites, beaches, launch ramps, and a small camp store. For further information, contact Lake Sakakawea State Park, Pick City, ND 58565.
Certified trail follows the lake shore southward from the picnic area.
At times of high water, parts of the trail may be inundated, and it will be necessary, but not difficult, to bushwhack along higher ground. Restaurants, laundry, convenience store, sporting goods, motel. The trail turns east, to cross Garrison Dam, the largest earth-fill dam in the world, backing up the Missouri River some 175 miles to the west in 378,000 acre Lake Sakakawea, created for flood control, power, recreation, wildlife, and other purposes. Garrison Dam began in 1947, was completed in 1954, and the first power generated in the powerhouse in 1956. The five generators produce 1.8 to 2.6 billion kilowatts annually.