page_title: Cavalier, North Dakota
section_title: Sites of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Cavalier, North Dakota / Sites of interest
caption_attribution_description: English: Renwick Dam creating Lake Renwick, Icelandic State Park, North Dakota, USA
context_page_description: Cavalier is the largest city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Pembina County. The population was 1,302 at the 2010 census. Cavalier was founded in 1875 and became the county seat in 1911.
  Although they bear the same name, Cavalier is not located in nearby Cavalier County. The Tongue River flows past Cavalier and Cavalier Air Force Station is located near the city.
context_section_description: Icelandic State Park is a public recreation area located on Renwick Dam five miles (8.0 km) west of Cavalier in Akra Township, Pembina County, North Dakota. It includes Lake Renwick and the Gunlogson Arboretum Nature Preserve, which are used for various recreation activities.
   
  Frost Fire Ski and Snow Board Area is located outside of nearby Walhalla, North Dakota and includes tubing and an outdoor amphitheater.
  The Cavalier Air Force Station is located about 14 miles Southwest of Cavalier. It was built in the early 1970s. It provides critical missile warning and space surveillance data to various government agencies. Approximately 30 military along with several civil service people are stationed on the base.
  The Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area is a unit of the North Dakota state park system located along the Pembina River that provides a 12 mi (19 km) looped trail for hiking as well as riding ATVs, dirt bikes and snowmobiles.
  Built in 1912, the Pembina County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
  The Historic Cavalier Movie Theater
  Pembina County Memorial Hospital
  Cavalier Country Club
  Cavalier Arena
  Cavalier Swimming Pool
caption: Lake Renwick
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