Past Events

All ages are welcome to the 30th Annual Missouri River Bluegrass Festival at Cross Ranch State Park. Grab a lawn chair and listen to live bluegrass music or participate in a music workshop.

Venture out to Fort Ransom State Park for this Halloween event. Trick-or-Treating will be held in the campground on Saturday night along with a variety of other activities throughout the weekend.

Join us for a fun weekend at the lake where we'll be taking a closer look at predators, prey and nocturnal critters. There will also be discussions and hands-on activities related to tracks & tracking and a night hike for the park visitors that are night owls! Don't miss out on these fun, family-friendly activities!

Incorporate nature in your wellness program! Learn the basics of finding edibles in your backyard and neighborhood and try a few games that blend fitness and fun. All programs are free with park entrance permit and you do not have to be camping to attend our programs.

Participate in some learning activities, crafts and games centered around butterfly life cycles and identification. 

Join Ranger Sudha this weekend to learn about the importance of wetlands, and the plants and animals that live there! Be a scientist for an evening, and help Ranger Sudha measure the quality of the water! We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us for a weekend learning about some "fun guys" that are neither plants nor animals, but are incredibly important in the world around us! On Friday, spread out to the Wildwood trailhead at 8:00 p.m. for a mushroom hike. On Saturday, sprout up at the Amphitheater at 10 a.m. for some fun(gi) crafts! 

Join Icelandic State Park and the North Eastern North Dakota Heritage Center in celebration of 50 years of the Cavalier Space Force Station. See the current exhibit at the Pioneer Heritage Center museum and listen to speaker Lt. Col. Travis Kennebeck, 10th Space Warning Squadron commander.

Visit Fort Stevenson State Park's Garrison Bay Marina for an open house to celebrate National Marina Day! Bring the kids for rain gutter regatta, minnow races and kiddie boats.

Join us for a weekend learning about some of the different ways that you can have an outdoor adventure through orienteering or geocaching!