Past Events

Take in the beauty of a winter’s afternoon and ring in the new year this January 1^st beginning at 2 p.m. Participants can meet at the Visitor Center where the 1.25-mile roundtrip hike will begin.

Join Roscoe the raccoon for a self-guided, First Day Hike scavenger hunt! Roscoe wants to join you on the hike, but can’t seem to find the supplies he needs for the hike. Can you help him find his eight missing items? Each item you find will help decode a cypher to reveal a secret message Roscoe left behind for you. All information required for this activity can be found on site as you hike the Hillman Trail (approx. 0.75 miles); starting at the trailhead.

Participants are invited to take on “Snowflake’s Wild Adventure” a social distance friendly scavenger hunt along the Whitetail Trail (1.5 miles). Participants can park and start their adventure from the Woodland Lodge parking lot.

Get on the trails for a self-guided adventure at LMSP while taking in the Jackie Frost Escape Room Adventure on the Hemerick Point Trail, starting at the Warming House (approx. 2.25 miles round-trip). Jackie is responsible for making it snow this winter, but she won’t do it unless you solve her puzzles! This self-guided activity can be done throughout the month of January. 

The Outdoor Learning Center at Lake Metigoshe State Park is hosting a day camp for youth ages 9-12 that are interested in learning hands-on recreational skills and outdoor education.

Join Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park staff as we ring in the 2021 holiday season, flipping the switch on the decorated, iconic infantry post blockhouse! The hike will start and end at the Visitor Center. We will begin the hike at 6 p.m. and conclude with the lighting of the infantry post blockhouse at approx. 6:45 p.m. After the hike stay for fire pits, and a fantastic holiday-themed hot chocolate bar!

Fort Stevenson State Park has the honor of hosting Pieper Bloomquist this year as an Artist in Residency. Pieper is a contemporary folk artist in the traditions of Swedish folk painting and Norwegian Rosemaling. Free public events are planned for December 3-5.

Come out ready to geocache. Twelve ornaments will be hidden at Fort Stevenson State Park in honor of the annual Dickens Village Festival in Garrison, ND.

Icelandic State Park and the Northeastern North Dakota Historical Association invite you to join us for our annual Christmas Open House to kick off the holiday season!

Hike at your own pace on our luminary lit trails, warm up by the fire, and enjoy some refreshments at the Woodland Lodge. Swing over to the Chalet to view the night sky with Northern Sky Astronomy Society!