Past Events

Get ready to get soaked! Dress to get wet and bring a towel for a variety of games to test your skills. We will be playing individual games and team games so bring your friends!

Bring your kids out to the park for a youth fishing derby open to youth 17 and younger. 

Grab the family for a weekend full of outdoor fun during Kids' Weekend at Fort Ransom State Park! This three-day celebration is packed with hands-on activities, friendly games, and nature-based adventures designed especially for kids.

Experience the magic of the night sky at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park’s Star Parties! Join us at Cavalry Square / Parade Ground from 10:00 PM to 12:30 AM for an unforgettable stargazing adventure. 

Join Cross Ranch State Park for this annual event in partnership with the Bismarck Cancer Center Foundation. A full schedule of events is planned, so come to enjoy the beauty of the park, hear some amazing music, and light candles in memory of our loved ones. If you're camping, join us in making the park pink and decorate your campsite.

Join us for some spooky happenings at Lake Metigoshe's 20th Annual Halloween in July! Bring your candy, costumes and decorations to take in the campsite decorating contest, trick-or-treating, a movie under the stars and a few other family-friendly activities.

Celebrate the magic of the holidays, summertime style, at Fort Ransom State Park’s annual Christmas in July, happening July 25–27!

Join us for our annual Hallson Church Social Event. We will be having an afternoon service with a pie social to follow. We hope to see you there!

Join us for this special, one-night musical performance by Matt Schanandore. Schanandore has studied the art of Native American Flute music on the northern plains for almost 20 years. He wonderfully blends the ghostly and melodic native flute music with the ancestral history of the Mandan people and the stories and teachings of his late Grandmother Regina Schanandore, or "Eagle Plume Woman."

Join us in the campground on Saturday, July 19, for some family-fun summer games! All activities will be held at the park campground amphitheater.