Past Events

Take flight with us for our Flitter Flutter weekend! Learn all about butterflies by seeing our monarch habitat up close. Create a bug craft, join a group hike or learn more about moths. All programs are free with park entrance permit and you do not have to be camping to attend our programs.

Join in the fun with many festive activities at Lewis & Clark State Park for Christmas in July.

Bring the whole family for a day of fun brought to you by the Friends of Fort Abraham Lincoln. Activities include barrel train rides, gunnysack races, water activities, bingo and root beer floats. All events will be held at the amphitheater.

Tucked in a secluded corner of the park, the Sunne farmstead is the site of the Annual Sodbuster Days, providing early, horse-drawn farming demonstrations and displays.

Calling all ghouls, goblins and monsters alike to join us for a weekend of family-friendly fun. Bring your costumes and campsite decorations for our Halloween in July.

Get ready for a challenge with our Games Galore weekend! Put your survival skills to the test, solve clues to get out of the escape room, and take part in the park game night! All programs are free with park entrance permit and you do not have to be camping to attend our programs.

Take a step back in time and experience what life was like at an 1870s military fort. Frontier Military Days features authentic tents and gear, living history demonstrations, tomahawk throwing, trader tent and black powder gun demonstrations. Witness the cannon firing at noon and 3:30 pm each day.

Head on out the Turtle River State Park to view the stars with the Northern Sky Astronomical Society! Telescopes will be set up at the Chalet for observations and members will be on hand to answer questions.

Applications are open for the Devils Lake Chamber of Commerce Walleye Tournament, to be held June 24-26 at Grahams Island State Park. The guaranteed first-place prize is set at $6,500. A free kids and family clinic will also be held on Saturday with the first 50 kids receiving a free rod and reel.

Get creative with your environment! Paint, create recycled paper, join a nature hike or make fun crafts with things you can find in your own backyard! All programs are free with park entrance permit and you do not have to be camping to attend our programs.