Past Events

Join Icelandic State Park for a legendary weekend learning about cryptids like Bigfoot! Meet us Friday evening for a presentation on what cryptids are, on Saturday morning for a chance to build your own cryptid, and finish off the week with a hike to maybe find Bigfoot here at the park!

Put your investigator cap on for this fun weekend at Turtle River State Park! Learn more about animal skulls and skeletons or become a wildlife detective and solve the mysteries of predator and prey!  

Learn how to reduce your impact within the places you camp, like Lewis and Clark State Park! Big Foot is a master at leaving no trace, and you can be too by following the seven "Leave No Trace" principles!

Join Lake Metigoshe State Park staff in the amphitheater to learn more about the variety of plants, trees, and pollinators found right here in the Turtle Mountains. Go on a wildflower walk to identify and learn more about the plants and wildflowers currently blooming along the trail.

Come for all the exciting entertainment at Fort Ransom State Park's Halloween in June! Bring the kids in costume Saturday, June 19, and go trick-or-treating around the campgrounds. Campers are encouraged to bring candy for trick-or-treaters and decorate their campsites!

Creepy, crawlies everywhere! Head on out to Turtle River State Park to learn more about the creeping and crawling critters around us!

Are you ready for the festivities to begin? Lewis & Clark State Park has a jam-packed weekend planned for Halloween in June!

Visit Fort Stevenson State Park's deTrobriand Marina to celebrate National Marina Day! Bring the kids for rain gutter regatta, minnow races, and kiddie boats. Call the park at 701-337-5576 with questions.

Ready for the return of the 2021 Cardio & Coffee Trail Running Series at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park! This one-of-a-kind event will elevate outdoor fitness by adding in the enjoyment/education of the finest specialty roast coffee. We’ve basically taken a typical morning run and turned it into an energy-driven morning on the most beautiful and legendary trails of Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park.

Join Lewis and Clark State Park, Badlands Search and Rescue, and Epping Rural Fire Department for a local emergency services themed event to be enjoyed by kids/adults of all ages.