10 Jan 2019

Garrison (N.D.) Project sets winter access policy

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Garrison Project announced this week their 2018-2019 winter access policy. This year there will be 116 areas/points of entry to Lake Sakakawea and 21 areas/points of entry to Lake Audubon.

14 Jun 2018

East Totten Trail Temporary Ramp Closure

East Totten Trail Temporary Ramp Closure at Lake Audubon to notify the public. The ramp will be closed starting June 18th for a two week time frame and will have impacts to those wanting to boat/fish in the area.

8 Jun 2018

Garrison Dam releases increased

In order to meet the 44,000 cfs release, the Garrison Project initiated releases of 3,000 cfs through its regulating tunnels. This release supplements the 41,000 cfs release through the power plant for a combined release of 44,000 cfs.

23 Apr 2018

2018 online reservations now available for downstream, East Totten Trail, and Wolf Creek campgrounds at Lake Sakakawea

Reservations are now open for campsites at Lake Sakakawea for the 2018 recreation camping season, with some slight increases in prices. Reservations may be made through: www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.

11 Apr 2018

Corps Announces 2018 Shoreline/Vehicle Access Policy

The public is welcome to use vehicles on the shoreline of 11 designated areas around Lake Sakakawea for recreational use this year.

1 Mar 2018

Draft supplemental environmental assessment for cultural interpretive center available for public review

A draft supplemental environmental assessment for proposed construction changes at the cultural interpretive center located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in McKenzie County, North Dakota is currently available for public review. The draft supplemental EA evaluates the environmental impacts of increasing the project footprint by approximately four acres. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than March 31, 2018.

22 Jan 2018

Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment for land use reclassification at the Garrison Project available for public review

A draft supplemental environmental assessment to evaluate impacts of reclassifying land use of approximately 109 acres at the Garrison Project in North Dakota is currently available for public review. Management Unit 100, also known as Dakota Hills Christian Camp (Camp Cherith), would be reclassified from Recreation to Multiple Resource Management – Low Density Recreation. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than February 20, 2018.

22 May 2017

Life jackets save lives, period!

Choosing to not wear your life jacket is not only illegal, it can be fatal.

27 Apr 2017

Temporary Closure of East Tailrace at Garrison

Damage to boat ramp below the Garrison dam requires repairs to the existing ramp and will be closed temporarily while the work is being completed.

16 Feb 2017

Joint assessment of protest camps takes place

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a joint assessment today of the protest camps along the Cannonball River with camp leaders, a contractor, and camp members to survey the clean-up progress to date. In their determination, while there has been significant effort by current operations, it is not on pace to ensure the land is restored to a pre-protest state before potential flooding.