{{short description|Park in North Dakota, USA}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox park | name = Fort Stevenson State Park | image = Fort Stevenson State Park.jpg | image_size = 280 | image_alt = Signs | image_caption = Interpretive signs on Lake Sakakawea <br>at Fort Stevenson State Park | map = North Dakota | map_caption = Location in North Dakota | map_size = 280 | relief = 1 | map_label = Fort Stevenson State Park | location = McLean County, North Dakota, United States | nearest_city = Garrison, North Dakota | coordinates = {{coord|47|35|27|N|101|25|12|W|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | area = {{convert|586.48|acre|abbr=on}}<ref name=NDdata/> | elevation = {{convert|1883|ft|m|abbr=on}} | established = 1974<ref name=NDparkshistory/> | free_label = Named for | free_data = | designation = North Dakota state park | administrator = North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | status = | website = {{Official website}} | module = }}
'''Fort Stevenson State Park''' is a public recreation area located on a peninsula on Lake Sakakawea {{convert|4|mi|spell=in}} south of the community of Garrison in McLean County, North Dakota.<ref name=ndprd/> The state park's {{convert|586|acre}} include a partial reconstruction of Fort Stevenson, the 19th-century Missouri River fort from which the park takes its name. The site of the original fort lies about two miles southwest, below the waters of Lake Sakakawea.<ref name=history/>
==Activities and amenities== The park offers fishing, boating, camping, and picnicking. It has more than eight miles of non-motorized trails for hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing. A half-mile trail winds through the park arboretum. Boaters can rent slips at two marinas. For overnight stays, the park offers cabins and campground.<ref name=ndprd/>
==References== <references> <ref name=ndprd>{{cite web |url=https://www.parkrec.nd.gov/fort-stevenson-state-park |title=Fort Stevenson State Park |publisher=North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department |access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
<ref name=NDdata>{{cite web |url=https://gishubdata-ndgov.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/1559f698420942b08e06138ccecd5a74_0/explore?showTable=true |title=State Parks Data Table |publisher=North Dakota Geographic Information Systems |date=December 26, 2018 |access-date=July 18, 2024}}</ref>
<ref name=history>{{cite web|title=Fort Stevenson State Park History|url=http://parkrec.nd.gov/parks/fssp/history.html |publisher=North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603112535/http://parkrec.nd.gov/parks/fssp/history.html |archive-date=June 3, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name=NDparkshistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.parkrec.nd.gov/50th/depthistory.html |title=Historical Overview |publisher=North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department |access-date=December 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208003914/http://www.parkrec.nd.gov/50th/depthistory.html |archive-date=December 8, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
==External links== {{stack|{{commons category}}}} *[https://www.parkrec.nd.gov/fort-stevenson-state-park Fort Stevens State Park] North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department *[https://www.parkrec.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/Destinations/Fort%20Stevenson/fssp_main_map.pdf Fort Stevens State Park Map] North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department
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