North Dakota State Parks · North Dakota
Lake Metigoshe State Park
North Dakota State Parks · North Dakota, United States
- Sites
- 126
- Hookups
- 87 electric, 87 with water, 39 no hookups
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,185 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Lake Metigoshe
- Nearest town
- Bottineau
- Address
- #2 Lake Metigoshe State Park
- Phone
- (701) 263-4651
123 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Lake Metigoshe State Park is a North Dakota State Park campground offering 126 sites (87 electric) on Lake Metigoshe in Bottineau County, in the Turtle Mountains.
Fees
North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department (reservendparks.com) publishes the same three campsite rate bands verbatim on every park's own page (a real, confirmed statewide schedule, not a per-park guess): Primitive campsites $15/night; Modern/Standard campsites $25-30/night; Premium campsites (electricity, water & sewer) $30-35/night - group-site variants at the same band, charged per unit. A non-refundable reservation fee applies per its own /faq page: $5.80 online or in-person, $9.00 by phone. A separate statewide vehicle entrance permit is required for all vehicles entering a state park: $7/day; $35/year (single vehicle); $61.25/year (family, 2 vehicles same household); $28/year (ND-resident senior 65+); free lifetime annual pass (disabled veterans/POWs with 50%+ disability); $28/year (other ND veterans with a service-connected disability). Campsites may be booked 95 days in advance; check-in 4:00 pm, check-out 3:00 pm; stays limited to 14 nights in any 30-day period. Pets are welcome but must stay on a leash. Most parks have off-leash areas or dog parks for your four-legged friends. (This exact sentence is published live on this park's own reservation-FAQ page.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17° | -2° | -27° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 16° | -3° | -38° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 17° | -9° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 28° | 9° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 43° | 30° | 78° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 53° | 45° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 60° | 49° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 58° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 51° | 36° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 36° | 18° | 67° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 23° | -1° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 11° | -25° | 44° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Turtle Mountain - Adam Lake · Manitoba Parks · 13 mi · 113 sites
- Turtle Mountain - William Lake · Manitoba Parks · 17 mi · 43 sites
- Lions Park at Lake Upsilon · City, County & Regional Parks · 23 mi · 12 sites
- Whitewater Recreational Park · City & Municipal Parks · 32 mi
- Kerry Park Campground · City & Municipal Parks · 32 mi
All public campgrounds in North Dakota · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-08-24. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.