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Turtle River State Park

North Dakota State Parks · North Dakota, United States

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Sites
96
Hookups
67 electric, 67 with water
Group sites
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
Yes
Dump station
Yes
Pets
Yes
Elevation
965 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 3
Cell coverage
T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
Nearest town
Arvilla
Address
3084 Park Ave
Phone
(701) 343-9099

95 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.

About

Turtle River State Park is a North Dakota State Park campground offering 96 sites (67 confirmed electric; its own page's 3 Modern Group Campsites omit any hookup description, an ambiguity left undivided rather than guessed) along the Turtle River in Grand Forks County near Arvilla.

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

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January20°0°-27°39°11 of 11
February22°-1°-30°47°11 of 11
March35°20°-10°62°11 of 11
April45°29°11°71°11 of 11
May65°45°30°88°1 of 11
June75°58°45°95°0 of 11
July82°64°51°96°0 of 11
August79°61°52°96°0 of 11
September71°55°39°90°0 of 11
October55°39°21°73°7 of 10
November38°25°3°61°9 of 10
December28°14°-25°45°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.

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