Turtle River State Park
North Dakota State Park
Write a Review 3084 Park Ave. Arvilla, ND 58214 701-594-4445 Reservations: 800-807-4723 Official WebsiteGPS: 47.9354, -97.4836
Overview of Turtle River State Park
Last Price Paid: $35
Reported by Snoopinaround on 5/12/2024
Longest RV Reported: 34 feet
Reported by X_Medic73 on 7/5/2018
Number of Sites 125
Reservations yes
Elevation 951 ft / 289 m
Max Length 45 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Turtle River State Park 8 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 8/25/2022
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Last reported 5/12/2024
“Large Pull Through's for Big Rigs”
Reviewed 5/12/2024
| Nightly rate: | $35 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 22 |
| RV Length: | 33' (Travel Trailer) |
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We spent one night at Turtle River State Park just outside of Grand Forks, ND. Site #22 is a long pull thru that does not have any privacy to site #17 which is on the other side of the loop. You will be able to share campfire stories with #17. I must say that ND does have some of the nicest state parks, especially compared to IL. This ... more
We spent one night at Turtle River State Park just outside of Grand Forks, ND. Site #22 is a long pull thru that does not have any privacy to site #17 which is on the other side of the loop. You will be able to share campfire stories with #17. I must say that ND does have some of the nicest state parks, especially compared to IL. This campground has more pull thru sites suitable for big rigs than any other state campground. This was a quick overnight so we did not experience the rest of the park. We could not stream with our AT&T hotspot.
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Snoopinaround would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Delightful State Park”
Reviewed 5/19/2023
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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| Site Number: | 81 |
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This park is just lovely: rolling hills along a beautiful river, lots of great lawns, clean, friendly staff. The RV sites are wooded, generous in size, great bath/shower rooms. It is just off route 2, but peaceful and quiet, with beautiful birdsong in the AM. The only mar was a ton of deer scat in the campground. We did not see any ... more
This park is just lovely: rolling hills along a beautiful river, lots of great lawns, clean, friendly staff.
The RV sites are wooded, generous in size, great bath/shower rooms. It is just off route 2, but peaceful and quiet, with beautiful birdsong in the AM. The only mar was a ton of deer scat in the campground. We did not see any deer or other animals.
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Herman would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Excellent Campground!”
Reviewed 8/25/2022
| Nightly rate: | $37 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 28 |
| RV Length: | 22' (Class B) |
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We thoroughly enjoyed our stay! Large, shady spots, very clean shower house, and friendly staff. 2-3bars LTE with Verizon. Would definitely stay again!
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Lauren would stay here again
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“A nice shaded park”
Reviewed 7/26/2021
| Nightly rate: | $25 |
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| Days stayed: | 13 |
| Site Number: | 3, 22,19, 41, and 21 |
| RV Length: | 26' (Class C) |
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Friendly and helpful staff. Lots of trees. Campground design is one-way sized roads that are to be used both ways. During our stay it worked just fine. Inner spots go left around the loop and outside sites go right. Dump station/fill station at entrance of campground loops. Be aware: the rinse out water spigot at the dump station... more
Friendly and helpful staff. Lots of trees. Campground design is one-way sized roads that are to be used both ways. During our stay it worked just fine. Inner spots go left around the loop and outside sites go right.
Dump station/fill station at entrance of campground loops. Be aware: the rinse out water spigot at the dump station does not have threads.
They do fun kid activities during summer months having themes like Halloween in July where they had a costume contest and trick-or-treating.
Our site(s) were 3, 22, 19, 41, and 21. Most of our sites contained poison ivy that it backed up to or surrounded the outdoor living space. 41 didn't seem to have any.
Site 3 - a very nice site with minimal sun and lots of shade for the whole day. Average size site and fairly level.
Site 22 - a large pull-through site. The outdoor living space is also huge. The site is mostly level. It does have more sun during the later parts of the day starting from noon to about 5. The worst is between 2-5.
Site 19 - slightly unlevel and narrow. It has full sun in the morning and is shaded by early afternoon. Has good sized outdoor living space.
Site 41 - pretty much all sun until late afternoon. Level with big outdoor living space.
Site 21 - a little unlevel but pretty spacious. Pretty good spacing between neighbors. Pretty shaded spot. Does have some evening sun.
All in all it's a pretty nice campground. The site pads aren't terrible. The water tastes good and appears clean. They have trails, and a river to play in. Twelve minutes from the campground is the tiny town of Larimore. It has a coin laundry and fresh food market with fair prices that was stocked nicely. There is also a dollar general and a bar.
We had Visible/Verizon - it did pretty poorly especially during weekends.
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JD would stay here again
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“Lovely!”
Reviewed 7/29/2018
| Nightly rate: | $25 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 5 |
| RV Length: | 32' |
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Lovely wooded park. Some of the drive through site were pretty close to each other. It was not crowded but visitation did pick up over the weekend. Wonderful showers in the new comfort station. AT&T cell service was sketchy and didn't always work which was a bummer when a thunderstorm cane through. Would have been nice to watch the... more
Lovely wooded park. Some of the drive through site were pretty close to each other. It was not crowded but visitation did pick up over the weekend. Wonderful showers in the new comfort station. AT&T cell service was sketchy and didn't always work which was a bummer when a thunderstorm cane through. Would have been nice to watch the weather reports Did get a few tv stations on our RV antenna. Would stay again.
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LP would stay here again
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“Beautiful Park”
Reviewed 7/5/2018
| Nightly rate: | $25 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | South 23 |
| RV Length: | 34' |
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WOW what a gem, North Dakota you have done yourself proud. Easy access, friendly staff, large sites ... bit odd entrance odd / even sites drive down the same narrow_ish (not wide enough to pass) drive in the opposite direction to enter. Can be entertaining. Park is a 10/10 gem, lots to do (walk about), lots to see. Only 1/2 to G... more
WOW what a gem, North Dakota you have done yourself proud.
Easy access, friendly staff, large sites ... bit odd entrance odd / even sites drive down the same narrow_ish (not wide enough to pass) drive in the opposite direction to enter. Can be entertaining.
Park is a 10/10 gem, lots to do (walk about), lots to see. Only 1/2 to Grand Forks.
BTW Rogers (CDN) on USA network for roaming does not work - drive 1/2 way to GF to get a signal. No WiFi - don't recall but there may be an OTA TV station or 2.
Would we be back YOU BET, when the CDN $$ is worth something again.
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X_Medic73 would stay here again
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“Former CCC Camp with Nice Hiking/Biking Trails”
Reviewed 10/7/2017
| Nightly rate: | $25 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 70 |
| RV Length: | 26' (Class B Plus) |
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We called ahead on short notice the Thursday night before Labor Day Weekend and was able to get a campsite at Turtle River State Park. It's a big wildlife and recreation area with over 70 campsites with water and electric and many more tent sites. A former CCC Camp, the impressive remains of a hearth and chimney from the CCC Camp Lod... more
We called ahead on short notice the Thursday night before Labor Day Weekend and was able to get a campsite at Turtle River State Park. It's a big wildlife and recreation area with over 70 campsites with water and electric and many more tent sites.
A former CCC Camp, the impressive remains of a hearth and chimney from the CCC Camp Lodge can be seen near the trailhead.
The rangers at the office check in were very friendly and helpful and ice and firewood are available. The paved roads in the park were nice for biking and we rode the Prairie Loop Trail, which was fun but a bit of a challenge on our road bikes, probably more suitable for mountain bikers.
Our site was adjacent to the modern bathrooms/showers, which were spotless.
Sites are wooded, mostly level with the nice picnic table and fire pit.
There were few other campers ahead of the Labor Day weekend so it was very quiet. The rangers said they were completely booked for the weekend.
We didn't see much wildlife.
Would stay here again.
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Very pretty and well cared for state park”
Reviewed 7/31/2016
| Nightly rate: | $25 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 41 |
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Despite a couple of negatives, we really did like this campground. The price is decent although you have to purchase a separate daily or yearly pass for the car. It is a pretty park with lots of trees. And quite a few of them could use a good trim. There are low hanging branches and tight corners. We found that taking the second entran... more
Despite a couple of negatives, we really did like this campground. The price is decent although you have to purchase a separate daily or yearly pass for the car. It is a pretty park with lots of trees. And quite a few of them could use a good trim. There are low hanging branches and tight corners. We found that taking the second entrance into the campground is a shorter distance and hence you avoid some of the trees. The first entrance involves much dodging. The loops are narrow and tight and bi-directional. It was pretty vacant when we were there so we didn't have an issue playing chicken with other RVs. The sites are placed vertically with the entrance/exit leading right into the next site. The sites are gravel/dirt and pretty darn level. There are not many sites suitable for very large RVs. Oddly, you can hear some traffic noise but it's not bad. Due to trees, we could not get satellite. Verizon was 4g with 2 bars. The camphost was very informative and warned of bad weather and spraying for mosquitoes (which can be quite vicious at times!). The bathrooms are utilitarian but functional and very clean. The park itself is well cared for and beautiful. There are lots of picnic areas and playgrounds. Biking is available on the road as well as off road on some fun trails that are maintained. We also got to see a mink! We camped here in a 45 foot motorhome and would stay here again.
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Emie would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- fishing
- picnic area
- playground
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
- pull thru
Facilities
- cabins
- dump station
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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