Downstream Campground

Downstream Campground is a campsite in McLean, North Dakota. Downstream Campground is situated nearby to the aerodrome Garrison Dam Recreational Airpark, as well as near the park Riverdale State Game Management Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garrison Dam.

Garrison Dam

Power station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Garrison Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Missouri River in central North Dakota, U.S. Constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1947 to 1953, at over two miles in length, the dam is the fifth-largest earthen dam in the world. Garrison Dam is situated 1½ miles north of Downstream Campground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pick City and Riverdale.

Pick City

Village

Pick City is a city in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 123 at the 2020 census. Pick City was founded in 1946 and named after Lewis A. Pick City is situated 2½ miles northwest of Downstream Campground.

Riverdale

Village

Riverdale is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 223 at the 2020 census. Riverdale was the largest of the construction camps that sprang up in 1946 to house workers building the Garrison Dam just to the west. Riverdale is situated 3 miles northeast of Downstream Campground.

Downstream Campground

Type: Campsite
Categories: tourism and camping
Location: McLean, North Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.48029° or 47° 28′ 49″ north

Longitude

-101.42961° or 101° 25′ 47″ west

Operator

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Open location code

85VWFHJC+45

OpenStreetMap ID

way 798975116

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=camp_site

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Notable Places Nearby

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