Turtle River State Park

Turtle River State Park
North Dakota State Park
The Turtle River in Turtle River State Park
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Grand Forks

Location	Arvilla
- elevation	955 ft (291 m) ^[1]
- coordinates	47°56′15″N 97°30′17″W / 47.93750°N 97.50472°W / 47.93750; -97.50472Coordinates: 47°56′15″N 97°30′17″W / 47.93750°N 97.50472°W / 47.93750; -97.50472 ^[1]

Area	784 acres (317 ha)

Founded	1934
Management	North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department

Location in North Dakota
Website: Turtle River State Park

Turtle River State Park is a North Dakota state park located in Grand Forks County north of the community of Arvilla. The park sits in a valley along the Turtle River and was established in the 1930s as a Civilian Conservation Corps project. Park activities include camping, cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, and mountain biking.^[2] The park also features an outdoor learning center.^[3]

References

1 2 "Turtle River State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "Turtle River State Park". North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
↑ "Outdoor Learning Centers". North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department.

External links

Turtle River State Park North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department

Protected areas of North Dakota

National Parks	Theodore Roosevelt

National Historic Sites	Fort Union Trading Post Knife River Indian Villages

National Wildlife Refuges	Appert Lake Ardoch Arrowwood Audubon Bone Hill Creek Brumba Buffalo Lake Camp Lake Canfield Lake Chase Lake Cottonwood Lake Dakota Lake Des Lacs Florence Lake Halfway Lake Hiddenwood Hobart Lake Hutchinson Lake J. Clark Salyer Johnson Lake Kellys Slough Lake Alice Lake George Lake Ilo Lake Nettie Lake Otis Lake Patricia Lake Zahl Lambs Lake Little Goose Long Lake Lords Lake Lost Lake Maple River McLean Pleasant Lake Pretty Rock Rabb Lake Rock Lake Rose Lake School Section Lake Shell Lake Sheyenne Lake Sibley Lake Silver Lake Slade Snyder Lake Springwater Stewart Lake Stoney Slough Storm Lake Stump Lake Sullys Hill National Game Preserve Sunburst Lake Tewaukon Tomahawk Upper Souris White Lake Wild Rice Willow Lake Wintering River Wood Lake

National Grasslands	Cedar River Dakota Prairie Little Missouri Sheyenne

U.S. Wilderness Areas	Chase Lake Lostwood Theodore Roosevelt

Other Federal	International Peace Garden North Country National Scenic Trail

State	Parks Beaver Lake Cross Ranch Fort Abraham Fort Ransom Fort Stevenson Grahams Island Icelandic Lake Metigoshe Lake Sakakawea Lewis and Clark Little Missouri Sully Creek Turtle River Recreation areas Butte Saint Paul Crow Flies High Black Tiger Bay Doyle Memorial Indian Hills Little Metigoshe Pelican Point Pembina Gorge

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