Nygaard Slough

Nygaard Slough: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Nygaard Slough

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Nygaard Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.54231, -101.02495. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nygaard Slough

• Audubon National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McLean · ~15 km · Must-see
• Garrison Dam · lake · Mercer · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fort Stevenson State Park · fort · McLean · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea State Park · lake · Mercer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Mandan Historic Site · fort · McLean · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hidatsa Village (Big Hidatsa Site) · fort · Mercer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site · park · Mercer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cross Ranch State Park · park · Oliver · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Clark Historic Site · fort · Mercer · ~47 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church · church · McLean · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Berthold · fort · Mercer · ~74 km · Must-see
• Gros Ventres Island · river spot · McLean · ~6 km
• Snake Creek National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McLean · ~9 km
• Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McLean · ~10 km
• Blue Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McLean · ~24 km
• Strawberry Lake Dam · lake · McLean · ~32 km
• Birka Church · church · McLean · ~33 km
• Fort Mandan State Historic Site · fort · McLean · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nygaard Slough

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nygaard Slough

• Garrison Dam · lake · Mercer · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea State Park · lake · Mercer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake Park · lake · Ward · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea · lake · Mountrail · ~135 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McLean · ~24 km
• Strawberry Lake Dam · lake · McLean · ~32 km
• Yanktonai Dam · lake · McLean · ~53 km
• Douglas Creek Bay · lake · McLean · ~55 km
• Velva Sportsman Dam · lake · Ward · ~55 km
• Nelson Lake Dam · lake · Oliver · ~68 km

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