Local favourite beach · Mountrail, North Dakota
Van Hook Arm
Van Hook Arm is a beach in Mountrail, North Dakota.
Van Hook Arm: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Van Hook Arm
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
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 Van Hook Arm — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.88334, -102.35379. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Van Hook Arm
- Van Hook Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mountrail · ~3 km · Must-see
- Lake Sakakawea · lake · Mountrail · ~11 km · Must-see
- Little Missouri State Park · park · Dunn · ~58 km · Must-see
- Fort Berthold · fort · Mercer · ~72 km · Must-see
- Shell Creek Church · church · Mountrail · ~18 km
- Paul Broste Rock Museum · museum · Mountrail · ~23 km
- Bethlehem Church · church · Mountrail · ~24 km
- Four Bears Park · park · McKenzie · ~25 km
- Three Affiliated Tribes Museum · museum · McKenzie · ~25 km
- MHA Interpretive Center · museum · McKenzie · ~26 km
- Independence Church · church · Dunn · ~26 km
- Heart Butte · viewpoint · Dunn · ~32 km
- Peterson Lake Dam · lake · McLean · ~33 km
- Lucky Mound Church · church · McLean · ~34 km
- Blue Butte · viewpoint · McKenzie · ~35 km
- Lake Susie Dam · lake · McLean · ~39 km
- Lutheran Church · church · Mountrail · ~39 km
- Sakakawea Bay · beach · Dunn · ~40 km
Other beaches & coast near Van Hook Arm
- Sakakawea Bay · beach · Dunn · ~40 km
- Mandan Bay · beach · Dunn · ~45 km
- Shell Creek Bay · beach · Mountrail · ~9 km
- Lucky Mound Creek Bay · beach · McLean · ~17 km
- Skunk Creek Bay · beach · Dunn · ~21 km
- Sanish Bay · beach · Mountrail · ~22 km
- Reunion Bay · beach · Mountrail · ~24 km
- Four Bears Bay · beach · McKenzie · ~25 km
- Deepwater Creek Bay · beach · McLean · ~27 km
- Drags Wolf Bay · beach · Dunn · ~28 km
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Frequently asked
Is Van Hook Arm safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Van Hook Arm yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Van Hook Arm?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Van Hook Arm?
Nearby: Van Hook Wildlife Management Area (sanctuary, 3 km), Lake Sakakawea (lake, 11 km), Little Missouri State Park (park, 58 km), Fort Berthold (fort, 72 km), Shell Creek Church (church, 18 km), Paul Broste Rock Museum (museum, 23 km).