Sather Lake Campground
Sather Lake Campground offers a peaceful lakeside camping experience with 18 sites in three loops. The campground features a boat dock and a fishing pier and is known for bass, crappie, and trout fishing. Amenities include picnic tables, fire rings with grills and vault toilets.
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General Information
No reservable sites.
Pack-in, Pack-out rules apply. If you bring it in with you, please take it out. Please do not put any trash in the vault toilets.
Additional campsite details are available below.
For specific questions, contact the McKenzie District Ranger Station.
Open year round. Limited services before Memorial Day and after Labor Day.
Open 24 hours/day
- Fire Restrictions may be in effect. Visitors are responsible for monitoring current conditions on the Alerts and Fire Danger Status page and NDResponse.gov
- Stay limit of 14 consecutive days.
- Pack-it-in, pack-it-out.
- All trails are intended for non-motorized travel only. Therefore, all motorized vehicles, including E-bikes, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), utility terrain vehicles (UTVs), and snowmobiles are prohibited.
Overnight Use:
Single Site: $10/night.
Interagency Senior/Access Recreation Passes provide a 50% discount to Single Campsites ONLY.
*The discount applies only to the fee for the campsite physically occupied by the pass holder, not to any additional fee or campsite(s) occupied by members of the pass holder's party.*
https://store.usgs.gov/recreational-passes
Please be prepared to pay with CASH or CHECK.
*Sites may be reservable and reservation fees apply.*
Pets are allowed but must remain leashed within the campground at all times. Keep our campgrounds clean. Please clean up after your animals.
Contact Name: McKenzie Ranger District
Contact Phone: 701-842-8500
Address: 1905 S. Main Street Watford City, ND 58854
Phone: 701-842-8500
Hours: Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Central Time (Closed on federal holidays)
Getting There
Latitude / Longitude
Latitude: 47.67333333
Longitude: -103.8113889
Directions
Located 26 miles southwest of Watford City, ND, or 22 miles northeast of Sidney, MT, off Highway 68.
Parking
The average parking pad is 16 feet wide and 50 feet long. While there are no RV hookups, the campground accommodates larger rigs with parking pads up to 60 feet long. A day-use parking lot is located near the fishing pier.
Facility and Amenity Information
Accessibility
Accessible: campsites, unisex vault toilet, and fishing pier.
Water
Potable water is available at this site.
Potable water from a hand pump.
Picnic Tables
Picnic tables are available at this site.
18 campsites each with a picnic table and fire ring.
Recreation Opportunities
Picnicking - Groups
Picnicking - Single
Fishing - Lake & Pond Info
The campground provides a peaceful setting along the shores of Sather Lake. Anglers can enjoy fishing for bass, crappie, or trout off the floating pier located in the day-use loop. Other fish populations include bluegill, brown trout, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, and smallmouth bass.
Fishing - Ice Info
The lake is open for fishing year-round, including ice fishing in designated areas.
Boating - Motorized
Boating - Non-Motorized