Past Events

Ring in the New Year at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park with the 2023 First Day Hike. The hike starts at the Visitor Center at 1 p.m. and will take you on a scenic hike in the park before returning to the Visitor Center where hot refreshments will be available. Enjoy hot chocolate and coffee will be served inside next to a roaring, warm fire.

Start the new year off with a candlelight hike! The self-guided hike begins at the Visitor Center where snacks and refreshments will be served afterward.

The annual lighting of the blockhouse at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park will take place on Sunday, December 11. The hike will start and end at the Visitor Center where a hot chocolate bar and coffee will be served next to a warm fire. Join us as we prepare to kick off the holiday season!

Take in this festive geocaching experience during the Dickens Village Festival. Each Friday of the festival (November 25, December 2, and December 9) GPS coordinates of four geocaches containing an ornament are published. Each ornament is a first-to-find prize.

Join us for Fort Stevenson State Park's Evening Hike Series - Halloween Hike. The trail will be lit up and decorated for Halloween. Help us close out the series at this final evening hike for 2022.

Fort Lincoln's Halloween Kids Bash is a great afternoon of fun with carnival games, candy, prizes, spooky tours of the Haunted Fort and the Little Monsters Hike.

Grab your flannel shirt and join us for a day of fun! Lewis & Clark State Park has partnered with the Williston CVB to bring this new event to the community. Outdoor vendors and activities are planned throughout the day with live music by October Road.

Join us for a hike on our luminary-lit trails, warm up by the fire, and enjoy some refreshments at the Woodland Lodge.

North Dakota's legendary Halloween attraction happens at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park four weekends in October. The event features different haunted house experiences within the reconstructed historic military buildings that once made up old Fort Abraham Lincoln. 

The Big 10 is a two-day catch-and-release tournament held September 30 - October 1 at Lewis & Clark State Park. The tournament has a potential first-place payout of $30,000.