Park · North Dakota
Red River State Recreation Area
Red River State Recreation Area is a park in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. The nearest named place is Grand Forks Greenway, a park 0.2 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates47.93177, -97.03333
- 18.0 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Grand Forks Greenway: 0.2 mi
- Sherlock Park: 0.3 mi
- Grand Forks Water Wheel Park: 0.5 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.5 mi
- Loon Park: 0.5 mi
Museums: 7
- Heritage Village: 1.2 mi
- Northern Lights Railroad Museum: 1.3 mi
- Leonard Hall Geology Museum: 1.8 mi
- ND Art Museum: 2.1 mi
- Grand Forks County Historical Society: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 4
- Sitting Bull: 1.7 mi
- Eternal Flame: 2.0 mi
- Warrior of the North: 16.0 mi
- Landing Eagle: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Alvarado Wildlife Management Area: 16.2 mi
- Red River Valley Natural History Area: 21.2 mi
- Belgium Wildlife Management Area: 22.5 mi
- Pembina Wildlife Management Area: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Flood Memorial: 0.5 mi
- AFL CIO Commemorative Plaque: 2.7 mi
- Zavoral Monument: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Elks Park: 1.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Fisher's Landing Travel Information Center and Rest Area: 10.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:00 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:43 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 15:45 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 7 | 11 | 25 | 42 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 44 | 27 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Forks Univ (nws), 3 mi away.
- Goldeye79 obs
- Channel Catfish49 obs
- European Carp29 obs
- box elder24 obs
- Silver Redhorse23 obs
- Shorthead Redhorse19 obs
- Monarch18 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle16 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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