With more than 400 lakes and rivers, including the mighty Missouri River, landlocked North Dakota has its fair share of lakeside beaches and fish-filled waters to explore. A short drive from Bismarck, the state's largest man-made lake, Lake Sakakawea, has swimming beaches, water sports, and several campgrounds and RV parks, while further west, Lewis and Clark State Park offers lakeside camping against a backdrop of the Badlands. Lake camping isn't just a summer affair—check into a cozy cabin at Lake Metigoshe State Park, and you can hike, bike, and fish through summer, or try cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and ice fishing in winter. Or if you're looking for the state's best fishing, head to Devils Lake (renowned for its perch fishing and home to Grahams Island State Park), Fort Stevenson State Park (the "walleye capital of North Dakota"), or Lake Oahe, which is brimming with walleye, pike, and smallmouth bass.
