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USACEAshtabula Lake · North Dakota
East Ashtabula Crossing
Overview The East Ashtabula Crossing Campground is located on 12 developed acres adjacent to Lake Ashtabula in eastern North Dakota.
Sites3736 reservable
Elev.1,289ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig79 ft
Electric311×50-amp
From Fargo1h39real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,289 ft, East Ashtabula Crossing has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 4°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 37 sites total: 36 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 4 walk-in, 1 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 79-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jan
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
84%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 7
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 13.
63°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Fargo
84 mi
1h39
02
Bismarck
156 mi
2h40
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 8.8 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 37 SITES
Color byShow only
37 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
4
Walk-in
1
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
37
Sites
★ The standout
Site 33
ASHTABULA CROSSING · shaded.
To neighbor
77 ft
Max rig
27 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
19
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
8.8 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.