BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s Parks and Recreation Department laid out plans for projects to improve state parks over the next three years with nearly $16 million in federal coronavirus aid.
The spending comes in a park system that had a record year in 2021 with nearly 95,000 nights of camping – and that has an estimated $74 million backlog of deferred maintenance of roadways, buildings and shoreline. The list includes nearly $4.6 million of work to bid this year.
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park near Mandan has $440,000 of projects set for bid this year, including general maintenance, campground electrical upgrades, and an accessible sidewalk to connect all of Cavalry Square’s structures.
