Rugged, often barren but always dramatic, North Dakota's badlands won over President Roosevelt in the late 19th century and continue to woo nature enthusiasts now as part of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Dickinson Dam and Reservoir (Edward Arthur Patterson Lake), on the Heart River, store water for irrigating valley lands downstream from the dam, and for a municipal water supply for the city of Dickinson, North Dakota. The reservoir has about 1,100 surface acres and 22 miles of shoreline. Public use area open 7 days a week. Overnight camping, water and electric hookups. Available species include walleye, largemouth bass, perch, pike, crappie, and bluegill.Dickinson Dam and Reservoir are features of the Dickinson Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program.
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Site is 1.5 miles west of Dickinson, North Dakota.
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