Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, Marden, ND

Sunday July 1, 2012

We start at 7 am and basically take Route 94 for a few hundred miles west .  Very flat straight road.  It reminded me of Nebraska, but Ed assures me that the trees in the distance would never be here is we were in Nebraska. 

The Custer House at Fort Abraham Lincoln SP

We reach Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park seven miles south of  Marden, ND by mid afternoon.  It's a nice little campground that has electricity and water on site with nice hot showers.  We don't make it to too many campgrounds like this, so it's a treat, at least for me!

The Park is rich in both military and early Native American history.  Fort Abraham Lincoln was once an important infantry and cavalry post. It was from this fort that Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and the Seventh cavalry rode out on their ill-fated expedition against the Sioux at the Little Big Horn. Portions of the military post, including the Custer House, have been reconstructed.

The campground sits on the junction of the Heart and the Missouri Rivers so it's a good place to get soaked since the weather is in the 80's.

We are only here for one night, but it's a pleasant one.