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Brewer Lake Cass County Campground - A Hidden Gem in North Dakota

8/31/2016

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After nearly a month in Minnesota, we finally pointed Pearl westward and entered North Dakota.  Our main destination in the state was Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the western part of the state, but in the meantime we had short stops along the way in Cass County in the eastern part of the state and in Bismarck in central North Dakota.

I'd found the Cass County Park at Brewer Lake online, and although it was a bit out of our way, it ended up being so worth the extra driving.  It was 26+ miles off the interstate and a mile down a gravel road with plenty of washboarding, requiring us to creep along.  By this time, I was regretting suggesting this place as this would be only a one night stay, and there were other more convenient options to the interstate.
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The moment we drove in; however, we both realized what a hidden gem this small county park was.  There are only around 11 sites, 8 with full hookups.  We were assigned site #6 by the friendly staff, and there was only one other site in use on this Thursday night, so we had plenty of space and privacy.  The campground is on an open lawn area, so if it were full, it wouldn't have been as private, of course.  We don't know how busy it gets on weekends, but since it's in the middle of nowhere, probably not as busy as most lakeside parks.  

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Pearl settled in in our site, #6
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The grounds are well-groomed, and the bath house is clean and well-maintained.  There's nothing to complain about here other than the gravel road in.
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Bath house on right
Brewer Lake is small but very pretty, and Paisley was able to take a quick dip along the shore, which she loves.  It would be great for kayaking if we had kayaks (someday!)  We got great TV reception and two bars of Verizon 4G LTE.  What a luxury!
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Beautiful Brewer Lake
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It was a bit breezy the night we were here!
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Pearl as seen from the other side of the lake
We enjoyed walking around the campground and playing ball with Paisley since no one was anywhere near our site.  We would have gone for a mountain bike ride on the surrounding gravel roads had we had more than one night here.  Perhaps we'll get to return one day and do just that!
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Brewer Lake, Cass County, North Dakota
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Travel with Kevin and Ruth link
9/1/2016 10:02:18 am

Looks like a lovely little campground and even better when you almost have it to yourselves. This is when one of those little inflatable kayaks would come in handy. Can't wait to try ours out when we come to a place like this. How much were the camping fees?


You will love Theodore Roosevelt National Park!

Ruth

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Emily
9/1/2016 06:49:03 pm

Hi Ruth! The sites were $25 for full hookups and $20 for electric only sites. Not the cheapest, but such a luxury for us to have full hookups for a change. It was such a nice park!

We do plan to have kayaks one day, but just haven't gotten there yet since this is our first year of RVing, and the larger items have to be purchased over time. You know how that goes!

We've actually already left TRNP as the blog is way behind real time (due to two weeks with no to virtually no internet access). We did love it! Stay tuned for those blog posts coming up soon. :-) And thanks for stopping by!

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Kim Hartlin link
3/28/2017 01:34:12 am

Thanks for sharing the great information. It is well written!!

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    Emily & Barry

    We're a long-married, early-retired couple who are currently traveling as nomads with no fixed home base.  After years of living in North Carolina (Emily's home state), we spent 18 months living oceanfront on Ambergris Caye, Belize, a year road-tripping the US in a Honda CR-V, a year in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and are now roaming North America in our 32' motorhome, Pearl, following warm weather whenever possible.

    Our passions are bicycling, walking and hiking, birding, continuing our midlife struggles to learn Spanish, enjoying healthy food (and the occasional donuts & pie!), traveling (duh!)  We travel with a fleet of bicycles and Paisley, our 10-year old Boston Terrier. 

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  • Traveling Twosome Blog
  • BeBelize - Our life in Belize (2011-2013)
  • Earlier adventures (2003-2010)
    • First Belize Trip 2010
    • Fall Sail Cruise Aboard Logos 2009
    • Conch Key 2007
    • Charleston Sailing School 2007
    • Biscayne Bay Sailing School 2007
    • Key Lime Sailing Club 2006
    • Southwest Parks 2006
    • BEYC/Jost van Dyke, BVI 2005
    • Offshore Sailing School 2004
    • Annapolis Sailboat Show 2004
    • Finger Lakes 2004
    • NY State Bike Tour 2004
    • Biras Creek, BVI 2003