Enjoy the Memorial Park in Portal. It offers an area for picnics and has many things for children to play on. There is also a reasonably priced area for campers with electrical hookups. A public restroom is available.

Right downtown in Portal.

Photo courtesy of Wandermore Publishing.

Short Creek Dam Recreation Area offers fishing, boating, camping, and hunting opportunities.

95th Ave NW, Columbus, ND 58727

From Portal, travel south on Route 52. Turn west on Route 5. Exit Route 5 at Columbus, ND, and travel north to Short Creek Dam.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wildwood Park offers a variety of trails for mountain biking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and hiking.

From Portal, travel south on Route 52. Turn west on Route 5. Exit Route 5 at Columbus, ND, and travel south on Route 40. Wildwood Park is on the west side of the road a few miles south of the intersection.

The Canada Goose Trail is a 7.5-mile scenic trail along the Des Lacs Lake in Kenmare, ND. The trail is available for hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.

From Portal, travel south on Route 52. Continue east on Route 52 for roughly 45 minutes until you reach Kenmare, ND. Turn right on 6th Street, and the trailhead will be on your right, just before the causeway crossing the lake. A parking lot is available.

This North Dakota Scenic Backway offers great bird and wildlife watching and access to biking, hiking, canoeing, and kayaking.

From Portal, travel south on Route 52. Continue east on Route 52 for roughly 45 minutes until you reach Kenmare, ND. Turn right on 6th Street and go across the causeway to pick up the Scenic Byway on your right. There is also a section of the Scenic Byway that travels south from downtown Kenmare.

The world famous Gateway Cities Golf Course is unique as eight holes and the number nine tee box are in Canada, but the number nine green is in the USA. This is the only known international hole in North America. Hole number nine takes one hour and ten seconds to play as the ball moves from central standard time to central daylight savings time. As well, it offers the opportunity to make a hole in one in two different countries.

Another unique feature of this course is eight greens are still the old-fashioned sand greens variety but one green is real grass. With this change, your putting skills will be challenged.

This is a family-friendly course with no tee times required so you can relax and play the game at your own pace.

The course is open from approximately May 15 to September 30. We are a North Dakota fully-licensed beer/liquor clubhouse with minimal food options. T

There are six rental carts available for usage.

Clubhouse hours may vary, but traditionally the days of operation are Sunday-Tuesday and Friday-Saturday.

 (701) 926-3145

Northgate Dam Recreation Area offers opportunities for camping, hunting, fishing, and more.

7133 104th St NW #7125, Flaxton, ND 58721

From Portal, travel south on Route 52. Continue east on Route 52 for roughly 13 miles. Turn left on Route 8, in about 2.5 miles Northgate Dam will be on the left.