Cross Ranch State Park
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Cross Ranch State Park is a public recreation area covering Script error: No such module "convert". on the west bank of the Missouri River Script error: No such module "convert". south of Washburn in Oliver County, North Dakota.[1] The Nature Conservancy's Cross Ranch Nature Preserve, a Script error: No such module "convert". preserve which features a roaming herd of more than 200 adult bison, lies adjacent to the state park.[2]
History
In the late 1800s, A.G. Gaines, a scout and land agent for the Burlington Northern Railroad, owned an Script error: No such module "convert". where the park and preserve now stand.[3] Although the subsequent owners, Bob and Gladys Levis, wished for the land to become a state park, and its purchase was approved by the state legislature in 1979, Bismarck businessman Robert McCarney funded a statewide referral that killed the proposal.[4] The Nature Conservancy purchased the ranch from the Levis in 1982. It then donated land for the state park in 1989, while holding onto Script error: No such module "convert". for use as a nature preserve.[2]
Activities and amenities
The state park and nature preserve provide Script error: No such module "convert". of trails for hiking and cross-country skiing. The park also offers kayaking, canoeing, cabins, yurts, and campsites.[1]
References
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External links
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- Cross Ranch State Park North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department
- Cross Ranch State Park Map North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department
- Cross Ranch Preserve The Nature Conservancy
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