Crow Flies High State Recreation Area is a scenic overlook located two miles west of

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Mountrail County Mountrail County is a county in the northwestern part of North Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,809, and was estimated to be 9,474 in 2024. The county seat is Stanley and the largest city is New Town. The co ...

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. The site provides scenic views of

Lake Sakakawea Lake Sakakawea is a large reservoir in the north central United States, impounded in 1953 by Garrison Dam, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam located in the Missouri River basin in central North Dakota. Named for the Shoshone- Hidatsa woman S ...

. Signs describe the location's role in local history, including its significance in the explorations of

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. The footprint of the drowned town of Sanish, now lost below the reservoir's waves, can be seen at times of low water. The park was owned by the

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from 1917 until 1956, when ownership was transferred to North Dakota. It is named after

Hidatsa The Hidatsa ( ) are a Siouan people. They are enrolled in the federally recognized Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Their language is related to that of the Crow, and they are sometimes considered a pa ...

Indian chief Crow Flies High. The old bridge seen from Crow Flies High view point

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Crow Flies High State Recreation Area
North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department {{authority control State parks of North Dakota Protected areas of Mountrail County, North Dakota Former national parks of the United States