city in McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States
Alexander is a town in the Badlands area of North Dakota.
Understand
editIt had a population of about 400 people in 2019 and is near the western end of Lake Sakakawea. Its elevation is 2,180 feet.
Get in
editGet around
editGetting around the town itself by foot should be simple, but traveling outside of the city requires a car.
See
editThere's plenty of nice scenery in the area, particularly to the south. Most of the countryside is grassland.
- 1 Lewis and Clark Trail Museum, Highway 85 North, ☏ +1-701-828-3595. Memorial Day thru Labor Day, M-Sa 9AM-5PM, Su 1PM-5PM. The largest museum in northwestern North Dakota. Eight display rooms featuring cars, machinery, homestead artifacts and a Lewis and Clark panorama. Adults $2, teens , 12-under free when accompanied by adult.
- 2 Missouri River, Highway 85 North (A few miles north of town). Also, if you go east from Alexander, you can see Sakakawea Lake.
Do
editBuy
editEat and drink
edit- 1 Country Cafe, 718 Elk Street (Close to the Ragged Butte Inn).
Sleep
edit- Alexander Campground (City Park), ☏ +1-701-828-3461. Primitive camping.
- 1 Ragged Butte Inn, 804 Elk St, ☏ +1-701-828-3164. 18 Rooms, RV hookups.
Go next
editRoutes through Alexander |
Weyburn ← Williston ← | N S | → Watford City → Belfield |
Sidney ← Cartwright ← | W E | → Watford City → Washburn |