Carson

Carson is a town in Western North Dakota. It has a population of about 319 people and an area of 4 square miles. Altitude is 2,305 feet.

Understand

In the wide open areas of western ND, population density is very low, and Carson is no exception. Though it is the county seat. This area is more normally visited by hunters and fishers rather than sightseers.

Get in

By car

From exit 110 on I-94, take state highway 49 south for 32 miles then head east on state highway 21 for 14 miles.

By plane

Elgin Municipal Airport is 14 miles to the west of Carson near the junction of highways 49 and 21.

See

• Cannonball Stage Station (15 miles southeast of Carson), ☏ +1 701 328-2666. State Historic Site. Marks location of a stagecoach station on the Bismarck-to-Deadwood Trail, used from 1877-1880. 
• Grant County Veteran's Memorial, ☏ +1 701-622-3004. Legion Commander George Zeller. 
• Almont Heritage Park Museum, Main Street, Almont (24 mi N on 54th Ave SW), ☏ +1 701 843-7032. Northern Pacific Railroad depot, blacksmith shop, rock jail, fully furnished country school and house, antique pianos and machinery. Open Memorial Day-Labor Day, by appointment. 

Eat

• Tumbleweed Café, 113 S Main St, ☏ +1 701 622-3744. 

Drink

• County Seat Lounge, 103 Main St, ☏ +1 701 622-3461. 

Sleep

• El Rancho Motel, Main St, ☏ +1 701 622-3495. 
• The Cabin, 5880 54th Ave. SW (10 miles north on the Carson-to-Almont Road), ☏ +1 701 622-3261, cabin@westriv.com. On the Heart River. Bathroom, shower, light cooking, fishing, hunting, hiking, birding, winter skiing and skating. 
• Carson Campground, 312 3rd Ave. NW (Carson City Park), ☏ +1 701 622-3615, fax: +1 701 622-3909, carson@westriv.com. Primitive camping, water pump available. 
• City of Carson Terminal, 100 S Main St, ☏ +1 701 622-3395, fax: +1 701-622-3909, carson@westriv.com. Includes electricity hookup. $10 a night.