Hazen

Hazen is a small city in Western North Dakota. It has a population of about 2,457 people. Its elevation is 1,743 feet.

Understand

Most North Dakota towns owe their names either to someone related to the railroad or the post office. In this case, it is the latter. A. Z. Hazen was the third assistant postmaster general in the early days of the town, which was first settled around 1882.

Get in

• By car: from Bismarck, north on US-83 for about 40 miles, then west on ND-200A for approximately 30 miles. From Minot, take US-83 south about 60 miles south to ND-200 west.
• By air: Mercer County Regional Airport

See

• 1 Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, 564 County Road 37 (13 ki E of Hazen, and one-half mile north of Stanton on County Road 37), ☏ +1 701 745-3300. Summer 7:30AM - 6PM, winter 8AM - 4:30PM. National Historic Site - village on the Knife River, includes reconstructed earthlodge.  

Do

• 1 Lake Sakakawea State Park. (updated Apr 2018)

Eat

• Cenex Grab n' Dash (Highway 200 & 4 Ave), ☏ +1 701 748-2511. 

Sleep

• Lewis & Clark RV Park, ☏ +1 701 748-2267. 
• Roughrider Motor Inn, 707 8th Ave NE, ☏ +1 701 748-2209. 

Go next

Routes through Hazen

Watford City ← Beulah ←

W  E

→ Washburn → Hillsboro