Dawson is a very small town of 75 people in the Coteaus and Plains area of North Dakota.
Understand
[edit]Get in
[edit]- By car: about 50 miles east of Bismarck. Exit 208 south off I-94 on state route 3.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Veterans Memorial Wall, ☏ +1 701 475-2256. Veterans memorial wall honoring 1,010 veterans from the Crimean War to the Gulf War. M60A3 tank on grounds. No admission charge.
- Slade National Wildlife Refuge (Two miles south of Dawson). A great destination for birders looking for waterfowl and nesting grassland birds.
Do
[edit]- Lake Isabel (about 3 miles south of Dawson). Fishing pier. Pike and perch.
- Camp Grassick. Operated by the Elks of North Dakota, provides camp services for developmentally challenged children and adults.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Dawson Cafe, 123 Thompson St SE, ☏ +1 701 327-4495.
Drink
[edit]- Don's Bar, 117 Highway 3 S, ☏ +1 701 327-9218.
Sleep
[edit]Nearest public accommodations are in Steele.
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Dawson |
| Bismarck ← Steele ← | W  E
|
→ Jamestown → Fargo |
| Rugby ← Steele ← | N  S
|
→ Ashley → Ipswich |