Alexander is a town in the Badlands area of North Dakota.
Understand
It 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
By car
US Highway 85, about 22 miles west and north of Watford City.
By air
Sloulin Field in Williston is about 20 miles to the north.
Get around
Getting around the town itself by foot should be simple, but traveling outside of the city requires a car.
See
There's plenty of nice scenery in the area, particularly to the south. Most of the countryside is grassland.
- Lewis and Clark Trail Museum, Highway 85 North, 47.845692°, -103.641767°, +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 2018-06-22
- Missouri River, Highway 85 North (A few miles north of town), 48.111247°, -103.706898°. Also, if you go east from Alexander, you can see Sakakawea Lake. 2018-06-22
Do
Buy
Eat and drink
- Country Cafe, 718 Elk Street (Close to the Ragged Butte Inn), 47.841502°, -103.642807°. 2018-06-22
Sleep
- Alexander Campground, +1-701-828-3461. Primitive camping.
- Ragged Butte Inn, 804 Elk St, 47.841036°, -103.642788°, +1-701-828-3164. 18 Rooms, RV hookups. 2018-06-22