Hankinson is a small, rural town in the Red River Valley of North Dakota. It has a population of about 1,058 people.
Understand
Livestock and farming community: corn, soybeans, sunflowers, wheat, oats, barley, and potatoes.
Get in
- By car: exit 8 from I-29. About 60 miles south of Fargo.
Get around
See
- Harkinson Railroad Museum.
- Harkinson City Park. Tennis courts, ice skating with warming house, softball, outdoor stage, playground, basketball courts, horseshoe pits, picnic shelters, RV hookups, grills.
- Lake Elsie Park. Picnic area, swimming, sandy beach, boat dock and trailer parking, fishing and boating.
Do
- Dakota Magic Casino, 16849 102nd St. SE (exit 1 from I-29). Open year-round.
Buy
Eat
- LakeView Supper Club, 16676 94th Street SE, +1 701 242-7248.
Drink
Sleep
- Hankinson Motel, +1 701 242-7363.
- Huufda Hotel and Trail Rides, +1 701 242-9898, kcrago@rrt.net. 3 B&B rooms and 12 stalls.
- Winsome Manor B&B, +1 701 242-0040, soslowski@juno.com. 1884 Victorian home with view of Lake Elsie.
- Lakeview Beach Campground, +1 701 242-7885. Primitive camping.