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Average nightly rates27 total sites
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20 sites
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7 sites
About Mel Rieman Rec
Number of accommodations: 27
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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- Playground
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Reviews (91)
What Guests Are Saying
Mel Rieman Recreation offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience with well-maintained sites and stunning views. Campers appreciated the cleanliness of the facilities, helpful camp hosts, and the spaciousness that allows for privacy. While there are minor concerns like limited cell service and some amenities needing improvement, overall, visitors found it to be a great spot for relaxation and family fun.
What Guests Are Saying
Mel Rieman Recreation offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience with well-maintained sites and stunning views. Campers appreciated the cleanliness of the facilities, helpful camp hosts, and the spaciousness that allows for privacy. While there are minor concerns like limited cell service and some amenities needing improvement, overall, visitors found it to be a great spot for relaxation and family fun.
Review Summary
Chris C
VerifiedJune 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Clean, quiet, beautiful. Park rangers were very friendly and helpful. Nice little store with ice, pizza, wood, ice cream, etc. we really like this place!
Virginia W
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2021 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
The lady at the park was very helpful and friendly.
Making a same day reservation was extremely hard! Having to call in to Recreation.gov to make a reservation with hardly any cell service (could not use web site with no cell) and was on hold for 20 minutes. The lady that finally answered was very nice, but not being able to secure a site at the park was extremely inconvenient. It
would have been nice to have a sign letting us know how far it was to the park from the main road.
Katherine B
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
It would help to have better signs to help locate the camp ground. The whole camp ground is very small and garbage cans were full when we arrived and very full after the holiday weekend. Host lot needs to be neater. We had the campground to ourselves most of our stay those days were very nice. Wouldn’t stay here again sorry to say.
James W
VerifiedSeptember 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Normally we find that Corps of Engineers campgrounds are pretty high end. Mel Reiman is an exception, most sites would take quite a bit to get the RV level.
I also find that the host sets the tone. Here the host site was sprawling and somewhat messy. Not a good sign.
tim d
VerifiedAugust 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
place was fairly quiet at nite.
Brian D
VerifiedAugust 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Some of the sites are suitable for tenting or short trailers only.
Tyler E
VerifiedAugust 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Owners were great at hungry pelican ! exception of the hornets this year we had a great time.. very laid back and good beach feel.. drinks at that the bar we amazing !
Destiny V
VerifiedAugust 22, 2021 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
This was a very nice campground to stay with nice amenities. We do wish our actual campsite would have been a little bigger and had grass. Otherwise, nice place!
Rosemary P
VerifiedAugust 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
narrow roads, gravel, uneven sites, bathrooms a long way from majority of sites, Polluted reservoir.
For a short stop on the way to somewhere else there are electric hook ups and showers
Tony G
VerifiedJuly 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Pictures were a bit deceiving as the RV portion was quite a bit away from the water and the beach. Overall it was quiet and clean.
Location Mel Rieman Rec
Address:
2630 114 Th Ave Se
Valley City, ND, 58072
United States
The main route to the park is via Interstate 94 to Valley City exit 292. Follow the signs through Valley City and turn left onto County Road 19. Travel for 10 miles.
The campground can be accessed via Interstate 94, with the nearest exit being 292 at Valley City.
Elevation: 412 feet
11 mi drive to downtown Valley City (about 18 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- Firewood restrictions are in place; because of the potential to carry invasive insects, absolutely no outside firewood is allowed
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
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Last updated: September 8, 2026
