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99 reviews
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.
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August 5, 2022 Stayed at: 19, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Nice big camp spot. Sucks backing in. Either drop down the washed out side of road that gets zero attention, or rake the side of your camper with trees trying to avoid it-i did both.. nice once in there though, got like 30 tv channels too. Sidenote, there are creepy campers out in the field next to it and hear gunshots once in a while. Decent though, lol
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August 5, 2022 Stayed at: 01, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Good spot, easy to get into, tv and cell reception ok. The bad: right next to pine tree and omg for sap dropping. Huge drop off on main road when leaving. Son bent his boat trailer on it and I almost tore my dump valve off years ago. So ya it's not getting fixed anytime soon. And prepare to blast through some trees on way out if you have an average to big camper.
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August 1, 2022 Stayed at: 10, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Park Rangers were helpful.
Campground host was absent.
Garbage was overflowing.
NO WiFi or cell phone coverage at all.
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July 10, 2022 Stayed at: 07, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Peacefully quite, enjoyed my first stay, interested in coming back soon
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July 6, 2022 Stayed at: 08, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Park was clean and facilities in fair shape. Overall looks a bit say'n and in need of updating compared to other USF and Corps of Engineers parks. Signage getting to the park leaves a light to be desired and there were no signs inside the park directing one to camp site locations Be sure to print out a campground map map before you go as the is no cell or internet service within 15 or 20 mi.
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June 27, 2022 Stayed at: 07, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Very peaceful
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June 22, 2022 Stayed at: 02, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Beautiful campground. Very quiet. Not to far from town.
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June 16, 2022 Stayed at: 13, Loop: MEL RIEMAN REC AREA
Mel Rieman Rec was a lovely spot to camp on our way across country. We arrived on a Wednesday and there was only one other camper there. We had not reserved a spot ahead of time and we’re able to grab one last minute online. The only thing to consider is that if we had arrived on the weekend without reserving, we would have been without a spot.
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June 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!
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September 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.
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2630 114 Th Ave Se, Valley City, ND 58072 United States
Elevation: 412 ft
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 mi.
The campground can be accessed via Interstate 94, with the nearest exit being 292 at Valley City.
Last updated: November 5, 2026
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Population: 6,541
Nearby city: Fargo, ND
Approx. 61 mi away (straight-line distance)
Elevation: 1,220 ft
Valley City, ND
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