Amidon, North Dakota travel guide: things to do, food & where to stay

Overview

Amidon is a town in the southwestern area of North Dakota. It had a population of 23 people in 2019.

1 sights · 1 things to do · 1 places to eat · 2 places to stay

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Best things about Amidon

White Butte

The highest point in North Dakota, elevation 3,506 ft. Call for permission to hike. If no answer, OK to hike but, obey trail courtesy: take only photographs, leave only footprints.

Logging Camp Ranch

Live, working ranch, from the 1880s to the present. Log cabins made from Ponderosa pine, Facilities sleep 25.

Plan your trip

Getting there

From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
DIK Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, Dickinson — 33 mi away. Directions
GDV Dawson Community Airport, Glendive — 84 mi away. Directions

Full “Get in” guide ↓

Budget & where to stay

No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.

Sample 1-day itinerary

Day 1

Morning White Butte
Lunch Georgia's and the Owl
Afternoon Logging Camp Ranch

Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.

Food for you

Cuisine (tap to filter)

What to ask about, for your diet

Diet labels come from each listing's description and cuisine; “likely” means the cuisine usually has good choices, not a promise. Check with the restaurant. Open the food finder

Understand

Amidon has the distinction of being the smallest county seat in the US. It was founded in 1910 and named in honor of Charles Amidon, a US District Judge in Fargo, ND.

Get in

By car: from I-94 exit 42, approx. 35 miles south on US Hy 85.

See

See White Butte

The highest point in North Dakota, elevation 3,506 ft. Call for permission to hike. If no answer, OK to hike but, obey trail courtesy: take only photographs, leave only footprints.

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