'''Carson''' [http://www.carsonnd.com] is the seat of Grant County, in the southwestern area of North Dakota. It has a population of about 319 people and an area of 4 square miles. Coordinates are Latitude 46.42N & Longitude 101.56W. Altitude is 2,305 feet.
Understand
In the wide open areas of western ND, population density is very low, and Carson is no exception. Though it is the county seat. This area is more normally visited by hunters and fishers rather than sightseers.
Get in
'''By car''': from exit 110 on I-94, take state highway 49 south for 32 miles then head east on state highway 21 for 14 miles.
'''By plane''': [http://www.airnav.com/airport/Y71 ''Elgin Municipal Airport''] is 14 miles to the west of Carson near the junction of highways 49 and 21.
Get around
See
'''Cannonball Stage Station''', State Historic Site 15 miles southeast, Carson. Marks location of a stagecoach station on the Bismarck-to-Deadwood Trail, used from 1877-1880. Tel: (701) 328-2666 or (701) 623-4355.
'''Grant County Veteran's Memorial''' in Carson. Legion Commander George Zeller at (701) 622-3004 [http://www.wrtc.com/carson/page15.html]
Do
'''Camping''':
* ''Carson Campground'', 312 3rd Ave. NW, Carson. Primitive camping, water pump available. At the Carson City Park. Tel: (701) 622-3615. Fax: (701) 622-3909. Email: carson@westriv.com.
* ''City of Carson Terminal'', 100 S Main St, Carson, ND 58529. Tel: (701) 622-3395. Fax: 701-622-3909. Fee is $10.00 a night, includes electricity hookup. Email: carson@westriv.com
Buy
Eat
'''Tumbleweed Cafe''', 113 S Main St, Carson, ND 58529. Tel: (701) 622-3744.
Drink
'''County Seat Lounge''', 103 Main St, Carson, ND 58529. Tel: (701) 622-3461.
Sleep
[http://www.wrtc.com/carson/page21.html '''El Rancho Motel'''] on Main St, Carson, ND 58529. Tel: (701)622-3495
[http://www.heartrivercabin.com '''The Cabin'''], 5880 54th Ave. SW, Carson, ND 58529. On the Heart River. Tel: (701) 622-3261. Bathroom, shower, light cooking, fishing, hunting, hiking, birding, winter skiing and skating. Directions: 10 miles north on the Carson-to-Almont Road. Email: cabin@westriv.com
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