'''Carrington''' [http://www.carringtonnd.com/] is the county seat of Foster County, in the north central portion of North Dakota. It has a population of 2,268 people.<br>

Understand

Get in

  • '''By car''': via US-281, approximately 40 miles north of I-94. It also can be reach on North Dakota Highway 200 and US-52. 66th AVE NE 2 miles south New Rockford on via ND Hwy 15.
  • '''Carrington Municipal Airport''' Tel: (701) 652-2206<br>
  • Get around

    See

  • '''Camp Kimball''' State Historic Site, 4 miles west on Highway 52, 5 miles south, 1 mile east, Carrington. Tel: (701) 328-2666. This was the campsite of the Sibley Expedition on July 22-23, 1863.
  • '''Foster County Museum''' Second Street & 16th Avenue South, Carrington, ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-3363. Fax: (701) 652-3363. Military uniforms, household items, old pictures of Carrington and surrounding communities, old farm equipment, firefighting equipment and one-room schoolhouse. Open Memorial Day to Labor Day: 2:00 to 5:00 PM. All year by appointment.
  • '''Putnam House''' 533 Main St., Carrington, ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-1213 or (701) 652-2090. Fax: (701) 652-1264. Email: alison@daktel.com Three-story historic home listed on National Registry of Historic Places. Available for tours or private rental. Rural community cultural center. Open June through August on Sundays, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM or year-round by appointment. Admission: Guided tours $3, walk-through tour $2.
  • Do

  • '''Hiking''' on the ''Hawks Nest Ridge'', 6 miles west on Highway 200, 7 1/2 miles south, Carrington. Highest point in a short ridge of glacial moraine hills rises 800 feet above the surrounding prairie. The 100-acre nature park is one of state's official watchable wildlife areas. Tel: (701) 652-2524. Toll-Free: (800) 641-9668. Fax: (701) 652-2391. Email: cgtncham@daktel.com [http://www.carringtonnd.com]
  • '''Crossroads Golf Course''' North of Carrington, on Hwy 281 Tel: (701) 652-2601
  • '''Carrington Youth Center''' 890 Main Street Tel: (701) 652-2159
  • Watch High School Sports [http://www.carrington.k12.nd.us/Carrington/sports%20folder/Cardinal_Sports.html]
  • '''Central City Lanes''' 890 Main Street Tel: (701) 652-3800
  • Buy

  • '''Pipestem Creek''' 9 miles south on Highway 281, 1 mile east on Highway 9, Carrington. Manufacturer of hand-made SunFlorals (exquisite natural floral wreaths) and SunFeeders (edible birdfeeders and birdhouses). Summer tours include extensive gardens, drying and production facilities and gift shop. There are three renovated granaries and a train depot. There is a gift shop in a restored 10-sided granary. Open year-round, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and they have extended hours in the summer and fall. Open evenings and weekends by appointment. Guided tours welcome by reservation. Tel: (701) 652-2623. Fax: (701) 652-1441. Email: pipestem@daktel.com [http://www.pipestemcreek.com]
  • '''ALCO''' 6717 Hwy 200 Tel: (701) 652-3532
  • '''Carrington Drug''' 956 Main Street Tel: (701) 652-2521
  • '''Designer Fabrics Quilt Shop''' 929 Main St Tel: (701) 652-3535
  • '''Carrington Health Center Gift Shop''' 800 4th Street N Tel: (701) 652-3141 or 1-800-532-8623
  • '''Rose Garden Floral & Greenhouse''' 366 5th Avenue N Tel: (701) 652-2084 or 1-800-399-6814
  • '''Carrington Floral''' 969 Main Street Tel: (701) 652-2462
  • '''Seaburg Drug''' 990 Main Street Tel: (701) 652-3678
  • Eat

  • '''Chieftain Restaurant & Sports Bar''', 60 4th Ave S, Carrington, ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-3131
  • '''Dairy King''', 61 4th Ave N, Carrington, ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-2093
  • '''Donna's Diner & Catering''', 1560 3rd St N, Carrington, ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-1776.
  • '''Highway Drive In''', 435 2nd St S, Carrington, ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-3291.
  • '''Pizza Ranch''', 730 4th Ave S , Carrington, ND 58421. Tel: (701)652-3232
  • '''Prairie Inn''', 312 Hwy 281 NE, Carrington, ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-3976.
  • '''Food Court at Super Valu Foods''' Hwy 281 Tel: (701)652-3125
  • '''Stop n' Go Foods''' 309 Hwy 281 NE Tel:(701)652-3103
  • '''Subway''', 488 8th St N, Carrington, ND 58421. Tel: (701)652-1782
  • The Garden Gate. 29 Main Street, Carrington, ND 58421. 01-652-3527. Popular gift and coffee shop featuring exquisite, locally-handmade, as well as imported, silk and dried floral arrangements, candles/frangrances, body & bath items, plaques, jewelry, fashionable pillows/throws, and more... Serving coffee, desserts, and lunches until 4 p.m.

    Drink

  • '''Finch's Five Spot''', 861 Main St, Carrington ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-2826
  • '''Harley's Place''', 904 Main St, Carrington ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-2091
  • '''Shamrock Bar & Lounge''', 979 Main St, Carrington ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-3122
  • Chieftain Restaurant & Sports Bar. 0 4th Ave S, Carrington, ND 58421 (701) 652-3131 .

    Sleep

  • '''Carrington Inn & Suites''', 101 4th Ave S, Carrington ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-3982
  • '''Chieftain Conference Center & Hotel''', 60 4th Ave S, Carrington ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-3131
  • '''Blue Swan Bed & Breakfast Hotel''', 626 2nd St N, Carrington ND 58421. Tel: (701) 652-3978
  • Get out