Turtle Lake

North Dakota

Home of the USA and World Championship Turtle Races


The City of Turtle Lake (Population 574) is a rural farming community in central North Dakota. Turtle Lake is nestled amongst vast open farmland, lakes, and the great outdoors. A small friendly community is ready to welcome you as a guest or resident. Local favorite activities include Hunting, Fishing, and Camping.

Come Visit for Turtle Days, Hunting, Fishing and More


The Turtle Lake area is in the heart of Prairie Pothole country. With rolling hills, open prairie, and river valleys it affords abundant game. The area boasts an excellent Pheasant, Sharptail Grouse, and Whitetail Deer population. Most years the waterfowl population is also quite large. The Missouri River valley has a good population of Wild Turkeys, squirrels, rabbits, and an occasional Moose or Mountain Lion. The Hungarian Partridge population is also on the increase.