How to Find Hotels in Grand Forks, North Dakota

The city of Grand Forks, North Dakota, is located on the western bank of the Red River, and is named after the forking of the Red Lake River and the Red River of the North. Grand Forks grew out of the existence of the steamboat port on Red River.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer with Internet access for making reservations

Select Your Accommodations

1. Stay in accommodations near the Red River in the downtown area to explore the historic buildings of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Accommodations as low as $60 are available at national chain 2-star hotels.
2. Select accommodations near the Grand Forks International Airport for about $60 and up for 2- and 3-star hotels.
3. Find accommodations along the 32nd Avenue South corridor for easy access to restaurants and loads of shopping. Prices for comfortable 2-star hotels average between $60 and $80 per night.
4. Realize there are 14 neighborhood parks and several indoor ice arenas for vacationing fun easily accessible from accommodations any place in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
5. Visit an historic one-room schoolhouse and the original Grand Forks log cabin post office along with other local points of historical interest when you stay in the Myra Museum and Campbell House area.
6. Take in major concerts or watch UND's Fighting Sioux football games at the Alerus Center. Stay in accommodations near South 42 Street if you want to be close to the auditorium.
7. Book accommodations by calling 2chambers.com at [phone] or visiting the link below in Additional Resources.

Organize Your Transportation

8. Arrive on one of several daily flights from Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport via Northwest Airlines at the Grand Forks International Airport.
9. Know that BNSF Railway and Amtrak provide rail service to Grand Forks, North Dakota.
10. Use Interstate 29 traveling north to south on the west side of the city; U.S. Highway 2 goes east and west on the north side.
11. Take the bus. The bus system in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is acceptable transportation for most daytime travel.

Tips & Warnings

• Recognize that Highway 2 is called Gateway Drive in the city limits of Grand Forks, North Dakota.
• Know that Grand Forks, North Dakota, is still in a period of growth and new development following the destruction from the flood of 1997.
• Dress for extreme climatic conditions in January with the average low at -4 degrees F and the average high at 14 degrees F. July has the highest averages with the low temperature at 58 degrees F and the average high at 81 degrees F.