OUTDOORS
Crossroads Golf Course
Opened in 2003, the golf club has earned the Golf Digest Four Star Award for nine consecutive years and ranks among the nation's top 450 courses.
Chieftain Conference Center
CHIEFTAIN CONFERENCE CENTER EXTERIOR
Iconic venue, prairie hospitality
Fifty rooms, a wood-paneled lounge, and conference rooms that have hosted every wedding, harvest banquet, and 4-H meeting in Foster County for the better part of a lifetime. The Big Chief — a North Dakota landmark — greets every guest who pulls in. For our fiftieth year anniversary, the property has gone through an extensive renovation to reinstate our identity. Modern, well-appointed rooms. Native American artifacts along every wall. The Chieftain Sports Bar attached, a full-service restaurant under the same roof. Pull off the highway. Stay a while.
Our story
Since 1964.
A plains stay.
Built in 1964 at the crossroads of Highway 200 and Highway 281, the Chieftain has been welcoming travelers, ranchers, and prairie wanderers for sixty-plus years. Three generations of innkeepers. One stubborn neon sign.
Our name comes from the J.A. Kirkpatrick painting of a Native American chieftain that hangs in our lobby — the iconic image guests have walked past for sixty-plus years, and the namesake of the property and conference center.
FOUNDER
LOUNGE & DINING
Lounge & Dining
A wood-paneled welcome.
Big Chief Café serves classic American breakfast and North Dakota homemade favorites in a relaxed, family-friendly room from 7 AM to 2 PM, Tuesday through Sunda…
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Conference & Events
Weddings, gatherings, harvest.
Conference hall and breakout space for the events that matter.
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Near at hand.
MAKER
Dakota Sun Gardens Winery
A winery with adjacent floral gardens. Open June through September, with tastings six days a week. Call 701-674-3623.
OUTDOORS · Walking distance
Carrington Park District
Camping, playground, volleyball, tennis, basketball, horseshoes, swimming, picnic areas, softball, and disc golf — all in town.
HISTORY · 0.4 mi
Foster County Museum
Pioneer artifacts, prairie homesteads, threshing equipment. Open seasonally.
HERITAGE · 0.6 mi
Putnam House
Carrington's restored 1907 home. Tours by appointment.
OUTDOORS · 21 mi
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge
15,000-acre refuge. Auto tour, walleye fishing, October sandhill cranes.
SEASONAL · 0.9 mi
Foster County Fairgrounds
Demolition derby every July. Bring earplugs.
DRIVE · 12 mi
Sheyenne River Valley
Scenic byway. Best on a low-light evening in late September.
OUTDOORS
Crossroads Golf Course
Opened in 2003, the golf club has earned the Golf Digest Four Star Award for nine consecutive years and ranks among the nation's top 450 courses.
MAKER
Dakota Sun Gardens Winery
A winery with adjacent floral gardens. Open June through September, with tastings six days a week. Call 701-674-3623.
OUTDOORS · Walking distance
Carrington Park District
Camping, playground, volleyball, tennis, basketball, horseshoes, swimming, picnic areas, softball, and disc golf — all in town.
HISTORY · 0.4 mi
Foster County Museum
Pioneer artifacts, prairie homesteads, threshing equipment. Open seasonally.
HERITAGE · 0.6 mi
Putnam House
Carrington's restored 1907 home. Tours by appointment.
OUTDOORS · 21 mi
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge
15,000-acre refuge. Auto tour, walleye fishing, October sandhill cranes.
SEASONAL · 0.9 mi
Foster County Fairgrounds
Demolition derby every July. Bring earplugs.
DRIVE · 12 mi
Sheyenne River Valley
Scenic byway. Best on a low-light evening in late September.