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FOX Corporate Housing in Williston, ND offers Fully-furnished, Temporary Housing options for half the cost of a typical costly hotel stay. Our Williston, luxury corporate apartments and single family homes give our clients the utmost in quality, designer decor with personalized touches throughout, to ensure our guests feel at home during their Temporary stay with FOX. 

Williston is a city in and the county seat of Williams County, North Dakota, United States. The 2010 census gave its population as 14,716, and the Census Bureau gave the 2019 estimated population as 29,033, making Williston the sixth-largest city in North Dakota.

Surfing in Williston? Only on a computer or at the Williston Area Recreation Center. The city most commonly associated with the Bakken oil boom is also bustling with things to see and do in the city and the nearby area. Most notably is the ARC, a recreational mecca for recreation enthusiasts, including surfers. Flow Rider is an indoor wave machine that allows users to simulate surfing or wakeboarding. It’s just one of the many options at the ARC. There’s also an indoor waterpark, golf simulator and batting cages.

Those who prefer to hack away of a real gold course have options: 18-hole Eagle Ridge Golf Club and 9-hole Williston Municipal Golf Course. Participants in shooting sports can take aim on targets or sight in their favorite weapons at the Painted Woods Sporting Complex. The James Memorial Art Center, meanwhile, features exhibits and instruction. Thunder Valley Speedway Go-Karts challenge speed lovers.

Just outside of Williston you’ll find more history, outdoor recreation and entertainment. Enjoy boating and fishing on Lake Sakakawea or step back in history with a visit to nearby Fort Buford State Historic Site or Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center is adjacent to Fort Buford, site of the surrender of Sitting Bull. The center tells about the history of the area where the two great rivers merge into one.

The movie “The Revenant” features the exploits of mountain man Hugh Glass, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who worked as a hunter for Fort Union during its heyday as a fur trading post. Visitors to the post will be entertained by National Park Service ranger Loren Yellow Bird, an Arikara-Hidatsa tribal member who taught the language to actors in the movie. His detailed stories of events at the fort leaves guests spellbound. 

Dining options in Williston run the gamut from the upscale The Williston to Outlaws Bar and Grill to Big Willy’s Saloon and Grill and more.