How Contractors Save Money With Long-Term RV Stays
The contractors who come out of a Bakken assignment with the most money saved are not always the ones who made the most money. They’re the ones who kept more of it. Housing is the biggest controllable variable — and a monthly RV site at a full-hookup park is how experienced contractors work that variable […]
Monthly RV Sites vs Apartments in Watford City
The housing decision every new Bakken worker faces is usually the same one: do I try to find an apartment, or do I bring my rig and find a monthly site? This post gives you the numbers and the honest trade-offs, so you can stop guessing and just decide. Watford City, North Dakota is not […]
RV Living in the Bakken: What to Expect
People who’ve done it for one rotation and people who’ve been at it for three years both say the same general thing: it’s more livable than you’d think, the money is genuinely good, and the winter is not optional to prepare for. Here’s the honest rundown. The Bakken Shale formation underneath western North Dakota and […]
Best Housing Options for Oilfield Workers in Watford City
If you’re headed to the Bakken and trying to figure out where to sleep, eat, and actually decompress after a 12-hour shift — you’re not alone. Finding decent oilfield worker housing in Watford City, ND is one of the first things people stress about when they land a job out here, and honestly, the options […]
The Complete Guide to Oilfield Workforce Housing in Watford City
Getting to Watford City with a job offer is only half the equation. The other half is figuring out where you’re going to live. This guide covers every realistic option — what each one costs, what it provides, and who each one is actually right for. The Bakken housing question is one of the more […]
Monthly vs. Nightly RV Sites: Which Stay Is Right for You?
The answer comes down to how long you’re staying and what you’re actually using the site for. Simple as that — until you add the math, the flexibility question, and the specific context of the Bakken. The nightly versus monthly decision at an RV park sounds straightforward, but in the Watford City area it has […]
Full Hook-Ups Explained: Why They Matter for Long Stays
If you’re new to RV living — or you’ve only ever done weekend campouts — “full hookups” might sound like a minor upgrade. After about a week in a rig without them, you understand exactly why they aren’t. The difference between a full hookup site and a partial hookup site matters a lot more over […]
Planning a Theodore Roosevelt National Park Trip This Summer
Most people know Yellowstone. Most people know the Grand Canyon. Far fewer have made the drive to the North Dakota badlands — which is exactly why Theodore Roosevelt National Park still feels like you found something. There’s a specific quality to the places that haven’t been completely discovered yet — where the parking lot isn’t […]
RV Living in the Bakken: What Oilfield Workers Should Know
Coming to the Bakken for work is a specific kind of relocation — often fast, sometimes with minimal lead time, and always into an environment that has its own rules about what housing actually means. This guide covers what you actually need to know. Most of the housing decisions that workers make before heading to […]
Under New Ownership: What’s New at the Basin
New ownership at an established park is one of those things that either means real improvement or just a change in the letterhead. At the Basin, it means something real — and this post is the honest account of what’s actually different. If you’ve stayed at the Watford City Basin RV Resort before, you already […]