The Dredge Cuts Swimming Area is a great family fun area with sandy beaches and shallower water for swimming. The dredge cuts swimming area has three locations approximately 1 mile north of Fort Peck Dam off of Highway 117. The day use only recreational area offers swimming beaches, picnic shelters, a comfort station with water but not showers, a playground, and vaulted toilets. The road to the swimming area is a maintained highway with paved parking spaces. A dump station is located 1 mile away.