FR 725-5 — Cooks Peak in ND -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 725-5 — Cooks Peak in ND

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands

43 mi from Sidney

Maps 2,534 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Dakota Prairie Grasslands ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TWEAK
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • 0.7 of this road’s 3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.5 miles of dirt.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.0 miles off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–56°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.