Goat Pass (FR 711) in ND -- Camping Rules & Access

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Goat Pass (FR 711) in ND

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands

39 mi from Watford City

Maps 2,200 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 17.6–17.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Dakota Prairie Grasslands ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 2.3 of this road’s 19.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.3 miles of dirt.
  • Near Anderson Butte.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 1 and 1.8 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Squaretop Butte rises 4.8 miles east.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–58°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.