Initial Rock (FR 740) in ND -- Camping Rules & Access

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Initial Rock (FR 740) in ND

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands

30 mi from Dickinson

Maps 2,471 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.1–5.2 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

Rough
  • 4.7 of this road’s 11.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 4.7 miles of dirt.
  • Near Tracy Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

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