Upper Magpie Crossing (FR 714) in ND -- Camping Rules & Access
Upper Magpie Crossing (FR 714) in ND
Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands
35 mi from Dickinson
Maps 2,556 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2.9 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 260 ft over 3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- A water crossing 0.9 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Magpie Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 32–55°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.