Alkali Creek (FR 837) in ND -- Camping Rules & Access

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Alkali Creek (FR 837) in ND

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands

6.6 mi from Sidney

Maps 2,063 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
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 11.6 of this road’s 19.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 11.1 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A cattle guard at the start of the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–57°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.