(C) Old Highway 85 (FR 842) in ND -- Camping Rules & Access
(C) Old Highway 85 (FR 842) in ND
Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands
15 mi from Watford City
Maps 1,980 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.4–2.2 and 3.1–3.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 3.2 of this road’s 4.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3.2 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 3.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Little Missouri River runs 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 32–58°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.