(C) Phelps Ranch (FR 883) in ND -- Camping Rules & Access
(C) Phelps Ranch (FR 883) in ND
Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands
20 mi from New Town
Maps 2,381 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
- 3.7 of this road’s 11.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.7 miles of dirt.
- 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 1.5 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Climate averages
October normals 31–55°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.