FR 8204, Dakota Prairie Grasslands in ND -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 8204, Dakota Prairie Grasslands in ND

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands

29 mi from Watford City

Maps 2,596 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.7–2 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
  • 0.8 of this road’s 2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.8 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–55°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.