FR 83313 — Hayward Dam in ND -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 83313 — Hayward Dam in ND

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands

23 mi from Sidney

Maps 2,441 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
  • 3.8 of this road’s 4.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3.8 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.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–56°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.