FR 8682 — Tobacco Garden Creek Recreation Area in ND -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 8682 — Tobacco Garden Creek Recreation Area in ND

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands

20 mi from Watford City

Maps 1,870 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–3.3 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

Difficult
  • 2 of this road’s 3.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 390 ft over 3.6 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • A river runs 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–55°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.