Mule Creek (FR 847) in ND -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mule Creek (FR 847) in ND

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands

10 mi from Sidney

Maps 1,959 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 9.1–11 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
  • 6.1 of this road’s 17.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.1 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 1.6 miles off.
  • Horse Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–57°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.