Phelps Bay (FR 874) in ND -- Camping Rules & Access

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Phelps Bay (FR 874) in ND

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands

15 mi from New Town

Maps 2,260 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–5.2 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

Difficult
  • 1.9 of this road’s 5.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.9 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 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–55°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.