South Sand Creek (FR 867) in ND -- Camping Rules & Access
South Sand Creek (FR 867) in ND
Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands
21 mi from Watford City
Maps 2,019 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 7.9–8.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 5.3 of this road’s 8.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.3 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.
- A cattle guard 1.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 6, a suburban sky.
Climate averages
October normals 32–56°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.