South Sheep Butte (FR 840) in ND -- Camping Rules & Access
South Sheep Butte (FR 840) in ND
Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands
18 mi from Sidney
Maps 2,309 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 4.5 of this road’s 6.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4.5 miles of it dirt.
- Near Burns Dam.
- 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.
Climate averages
October normals 32–56°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.