Tobacco Garden-West Sand (FR 868) in ND -- Camping Rules & Access
Tobacco Garden-West Sand (FR 868) in ND
Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands
21 mi from Watford City
Maps 1,959 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
- 1.3 of this road’s 1.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 1.3 miles of it dirt.
- Near Tobacco Garden Creek Recreation Area.
- Estimated climb: 370 ft over 1.7 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
- 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.
- The Lake Sakakawea shoreline is 0.6 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 32–56°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.