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ModerateLonesome Highway — Little Missouri River Badlands to Medora via Burning Coal Vein Road
Badlands clay, wild horses, and a coal seam that won't quit.
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Overlanding Trails in North Dakota
Trails curated for overlanders in North Dakota.
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ModerateLonesome Highway — Little Missouri Badlands to Marmarth via Chalky Buttes Back Road
Fossil badlands on a road the maps almost forgot.
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DifficultBloody Run Hills to Sully Creek — North Dakota Badlands Rim Road via Burning Coal Vein
Bentonite badlands and smoldering coal in forgotten ND.
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ModerateBloody Run Hills to Elkhorn Ranch — Little Missouri Badlands Remote Circuit
Roosevelt's badlands, one river crossing, zero pavement.
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BLM Sully Creek State Recreation Area Overflow Dispersed Sites
Unofficial dispersed spots along the creek bottom when the main campground fills during hunting season and summer weekends.
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BLM Sentinel Butte Backcountry Dispersed Area
Remote prairie dispersed camping beneath the iconic Sentinel Butte with expansive badlands views and complete solitude.
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Little Missouri National Grassland White Butte Dispersed Area
Badlands dispersed camping near North Dakota's highest point with excellent stargazing and prairie wildlife viewing.
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Little Missouri National Grassland Logging Camp Ridge Dispersed Sites
Remote badlands camping near Theodore Roosevelt's old Maltese Cross cabin site with zero light pollution.
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Heart River Valley Dispersed Area
Rolling prairie camping with scattered groves and good stargazing in North Dakota's quietest corners.
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Sheyenne National Grassland Duck Creek Dispersed Area
Remote prairie camping along a seasonal creek bed with wildlife viewing opportunities and zero light pollution.