A gray 4x4 Sprinter with a roof rack on a two-track through a wildflower meadow, cloud sitting on the mountains behind.

Camping near

Watford City, North Dakota

4 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Watford City in McKenzie County: 2 Park Service, 2 Forest Service.

4
federal places to camp
2 Park Service, 2 Forest Service
14.7 mi
to the nearest one
Juniper Campground Group Site
2,268 ft
at the highest of them
Sather Lake Campground. The lowest, CCC Campground, sits at 1,980 ft
90
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 57 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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Base map
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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Watford City, nearest first

4 places

  1. Juniper Campground Park Service · Theodore Roosevelt National Park · McKenzie County in town areaaway n/aelevation 46sites 57 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Juniper Campground Group Site group campground Park Service · Theodore Roosevelt National Park · McKenzie County 14.7 miaway 1,959 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. CCC Campground Forest Service · Dakota Prairie National Grasslands · McKenzie County 14.8 miaway 1,980 ftelevation 25sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Sather Lake Campground Forest Service · Dakota Prairie National Grasslands · McKenzie County 26.9 miaway 2,268 ftelevation 18sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov