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Recreation

Dakota Prairie Grasslands offers many natural attractions to visitors. Each grassland provides a unique recreational experience. Choose a recreation opportunity or recreation region below, then scroll down to view and select from the list of related recreation sites.  

Recreation

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Hankinson Hills Trail

Winter Sports Biking Hiking Outdoor Science and Learning Horse Riding and Camping
The Hankinson Hills Trail is an 8‑mile loop that winds through rolling sandhills, mixed‑grass prairie, and scattered oak woodlands within the Sheyenne National Grassland. This non‑motorized…

Homer's Camp

Biking Hiking Outdoor Science and Learning
Experience Homer’s Camp, a rustic campsite tucked along a scenic bend of the Little Missouri River in a clearing of cottonwood trees. This simple, peaceful spot is a great place to relax and enjoy…

Initial Rock Interpretive Site

Site Open
Outdoor Science and Learning
Custer's 7th Cavalry camped in the hilly terrain of the North Dakota Badlands on the evening of May 28, 1876, while en route to the Battle of the Little Bighorn.Two soldiers, Private William C.…

Jorgen’s Hollow Campground

Site Open
Horse Riding and Camping Picnicking Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) Winter Sports Hiking Biking Outdoor Science and Learning Water Activities Fishing
Jorgen’s Hollow Campground provides a rustic camping experience nestled in the oak savanna of the Dakota Prairie Grassland. The campground features 14 primitive campsites: seven are designated for…

Juniper Spur Trail

Biking Hiking Outdoor Science and Learning
The Juniper Spur Trail sits just south of the Burning Coal Vein Campground in the Little Missouri National Grassland and offers a quick, easy way to experience the Badlands. It’s a short…

Long X Trail

Biking Hiking Horse Riding and Camping Outdoor Science and Learning
Approximately 5.78 miles one way to the Maah Daah Hey Trail. It can be linked to the Maah Daah Hey trail to create an approximately 11-mile loop through the Badlands terrain of the CCC…

Maah Daah Hey Trail

Hiking Biking Horse Riding and Camping Outdoor Science and Learning
The Maah Daah Hey Trail (MDHT) winds through the badlands of North Dakota for a cumulative 144 miles. It offers views of rolling prairies, clay buttes, canyons, gullies, and steep, rocky terrain, as…

Magpie Campground

Site Open
Winter Sports Horse Riding and Camping Hiking Biking Outdoor Science and Learning Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) Picnicking
Magpie Campground, a remote, shaded campground in the Dakota Prairie Grasslands, offers a quiet, secluded camping experience. It features 8 single-unit camp spurs with picnic tables, fire rings,…

North Country National Scenic Trail

Horse Riding and Camping Winter Sports Biking Hiking Outdoor Science and Learning
Explore a scenic 30-mile stretch of the North Country National Scenic Trail as it winds through the Sheyenne National Grassland in southeastern North Dakota. This section offers an immersive…

Oak Leaf Trail

Biking Horse Riding and Camping Outdoor Science and Learning Hiking Winter Sports
The Oak Leaf Trail offers a peaceful 4‑mile loop through tallgrass prairie and gently rolling oak savanna in the Sheyenne National Grassland. Its open vistas, seasonal wildflowers, and wide prairie…