You have only a day or two on your short vacation and you want to get off the beaten path. Do you want to get away from it all, or do you want to spend it like this:
Or would you rather get away from it all, and get off the beaten path to find solitude and peace on your mini-vacation?
If so, here are tips to find relatively remote and secluded spots in either your car or on foot:
First, grab your National Forest Service map of the Little Missouri National Grasslands. You can get it on line, or buy it at the visitor center at either the north of south units of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
You can also get maps at a Forest Service office in Watford City or Bismarck, or the Western Edge Bookstore in Medora. That begins the excitement of finding your way to get off the beaten path.
Avoid the stop-and-go parade of visitors who stop traffic to view bison or wild horses. Plot a route to see Badland’s ruggedness and western North Dakota ranching.
5. Prepare to alter your course as road conditions change in the ever-eroding Badlands.
6. Plan to start and stop in one of the Western ND communities such as Beach, Belfield, Marmarth, Killdeer, Watford City, Williston. From there, you can spend the night, grab a bite to eat, gas up and easily find your way back home on your short vacation
Still using the National Forest Service map, look for green-shaded sections of land.
Look for large areas south of the Little Missouri River and the north unit of the TRNP.
For example, one of our favorite places to get off the beaten path starts at the Long X trail and then heads up to a nearby high point. There are several to choose from. Pick a tall point that lies inside the green area of the National Forest Service Map.
Another good place to get away from it all is the lesser-used Bennett Creek Trail area.
We put together a list of 5 destinations you may want to seek out, if you want to get away from the crowds. That story is coming. Just enter your name in the subscription box so we know where to send the alert. Then you’ll be the first to know.
When you’re ready to display the North Dakota Badlands and all their beauty, collectors have added these prints to their homes.
From the ND/SD border, north about 150 miles, the North Dakota Badlands get increasingly rugged as you follow the Little Missouri River to a region north of Killdeer
We recommend the Custer Trail Auto tour south of I-94 between Belfield and Medora.
If it’s easy, everyone will do it. That’s why we recommend prepare for a gravel road trip, or a short hike into the interior of the Badlands. Drive Custer Trail Auto Tour, or hike into public land you can find on a Forest Service Map.
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