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Burning Coal Vein
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ND · 46.59723, -103.44362
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Burning Coal Vein
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,538 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Burning Coal VeinNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Burning Coal Vein · Little Missouri National Grassland · ND
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower21 mi
- FFuel22 mi
- GGrocery22 mi
- @Mail22 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- WWater25 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
- EVEV fast charger37 mi
- DDump43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 22 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 37-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Burning Coal Vein
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,538 ft
State
ND
Coordinates
46.59723, -103.44362
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Burning Coal Vein · Little Missouri National Grassland · ND (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMedora Convenience Store · ~22.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMedora Convenience Store · ~22.2 mi
- PharmacyNew England Drug · ~27.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~29.1 mi
EV charging — from Burning Coal Vein · Little Missouri National Grassland · ND — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger37.4 mi straight-line NE — Dickinson, ND - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 3 within 100 · 22 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS70.9 mi — Town Pump of Glendive (Glendive, MT), Glendive
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO120.7 mi — NDAREC NDARECL3, Mandan
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.8 mi — Bowman Ford Sales & Service (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-06-06 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 163530 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Burning Coal Vein · Little Missouri National Grassland · ND — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBurning Coal Vein · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletInitial Rock · ~14.6 mi N · USFS
- RestroomSU-Painted Canyon Visitor Center 147 · ~20.8 mi N · NPS
- RestroomSU-Visitor Center 115 · ~22.4 mi N · NPS
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Other camps near Burning Coal Vein
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Coal Creek~12.8 mi · fee
- Scoria Pit Camping Area~25.0 mi
The unit that manages Burning Coal Vein
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Burning Coal Vein are set by Little Missouri National Grassland, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Burning Coal Vein
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | published 2026-08-01: fee campground, labelled as fee per policy (label, do not hide) || Water 2026-08-24 (nightshift fire 120): USFS Enterprise Data Warehouse Recreation Sites layer (apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0), extract cached locally as data\_mt_water_edw.json, objectid 2368442, site "BURNING COAL VEIN" (recreation area "Burning Coal Vein"), WATER_AVAILABILITY = "Yes, drinking water is available from a hand pump". Matched to this camp on coordinates (0.0007 mi from the agency point). Agency record only -- not field-verified, and no natural water here is claimed to be potable.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Burning Coal Vein
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Burning Coal Vein
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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