Agency-listedUSFSFee
Hankinson Hills
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ND · 46.11945, -96.96723
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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 Hankinson Hills
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,074 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hankinson HillsNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Hankinson Hills · Sheyenne National Grassland · ND
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- WWater31 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- DDump36 mi
- ShShower36 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
- LLaundry44 mi
- AAir-up51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 31-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
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 — Hankinson Hills
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,074 ft
State
ND
Coordinates
46.11945, -96.96723
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hankinson Hills · Sheyenne National Grassland · ND (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townMantador · ~3.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesLovdokken · ~4.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicCHI Saint Francis Health · ~21.7 mi
EV charging — from Hankinson Hills · Sheyenne National Grassland · ND — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.0 mi straight-line NE — Vision Ford, Wahpeton, ND (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 44 within 100 · 78 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.9 mi — Sisseton, SD - Tesla Supercharger, Sisseton
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.3 mi — Fergus Falls, Fergus Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)42.3 mi — Fergus Falls · CHARGELAB · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 390231 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hankinson Hills · Sheyenne National Grassland · ND — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHankinson Hills · at this camp · USFS
- Highway rest areaLake Agassiz · ~11.6 mi SE
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 6 · ~15.4 mi S
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~19.4 mi SW · FWS
Open Hankinson Hills elsewhere
Other camps near Hankinson Hills
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wild Rice WMA (Richland County)~10.9 mi
- Tewaukon WMA (Sargent County)~20.8 mi
The unit that manages Hankinson Hills
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hankinson Hills are set by Sheyenne National Grassland, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hankinson Hills
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 2366911, site "HANKINSON HILLS" (recreation area "Hankinson Hills"), 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 Hankinson Hills
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 — Hankinson Hills
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →