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Sather Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ND · 47.67334, -103.81140
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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 Sather Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,265 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sather LakeNIFC · 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 Sather Lake · Dakota Prairie Grasslands · ND
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- WWater26 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- MMechanic46 mi
- DDump52 mi
- ShShower56 mi
- EVEV fast charger56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 56-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 — Sather Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,265 ft
State
ND
Coordinates
47.67334, -103.81140
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sather Lake · Dakota Prairie Grasslands · ND (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAlexander · ~13.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~16.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesReynolds Market · ~16.4 mi
- PharmacyWhite Drug Pharmacy · ~16.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicEsprit Health Clinic and Medispa · ~16.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~16.3 mi
EV charging — from Sather Lake · Dakota Prairie Grasslands · ND — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger56.0 mi straight-line SW — Glendive, MT - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · 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 · none within 50 · 3 within 100 · 13 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS58.0 mi — Town Pump of Glendive (Glendive, MT), Glendive
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO120.6 mi — Pinnacle Express, Minot
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)35.0 mi — Roosevelt Hotel - Tesla Destination, Williston, ND · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Roosevelt Inn & Suites, Watford City, 25.7 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 163872 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sather Lake · Dakota Prairie Grasslands · ND — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSather Lake · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomNU - Oxbow Overlook Restroom (Vault Toilet) · ~17.8 mi E · NPS
- RestroomNU - Caprock Coulee Restroom (Vault Toilet) · ~21.7 mi E · NPS
- RestroomNU - Juniper Campground Restroom (Comfort Station) · ~22.6 mi E · NPS
Open Sather Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Sather Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bennett Campground~25.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sather Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sather Lake are set by Dakota Prairie Grasslands, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sather Lake
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 2380847, site "SATHER LAKE" (recreation area "Sather Lake"), 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. Agency site page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10147280
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 Sather Lake
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 — Sather Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →First-night troubleshooting →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 →