Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Scoria Pit Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · ND · 46.94491, -103.58844
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Scoria Pit Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,602 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Scoria Pit Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Scoria Pit Camping Area · Little Missouri National Grassland · ND
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
- EVEV fast charger38 mi
- DDump52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 38-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 — Scoria Pit Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,602 ft
State
ND
Coordinates
46.94491, -103.58844
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Scoria Pit Camping Area · Little Missouri National Grassland · ND (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRider · ~3.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.6 mi
- FuelMedora Convenience Store · ~3.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDan's · ~19.1 mi
EV charging — from Scoria Pit Camping Area · Little Missouri National Grassland · ND — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger37.8 mi straight-line E — 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 · 19 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS55.4 mi — Town Pump of Glendive (Glendive, MT), Glendive
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO126.0 mi — NDAREC NDARECL3, Mandan
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.5 mi — Roosevelt Grand Dakota, SureStay Collection by Best Western - Tesla Destination, Dickinson, 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.
- 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 Scoria Pit Camping Area · Little Missouri National Grassland · ND — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSU - Cottonwood Restroom, South Loop #2 (Comfort Station) · ~2.6 mi E · NPS
- RestroomSU - Cottonwood Restroom, South Loop #1 (Comfort Station) · ~2.6 mi E · NPS
- RestroomSU - Cottonwood CG Accessible Restroom (Vault Toilet) · ~2.7 mi E · NPS
- RestroomSU - Cottonwood Restroom, North Loop #1 (Comfort Station) · ~2.7 mi E · NPS
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Other camps near Scoria Pit Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Buffalo Gap~4.1 mi · fee
- Wannagan Campground~7.5 mi · fee
- Coal Creek~12.1 mi · fee
- Elkhorn Campground~19.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Scoria Pit Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Scoria Pit Camping Area are set by Little Missouri National Grassland, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Scoria Pit Camping Area
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Scoria Pit Camping Area
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 — Scoria Pit Camping Area
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dumping grey & black →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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