Free and paid camping in North Dakota
107 camps in North Dakota: 96 free, 11 charge a fee. Every camp that charges is marked fee in the list below — or press Free only to hide them.
Every camp we have found on public land in North Dakota, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →
How high, and when it opens
Elevation decides the season out here. Pick a band to filter the list.
North Dakota Game & Fish86 camps
- Adam and Teresa Raab WMA (Stark County)
- Apple Creek Bottoms WMA (Burleigh County)
- Arroda Lake WMA (Oliver County)
- Art Brazda WMA (Burleigh County)
- Audubon WMA (McLean County)
- Barron WMA (Pembina County)
- Black Swan WMA (Nelson County)
- Bluestem Prairie WMA (Dickey County)
- Buffalo Lake WMA (Pierce County)
- C.C. Underwood WMA (Towner County)
- Camp Lake WMA (McIntosh County)
- Cedar Lake WMA (Slope County)
- Charles C. Cook WMA (Walsh County)
- Charles Schroeder WMA (McLean County)
- Chase Lake WMA (Stutsman County)
- Clausen Springs WMA (Barnes County)
- Coal Lake WMA (McLean County)
- Coldwater Lake WMA (McIntosh County)
- Cottonwood Creek WMA (LaMoure County)
- Custer Mine WMA (McLean County)
- Dawson WMA (Kidder County)
- de Trobriand WMA (McLean County)
- Deepwater Creek WMA (McLean County)
- Erie Dam (Brewer Lake) WMA (Cass County)
- Fitzsimond Slough WMA (Pembina County)
- George Karpen WMA (Foster County)
- Graner Bottoms WMA (Morton County)
- Hamilton Wills WMA (Cass County)
- Harmony Lake WMA (Mercer County)
- Harris M. Baukol WMA (Divide County)
- Harvey Dam WMA (Wells County)
- Haven Hills WMA (Kidder County)
- Hille WMA (Mercer County)
- Hoghaug Wildlife Sanctuary WMA (Nelson County)
- Horsehead Lake WMA (Kidder County)
- Horseshoe Lake WMA (Pierce County)
- Hyatt Slough WMA (Dickey County)
- Jay V. Wessels WMA (Pembina County)
- Johnson's Gulch WMA (Dickey County)
- Joliet Ferry WMA (Walsh County)
- Karl T. Frederick WMA (Wells County)
- Kenner Marsh WMA (Ramsey County)
- Killdeer Mountains WMA
- Kimball Bottoms WMA (Burleigh County)
- Knox Slough WMA (Benson County)
- Lake Patricia WMA
- Lehr WMA (McIntosh County)
- Little Heart Bottoms WMA (Morton County)
- Logan County WMA (Logan County)
- Lonetree WMA (Sheridan County)
- MacLean Bottoms WMA (Burleigh County)
- Maple River WMA (Dickey County)
- McKenzie Slough WMA (Burleigh County)
- Meszaros Slough WMA (Sargent County)
- Mirror Pool WMA (Ransom County)
- Missouri Breaks WMA (Mercer County)
- Morton County WMA (Morton County)
- Norman and Lucille Schaefer WMA (Mercer County)
- North Beulah Mine WMA (Mercer County)
- Oakville Prairie Bio Station WMA (Grand Forks County)
- Olson WMA (Barnes County)
- Otter Creek WMA (Grant County)
- Otto Spies WMA (Steele County)
- Painted Woods WMA (McLean County)
- Prairie Chicken WMA (Grand Forks County)
- Riverdale WMA (McLean County)
- Robert L. Morgan WMA (Wells County)
- Robert W. Henderson WMA (Burleigh County)
- Rolling Hills WMA (Sheridan County)
- Russ Stuart WMA (Burleigh County)
- Salt Flats WMA (Divide County)
- Sand Hill WMA (McHenry County)
- Schmidt Bottoms WMA (Morton County)
- Seth Gordon Marsh WMA (LaMoure County)
- Silver Lake WMA (Wells County)
- Sweet Briar Lake WMA (Morton County)
- Tewaukon WMA (Sargent County)
- Thompson Lake WMA (Bottineau County)
- Valley City WMA (Barnes County)
- Wakopa WMA (Rolette County)
- Wells County WMA (Wells County)
- Wild Prairie WMA (Ramsey County)
- Wild Rice WMA (Richland County)
- Willow Lake WMA (Rolette County)
- Wilton Mine WMA (McLean County)
- Wolf Creek WMA (McLean County)
Little Missouri National Grassland10 camps
- Bennett Campground
- Buffalo Gap
- Burning Coal Vein
- Coal Creek
- Elkhorn Campground
- Magpie Campground
- Scoria Pit Camping Area
- Summit
- Wannagan Campground
- Whitetail
Municipal4 camps
- Bowbells City Park Campground (Bowbells)
- Michigan City Park Campground (Michigan)
- Page City Park -- free tent area (Page)
- Towner City Park (Towner)