Wannagan Campground

15 mi northeast of Sentinel Butte, ND · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype

10sites

First comebooking

May–Sepbest months

About Wannagan Campground

A great meeting area for the north end of the Buffalo Gap Trail. The switchbacks located on the Maah Daah Hey Trail offer a sweeping vista of the region, including a scenic view of many large buttes.

Fees: $10 per night. Payments can be placed in the fee tube located at the entrance to the campground; payments must be made immediately upon…
Managed by: USFS - Dakota Prairie Grasslands
Where: 15 mi northeast of Sentinel Butte, ND · 47.05519, -103.58786

Amenities:

ToiletsDrinking water

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

26°

5°Jan

31°

9°Feb

43°

19°Mar

56°

29°Apr

67°

40°May

76°

50°Jun

85°

56°Jul

84°

53°Aug

73°

44°Sep

57°

31°Oct

41°

19°Nov

30°

9°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.

See Wannagan Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Wannagan	Horse	at camp	0.2 mi
Maah Daah Hey	Horse	0.1 mi	145.0 mi
Buffalo Gap	Horse	1.7 mi	19.0 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Camps nearby

Roundup Horse Camp 5.1 mi
Cottonwood Campground 7.7 mi
Buffalo Gap Campground 8 mi
Medora City Campground 9.5 mi
Little Missouri National Grassland 10.2 mi
Red Trail Campground 10.5 mi