4.4174 reviewsPrice
$10/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
14 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
Price
$10/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
14 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
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1601 Main Street Lisbon, ND 58054
Birders, trail hikers, and stargazers who can handle vault toilets and pack cash will get a lot for $10. The Oak Leaf Trail's 4-mile loop connects to 31 miles of North Country Trail, and dawn wildlife sightings of prairie chickens, pronghorn, and deer are routine. Site #9 is the
No hookups, no dump station, no showers on-site, intermittent cell service, and a rough gravel access road make this a hard sell for RV campers expecting infrastructure. Add heavy seasonal bugs near the horse area and you'll want a serious repellent strategy or to visit before Ju
Reference information about Jorgen's Hollow Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p align="center">Jorgen’s Hollow Campground is located forty miles southwest of Fargo, North Dakota. Click <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5445162.pdf"><strong>here</strong></a> for a map of the Jorgen’s Hollow Campground and Trails.</p><p>Jorgen’s Hollow Campground has 14 primitive campsites nestled within the oak savanna. Seven of those sites allow campers to have horses and seven sites are designated for campers without horses. Each campsite has a graveled pad, with a picnic table and fire ring. </p><p>While at the campground, you can enjoy the area by hiking the <strong><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5445162.pdf">Oak Leaf </a></strong>or <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5445162.pdf"><strong>North Country National Scenic Trail</strong></a>, viewing wildlife, birding, identifying wildflowers, and many other activities. Trailheads are located in the campground.</p>
The elevation is 1,100 feet. Once the area was the homeplace of Jorgen Haugen. Established in 1939, little is left of the old homeplace. The campground has two overlapping loops in a stand of mature, towering Burr Oaks and is surrounded by a tall- grass prairie and sandhills. Adjacent to the North Country Trail, the campground is great for equestrian and mountain bikers enthusiasts as well as campers. A variety of wildflowers bloom all summer and the nearby Sheyenne River plus the oak savannahs attract numerous birds making this campground a good place for birding. Certified weed-free hay is required. NOTE: The Sheyenne Oaks campground is a private campground a little over a mile east of this campground. At the neighboring farm is a tiny unmanned store offering a very limited number of groceries from their freezer. Payment uses the honor system.
Services provided May 2 through October 31 - weather dependent
The water spigot is a handpump. Hot showers are available for a fee at Sheyenne Oaks campground, located 1.2 miles east of this campground.
Parking aprons are gravel and grass and will accommodate any size RV. An RV waste station, with portable water is available for a fee at the private campground, Sheyenne Oaks (N46 32.0790, W097 13.1734) - 1.2 miles east of this campground.
In Leonard, ND, at the interestion of 4th St. and 154 Ave SE, take 154 Ave south 1.2 miles to a "T" intersection. Turn left onto County Rt. 18 and immediately turn right onto County Rt. 23 and go 4.0 miles to Sheyenne Oaks campground sign. Turn left after the sign onto 152nd Ave SE (dirt) and go 0.9 miles to another Sheyenne Oaks campground sign. Turn right after sign onto County Rt. 23 (dirt) and go 4.8 miles to campground on left. NOTE: As of the "Visit Date," no Jorgen's Hollow campground signs existed.
Official information for Jorgen's Hollow Campground from the federal Recreation.gov facility record. View official page →
Jorgen's Hollow Campground is located within the Sheyenne National Grassland as part of the 70,000 acres of designated public lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service - Sheyenne National Grassland. The campground provides a semi-primitive recreation opportunity for most camping types and equestrian use. The 70,000 acres of public lands surrounding the campground is managed for multiple use to include cattle grazing, wildlife, recreation, and prescribed fire activities. Explore this area of the Sheyenne National Grassland for hiking, biking, equestrian use, canoeing, hunting, and wildlife viewing.
Recreation opportunities include hiking, biking, equestrian use, canoeing, wildlife viewing, and hunting. Non-motorized activities are allowed on the 31-mile gravel surface North Country Trail. Access the trail by three trailheads and the campground. Water activities on the Sheyenne River are accessible by four hand-launch sites along 17-miles of the Sheyenne River Water Trail. Motor vehicle use is allowed on a network of designated forest roads. All hunting activities follow North Dakota Game and Fish regulations.
The campground provides a semi-primitive camping opportunity with fourteen (14) designated campsites separated into three loops. Sites 1-3,5,6,12-14 are designated as non-equestrian and 4, 7-11 are designated equestrian sites. Two vault toilets and one potable water hand-pump are available. There are no electric or water hookups at any location. There is no RV dump station or manure pit available. All activities follow a pack-in pack-out policy.
The campground shares a large parking area known as the East Trailhead to provide access to the North Country National Scenic Trail.
The geology of the Sheyenne National Grassland is characterized by shifting sand dunes and sandsheets surrounding the meandering Sheyenne River. The sand was deposited in an underflow fan in early stages of former glacial Lake Agassiz. As the water of the great glacial lake receded, the sand was exposed to the air. As a result, there are three types of eolian landforms, or landforms created by wind, in the Sheyenne National Grassland and surrounding region; high-relief dunes, low-relief dunes, and sand sheets. High-relief dunes or mainly restricted to within one or two miles of the Sheyenne River trench. Low-releif dunes are less than 30 feet high and have a hummocky, wind-blown surface that is generally stabilized by vegetation. The third type of eolian landform, the sandsheet, consists of sand and silt that can be up to 10 feet thick in places. Blowouts, or shallow depressions caused by removal of sand, occur where little or no vegetative cover to hold the sand in place. Blowouts occur in both the dunes and sandsheets. Today, native and non-native grasses cover the landscape with pockets of Bur Oak savannah and Aspen stands.
Experience 70,000 acres of public lands on the Sheyenne National Grassland surrounding Jorgen's Hollow Campground.
Access the 4-mile Oak Leaf Trail loop & 31-miles of North Country National Scenic Trail from the campground.
The Sheyenne River Water Trail traverses 17-river miles through the National Grassland along the Sheyenne River with its final access point 1.5 miles from Jorgen's Hollow Campground
The small town of McLeod, ND offering food, camping, and a historic museum is located 14-miles Southwest of the campground.
Fargo, ND is located 42-miles Northeast offering all amenities to a metropolitan city population of ~238,000.
<p>From Fargo, ND</p><ul><li><p>South on I-29 for 14-miles</p></li><li><p>Take exit 48 for ND-46 West for 14-miles</p></li><li><p>Turn left onto ND-18 South for 10-miles</p></li><li><p>Turn right onto 64th St /CR23/4 for 3-miles</p></li><li><p>Turn right onto 154th Ave SE / CR 23 for 2.7-miles</p></li><li><p>Turn right into Jorgen's Hollow Campground</p></li></ul>
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Summer delivers the most reliable access and comfortable camping. Expect highs between 75 and 85°F with lows from 50 to 60°F. Trails dry out for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. Spring rains can turn access roads muddy and rough. Weekends see the most visitors, but the 14-site campground rarely feels crowded. Bug populations spike seasonally. Bring repellent or foggers.
Summer described as most reliable: 75–85°F, dry trails, wildflowers and active wildlife.
No electrical hook-ups are available.
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