Sheyenne National Grasslands

Visited on: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Departed: August 7, 2024
Cost: $10 Per Night

After hanging out at Foreman City Park and Campground, I was 100% ready to get out into nature. The Sheyenne National Grasslands are the last of the official federal lands that I’m trying to visit on the northern I 29 corridor.

I was thrilled with the campsite I found.

A teardrop camper hitched to a Jeep is parked in a wooded campsite with a fire pit and picnic table, nestled in the serene Sheyenne National Grasslands.

I quickly headed over to hike the Oak Leaf Loop, which included a section of the North Country Trail. It was absolutely beautiful, relaxing, and just what I needed.

A narrow dirt path winds through a green, grassy meadow in the Sheyenne National Grasslands, with trees in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
A grassy field with a narrow dirt path leading into the distance. The sky is partly cloudy, and the horizon features a line of distant trees, reminiscent of the serene landscapes found in Sheyenne National Grasslands.

Along the trail was a windmill that needed its picture taken.

A metal windmill with vines stands next to a large circular water trough in the open grass field of Sheyenne National Grasslands, under a partly cloudy sky.
A rural windmill tower stands next to a circular metal livestock water tank in a grassy field under the scattered clouds of the Sheyenne National Grasslands.
A windmill surrounded by greenery stands in a grassy field within the Sheyenne National Grasslands under a partially cloudy sky.

Here’s a bit about the history of the grasslands in the grasslands themselves

Informational sign detailing the history of the Solhjem family homestead, describing the Norwegian immigrants' settlement in Minnesota and their move to North Dakota's Sheyenne Grasslands in 1898.
Informational sign for Sheyenne National Grassland describing its management, geological formation, fire adaptation, and biodiversity, with images of the grassland, a hiker, and relevant logos from the National Grasslands.
Informational sign detailing the history of the Solhjem family homestead, describing the Norwegian immigrants' settlement in Minnesota and their move to North Dakota's Sheyenne Grasslands in 1898.
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