Camping and Fishing

[Duckslayer100]

I really want to take my kids camping this summer and combine it with a fishing trip. Last time I attempted this, I booked a "campsite" spot only to realize it was basically an RV park. A little underwhelming, especially since we couldn't have a bonfire or s'mores.

But I've been to a handful of lakes now in central ND and thought to myself, "boy, you could just pitch a tent right over there and I bet have an amazing time."

I'm not sure if there are laws against this, or what sort of parameters there are. I now you can camp on WMA land during the hunting season, but unsure about lakes or the surrounding land.

Thoughts? My kids are super into those "survival challenge" vids on the Youtube, and a surf-and-turf outing would really be slick.

 

[1lessdog]

Camp in the Sandhills and fish the Sheyenne River. Lots of land to hike and fish the bridges. Just make sure you have some 5 gallon buckets of water encase a fire gets away from you.

 

[MSA]

I think you can camp anywhere on shore at sakakawea if you use a boat to access it

 

[Vollmer]

I think you can camp anywhere on shore at sakakawea if you use a boat to access it

Is that true? I wondered how that worked for those guys that kayak/canoe the Missouri river system.

 

[Davy Crockett]

Back in the day we used to camp on shore and Islands a lot and never got bothered or kicked off. It can be a lot of fun if the weather cooperates but it can get spooky out there when it doesn't .

 

[Stinger]

Is that true? I wondered how that worked for those guys that kayak/canoe the Missouri river system.

I’m pretty sure it is “illegal” to camp on corp land without being in a licensed camp ground. White Earth has a few primitive sites that are away from everyone else

 

[tikkalover]

Here are some questions
Tent or camper
Electricity or no electricity
Running water or no water
Shower house or no shower house
Toilet or no toilet

There’s a lot more questions but let’s start with these

 

[Browneye]

I wouldn't worry about it. Go ahead and pitch a tent. If anyone wants to hassle you just start chanting water is life.