North Dakota isn’t very dense when it comes to population and urban areas. A vast majority of the state is used for agriculture, after all. There are still secluded, natural, untouched areas hidden here. According to Remote Footprints, a project that strives to find the most remote spot in every state, the most distant and isolated place in North Dakota is located within the Fort Berthold Reservation.
This spot is at least 2.6 miles away from any road. The area is mostly untouched and absolutely stunning.
The location is on the west side of Lake Sakakawea and within the Fort Berthold Reservation.
Google maps The rugged buttes carved out from the Missouri River create spectacular sights here. Of course, many of them are now gone due to the Garrison Dam creating Lake Sakakawea.
The hint of the badlands, beautiful and rugged, is prevalent here.
Jimmy Emerson/Flickr Much like the areas more southwest of here, this spot is surrounded by these kind of buttes. You’d have to hike for quite a while to reach it and there are no marked trails to follow.
NDPRD/Flickr The scenery here is simply breathtaking and untouched. Many plants and animals call this place home. You wouldn’t be able to hear any cars, see any buildings, or really any other sign of human influence.
Unfortunately, this spot is losing its remoteness to the ever expanding oil industry, with oil well pads dotting the landscape like these below.
NPCA/Flickr If you zoom in on a Google Earth Map at this spot, you will see all of the oil well pads that are now filling the area. Though you probably cannot see any of them from this specific spot, you do have the chance of seeing the gas flames burning on the horizon.
For more information on this specific location, click here. Be sure to check out the rest of Remote Footprints’ project while you’re on their site – they have traveled to some amazing places!
Google maps
The rugged buttes carved out from the Missouri River create spectacular sights here. Of course, many of them are now gone due to the Garrison Dam creating Lake Sakakawea.
Jimmy Emerson/Flickr
Much like the areas more southwest of here, this spot is surrounded by these kind of buttes. You’d have to hike for quite a while to reach it and there are no marked trails to follow.
NDPRD/Flickr
The scenery here is simply breathtaking and untouched. Many plants and animals call this place home. You wouldn’t be able to hear any cars, see any buildings, or really any other sign of human influence.
NPCA/Flickr
If you zoom in on a Google Earth Map at this spot, you will see all of the oil well pads that are now filling the area. Though you probably cannot see any of them from this specific spot, you do have the chance of seeing the gas flames burning on the horizon.
Want to know where the most remote restaurant in all of North Dakota is? It’s right here, and it’s awesome.
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