State forest · North Dakota

North Dakota State Forest Service Land

North Dakota State Forest Service Land is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 14,512 acres in Bottineau County, Rolette County + 3 more, North Dakota (State forest), managed by a North Dakota state agency (PAD-US category: state department of land). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.

Approximate outline (north up) from simplified PAD-US boundaries

14,512acres (approx.)

State: department of landmanager

Open accessPAD-US access

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Check regulations with North Dakota Game and Fish Department Google Maps OpenStreetMap

Area details

Approx. size	14,512 acres
Manager	North Dakota state agency (PAD-US category: state department of land)
Manager type	State
Designation	State Resource Management Area
Public access (PAD-US)	Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).”
County	Bottineau County, Rolette County, McHenry County, Ransom County, Pembina County
Reference point	48.95400, -100.26210 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Source records	1 PAD-US record combined

Before you hunt here

Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with North Dakota Game and Fish Department. This site does not list regulations.
Managing agency: North Dakota state agency (PAD-US category: state department of land). We don’t have a verified direct link for this manager; the state wildlife agency above can point you to the right office.
Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.

Nearby public land (within 30 miles)

State wildlife / game area
Nickelson
159 acres · 2.1 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Turtle Mountian
597 acres · 5 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Thompson Lake
803 acres · 5.1 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access
State wildlife / game area
Willow Lake
604 acres · 6.1 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access
State wildlife / game area
Schuester
80 acres · 7.4 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
V.v. Bull
200 acres · 10.4 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Black Lake
174 acres · 10.6 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access
Waterfowl Production Area
Rolette County Waterfowl Production Area
5,953 acres · 13 mi away
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Wakopa
7,026 acres · 17.7 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Upham
78 acres · 29 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access

Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.

Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “North Dakota State Forest Service Land” in North Dakota combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.