Best Dispersed Camping near Crawford, NE
Pine Ridge Dispersed Camping offers free primitive sites along Forest Service road 714-A above Chadron State Park near Crawford, Nebraska. The 1.5-mile dirt road is navigable by most vehicles including travel trailers, though camping options are limited due to drainage ditches along both sides. Most motor vehicle camping is restricted to pullouts directly alongside the road, as side spurs are marked "No motor vehicles." The elevation provides exceptional views across the Nebraska plains, with sites sitting 700 feet above the surrounding landscape.
Bordeaux Wildlife Management Area provides basic overnight parking for self-contained vehicles a few miles from Chadron. The uneven parking area accommodates 4-5 vehicles when closely parked, with proximity to Highway 20 creating moderate road noise. Limestone Butte Reservoir in nearby Buffalo Gap National Grasslands offers more remote dispersed camping options across the South Dakota border. "Careful there is a 3 foot sink hole beside our van so we tied up the van," noted one camper about the peninsula camping area. Access requires medium clearance vehicles on two-track roads, and campers should be prepared for ticks, wind, and complete lack of amenities.
