Fred Gomes
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Jorgens Hollow Campground
****** FOLKS WHO USE GENERATORS 12+ hours a day: PLEASE - PLEASE - PLEASE go a mile down the road to the beautiful Sheyenne Oaks Campground and plug in. THANK YOU!
BE AWARE: To get to Jorgens Hollow rustic campground you have a minimum of six miles of dusty WASHBOARD gravel road to get there.
* Within the Sheyenne National Grasslands, Jorgens, nestled in a grove of cottonwood trees, is a primitive/rustic quiet, serene, clean, (Carry In - Carry Out) camping area. The water at the hand water pump is excellent, tasteless and cold. The two concrete outhouses are kept stocked with TP and are kept clean. The 14 sites are reasonably level and many offer shade. Site picnic tables are concrete and there is a steel ring fire pit. Bring your own approved firewood.
* July-August 2023: Maintenance of the campground sites is still fairly good overall. The part time campground caretaker, who we have spoken with, has only so much time for mowing of the campground and the Oak Leaf Trail, so mowing can be spotty, but he does that best he can. During these visits, the bug population was pretty low, meaning not too many flies and darn few skeets. However, the "invisible" no-see-ums can still get you.
* You'll find chipmunks and ground squirrels scampering about. They'll leave you alone, after awhile, if not fed.
* Enjoy Jorgens 4 mile Oak Leaf Trail that winds in and out of woods and prairie, or walk/hike a portion of the NCT aka North Country National Scenic Trail that passes through the area.
* On clear nights, we have found Jorgen's to be a terrific place for satellite watching due to dark skies. One night, in September 2019, we saw the ISS, International Space Station. Traveling across the sky, at one point, its solar panels reflected the sun causing an instantaneous flash of white light. Exciting!
BE AWARE: as mentioned above, depending on the year, during the heat of summer, flies and skeets can be a big nuisance/PITA. Suggestions: Got good bug dope? Maybe even a fogger? Bring them with for a more pleasant stay at this little piece of out of the way serenity.
****** FOLKS WHO USE GENERATORS 12+ hours a day: PLEASE - PLEASE - PLEASE go a mile down the road to the beautiful Sheyenne Oaks Campground and plug in. THANK YOU!
BE AWARE: To get to Jorgens Hollow rustic campground you have a minimum of six miles of dusty WASHBOARD gravel road to get there.
* Within the Sheyenne National Grasslands, Jorgens, nestled in a grove of cottonwood trees, is a primitive/rustic quiet, serene, clean, (Carry In - Carry Out) camping area. The water at the hand water pump is excellent, tasteless and cold. The two concrete outhouses are kept stocked with TP and are kept clean. The 14 sites are reasonably level and many offer shade. Site picnic tables are concrete and there is a steel ring fire pit. Bring your own approved firewood.
* July-August 2023: Maintenance of the campground sites is still fairly good overall. The part time campground caretaker, who we have spoken with, has only so much time for mowing of the campground and the Oak Leaf Trail, so mowing can be spotty, but he does that best he can. During these visits, the bug population was pretty low, meaning not too many flies and darn few skeets. However, the "invisible" no-see-ums can still get you.
* You'll find chipmunks and ground squirrels scampering about. They'll leave you alone, after awhile, if not fed.
* Enjoy Jorgens 4 mile Oak Leaf Trail that winds in and out of woods and prairie, or walk/hike a portion of the NCT aka North Country National Scenic Trail that passes through the area.
* On clear nights, we have found Jorgen's to be a terrific place for satellite watching due to dark skies. One night, in September 2019, we saw the ISS, International Space Station. Traveling across the sky, at one point, its solar panels reflected the sun causing an instantaneous flash of white light. Exciting!
BE AWARE: as mentioned above, depending on the year, during the heat of summer, flies and skeets can be a big nuisance/PITA. Suggestions: Got good bug dope? Maybe even a fogger? Bring them with for a more pleasant stay at this little piece of out of the way serenity.
****** FOLKS WHO USE GENERATORS 12+ hours a day: PLEASE - PLEASE - PLEASE go a mile down the road to the beautiful Sheyenne Oaks Campground and plug in. THANK YOU!