Bureau of Land Management · North Dakota
Schnell Recreation Area
Bureau of Land Management · North Dakota, United States
- Sites
- 6
- Cost
- No Fee.
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,277 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Phone
- 701-227-7700
- Activities
- Biking, Camping, Horseback Riding, Hunting, Picnicking, Water Sports, Wildlife Viewing
About
BLM campground. The 2,000-acre Schnell Recreation Area was once working cattle ranch that the Schnell family owned and operated for 80 of its 120 years. In 1993, the land became public property through the combined efforts of the Bureau of Land Management, the Conservation Fund, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, and the Schnell family. The native mixed-grass prairie, hardwood draws, and former pasture land consist of provide a variety of wildlife habitats. You might see duck, ring-necked pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, Hungarian or grey partridge, white-tailed and mule deer, turkey, rabbit, squirrel, porcupine, and neotropical migratory birds such as bluebirds, warblers, and flickers.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 11° | -20° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 9° | -32° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 24° | -5° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 31° | 11° | 76° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 45° | 32° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 56° | 46° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 62° | 53° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 61° | 49° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 54° | 35° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 39° | 20° | 78° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 28° | -4° | 66° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 18° | -24° | 53° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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