North Dakota

Has anybody traveled across North Dakota on Hwy 281? I need to travel across the top but am wondering if dropping down to Hwy 2 would be a better road?

I will be towing a 28′ camper if that matters.

Thanks

Where are you coming from and headed to? 281 goes north and south while Highway 2 goes east and west.

international Falls Mn to Portal North Dakota. Pretty sure I saw 281 on the map, maybe not.

You would want to take hiway 5 across the top if your entering the state north of Grand Forks,I travel the road from Cavalier to Dunsieth often,good road.If you enter the state at Grand Forks take hiway 2 west of Minot to hiway 52 and head north,even better roads.

Thank you.

Going on a fishing trip DB?

281 basically travels N/S as mentioned so that wouldn’t be your road. I’d probably drop down to Bemidji and take highway 2 across – 4 lane road all the way and more services. Taking #5 all the way across the state is a pretty long 2-lane haul with not much civilization, unless that’s what you’re looking for.
Portal is a long way out there. Couple cool places to check out in the Turtle Mountains area (Bottineau) or Pembina Gorge (Walhalla) if you’re looking for sightseeing.

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Bill Sackenreuter wrote:

You would want to take hiway 5 across the top if your entering the state north of Grand Forks,I travel the road from Cavalier to Dunsieth often,good road.If you enter the state at Grand Forks take hiway 2 west of Minot to hiway 52 and head north,even better roads.

Thank you. Hwy 5 worked great.

We see what you were up to now
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/crime-and-courts/7043959-Portal-Port-of-Entry-officers-make-largest-marijuana-seizure-in-state-history

That was the “decoy”.

That’s hilarious!! Dutch even had the camper