Blacktail, North Dakota

About Blacktail

Blacktail is a small unincorporated community in northwestern North Dakota.

Blacktail holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.33 square miles.

📰 Blacktail News Today

• Dakota Prairie Grasslands : Trail - Blacktail Trail US Forest Service (.gov) · Apr 24
• Blacktail Dam Campground to open for 2026 season KX News · Mar 17
• UPDATE: Fire near Grenora contained, road closure remains in effect - KFYR-TV KFYR-TV · May 11
• TRAVEL Williston Herald · Apr 22
• New campsites opening for 2026 season in Williston KX News · Feb 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Blacktail Unique

• The only place in America named Blacktail — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northwestern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blacktail

• Blacktail Dam Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Blacktail

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