Sheyenne National Grassland

{{short description|National Grassland in southeastern North Dakota, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Sheyenne National Grassland

| photo = Sheyenne National Grassland.jpg

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| map = USA North Dakota#USA

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| location = Ransom and Richland counties, North Dakota, United States

| nearest_city = Milnor, ND

| coordinates = {{coord|46.427|N|97.295|W|region:US-ND|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coords_ref = {{cite gnis|1851873|Sheyenne National Grassland|December 9, 2012}}

| area_acre = 70446

| area_ref = {{cite web |title=Land Areas of the National Forest System |publisher=U.S. Forest Service |date=January 2013 |url=http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/lar/ |accessdate=December 9, 2012}}

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| governing_body = U.S. Forest Service

| website = [http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/dpg/recreation/recarea/?recid=79470 Sheyenne National Grassland]

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Sheyenne National Grassland is a National Grassland located in southeastern North Dakota in the United States, comprising {{Convert|70446|acre|ha}} of public land amid {{Convert|64,769|acre|ha}} of privately owned land in a region of sandy soils in the vicinity of the Sheyenne River in Ransom and Richland Counties. It is the only National Grassland in the tallgrass prairie region of the U.S.{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/grasslands/aboutus/index.shtml |title=The National Grasslands Story |author= United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service |accessdate=April 21, 2007}} The grassland provides habitat for the largest population of greater prairie chickens in North Dakota, as well as the Dakota skipper butterfly, the western prairie fringed orchid, and numerous ferns, as well as grazing land for approximately 83 cattle ranchers.{{cite web |title=Dakota Prairie National Grassland |publisher=U.S. Forest Service |url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/dpg/ |accessdate=December 9, 2012}}

A {{convert|31|mi|adj=on}} segment of the North Country National Scenic Trail crosses the Grassland from east to west and is open to hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking. Find a map and trail information at https://northcountrytrail.org/dpc/.

The grassland lies in eastern Ransom and western Richland counties, about {{Convert|12|mi|km}} east of the city of Lisbon. The grassland is administered by the Forest Service as part of the Dakota Prairie Grasslands from offices in Bismarck, North Dakota. There are local ranger district offices in Lisbon.