Best of Tour Most Idyllic Campground (West) Award -- Mikoti, North Dakota

One of the most welcome surprises faced by the bicycle tourist covering the long distances between towns through most of Montana and North Dakota is the 'City Park' tradition of welcoming campers and (usually) providing restroom facilities, even hot showers. Best of all, cyclists can pitch their tents on soft grass and spread out stuff on sheltered picnic tables, sometimes even plug in phones to live outlets and find wood or charcoal for an evening meal. The City Park that stands out most in our memories, and therefore the winner of the Best of Tour MIC (West) Award is located at the edge of  the friendly town of Makoti, North Dakota (population 145), some 100 miles east of Williston and just south of Rte. 1804.  We camped on this quiet piece of the prairie next to the ever-present grain elevator with only the songbirds for company, found fresh towels in the shower room, but could find no one to pay the $5.00 fee. Mikoti, we owe you!