Sugarloaf (FR 900) in NE -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sugarloaf (FR 900) in NE

Road corridorNebraska NF, Pine Ridge Ranger District

27 mi from Chadron

13 mi off US 385 (straight line)

Maps 3,828 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · Counted per ranger district
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Road Access

Rough
  • 1.5 of this road’s 7.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.7 miles of dirt.
  • Near Boardgate Dam.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Cattle guards 6.1 and 7.8 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.

Rules

  • Prohibits camping in the same ranger district, in a developed campground or dispersed camping, for more than 14 nonconsecutive days within a 30-day period.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–63°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.