Custer Limestone (FR 284) — Mystic in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

15 mi from Newcastle

Maps 5,864 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–12/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days

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Difficult

16.5 of this road’s 24.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 16.5 miles of it dirt.
Near Igloo Cave.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Winds through 17 switchbacks.

2 known camp spots along this road, between mile 35.8 and mile 36.3: reported by travellers.

Limited privacy

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

Camping or occupying on the Black Hills National Forest Lands for a period longer of 14 calendar days (including portions of days) in a continuous 28-day period.
Camping rules

September normals 42–69°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Custer Limestone (FR 284) — Mystic in SD -- Camping Rules & Access in South Dakota