Echo Valley (FR 313.1A) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access
Echo Valley (FR 313.1A) in SD
Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Hell Canyon Ranger District
5.0 mi from Custer
Maps 5,291 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.8–1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days
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Road Access
Moderate
- All 1.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.5 miles of dirt.
- Near Beecher Rock.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Well Pole Creek runs 0.9 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 31–56°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.