Deer Draw (FR 3148) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access
Deer Draw (FR 3148) in SD
Road corridorCuster NF, Sioux Ranger District
51 mi from Hettinger
Maps 3,611 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Custer Gallatin National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 5.5 of this road’s 8.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.5 miles of it dirt.
- Near Red Butte.
- Estimated climb: 1,000 ft over 8.9 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 33%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Road Draw Spring Number Two lies 0.7 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 33–59°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.