Olson (FR 3158) in SD

Road corridorCuster NF, Sioux Ranger District

53 mi from Belle Fourche

Maps 3,775 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

All 2.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Mud Butte Dam.
Estimated climb: 410 ft over 2.5 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 27%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Some privacy

Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year.…Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year.
Camping rules

October normals 34–58°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Olson (FR 3158) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access