Benchmark BR 1B (FR 198.1) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Northern Hills Ranger District

13 mi from Lead

0.0 mi off US 385 (straight line)

Maps 5,464 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 7.6–8.2 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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Difficult

5.5 of this road’s 8.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.5 miles of it dirt.
Near Crystal Mountain.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Winds through 6 switchbacks.
Dead-ends 1.2 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
A cattle guard 7.6 miles along the road.

Some privacy

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

October normals 29–55°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Benchmark BR 1B (FR 198.1) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access