Boxelder Forks Campground in SD -- Campground & RV Camping
Boxelder Forks Campground in SD
CampgroundUSFS
8.0 mi from Piedmont
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Road Access
- 0.2 of this road’s 0.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.2 miles of dirt.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 60 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 35 ft.
- Driveway grade: slight.
Campground details
Setting
Tucked among ponderosa pines and white spruce along Boxelder Creek, Boxelder Forks Campground offers 13 campsites near Nemo, South Dakota. Direct stream access allows fishing for rainbow and brook trout. The Centennial Trail sits one mile east for hiking, biking, and horseback riding, while off-highway vehicle riders can access dozens of miles of local OHV trails that branch out through the surrounding forest.
Getting there: From Rapid City, take South Canyon Road for approximately 7.1 miles to Nemo Road. Then proceed on Nemo Road for 11 miles to the town of Nemo, South Dakata. Turn left onto Boxelder Forks Road / Forest Road 140 and stay on Forest Service Road 140 for approximately 1.7 miles. The campground will be on your right.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 14-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- South Boxelder Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Most of them shaded.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
- Crystal Mountain stands 933 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles west.
Climate averages
October normals 31–56°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 62 of 100.