Boxelder Ridge (FR 204.2) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access
Boxelder Ridge (FR 204.2) in SD
Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Northern Hills Ranger District
12 mi from Lead
Maps 5,632 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/15–12/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TSTRONG
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4.5 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- The Roubaix Lake shoreline is 0.9 mi off.
- Minnesota Ridge stands 616 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles southwest.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 31–55°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.