Crook Mountain (FR 542.1) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Crook Mountain (FR 542.1) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Northern Hills Ranger District

4.1 mi from Deadwood

Maps 4,347 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.3–6.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Black Hills National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–12/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 7.2 of this road’s 9.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 7.2 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 9.6 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Crook Mountain stands 508 ft above the map pin, 0.6 miles east.
  • Sandy Creek runs 0.5 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–59°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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