Experimental (FR 616.1) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Experimental (FR 616.1) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Northern Hills Ranger District

13 mi from Piedmont

Maps 5,513 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 10.1–10.4 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
  • All 10.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.8 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Crystal Mountain.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.

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