Higgins Gulch (FR 214) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Northern Hills Ranger District

9.0 mi from North Spearfish

1.8 mi off I-90 (straight line)

Maps 5,601 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 8.9–10.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

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

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Moderate

All 11.1 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A water crossing 10.5 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Deer Creek runs 0.9 mi off.

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 33–55°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Higgins Gulch (FR 214) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access