Long Draw (FR 209) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Northern Hills Ranger District

10 mi from Lead

1.4 mi off US 85 (straight line)

Maps 6,554 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

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Difficult

2.3 of this road’s 10.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.3 miles of dirt.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
A gate 6.5 miles along the road.
A gate 9.7 miles along the road, signed private.

Known camping along this road at mile 9.7: 1 mapped spot.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
The Dry Lake Pond shoreline is 0.6 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 28–52°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Long Draw (FR 209) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access