Mccoy (FR 279) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mccoy (FR 279) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Hell Canyon Ranger District

21 mi from Lead

Maps 6,075 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.6 and 1.3–11.8 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
  • 14.9 of this road’s 15.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.7 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Weston County High Point.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 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 29–53°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.