Polo Loop (FR 564.1) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Northern Hills Ranger District

2.3 mi from Deadwood

Maps 4,360 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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Rough

All 1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Glen Baker Irrigation Dam.
Estimated climb: 30 ft over 1 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Mount Theodore Roosevelt stands 1,320 ft above the map pin, 2.8 miles southwest.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 34–58°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Polo Loop (FR 564.1) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access