Rifle Pit (FR 106) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Northern Hills Ranger District

16 mi from Lead

Maps 6,491 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.8–4.2 and 5.3–5.9 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

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

3.1 of this road’s 6.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.1 miles of dirt.
Near Laird Peak.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Crowley Spring lies 0.4 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 29–52°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Rifle Pit (FR 106) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access