South Rapid (FR 231.5) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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South Rapid (FR 231.5) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Northern Hills Ranger District

16 mi from Lead

Maps 6,670 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–4.9 and 11.6–16.3 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
  • 14.8 of this road’s 25.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 13.5 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Laird Peak.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Tom Spring lies 1.0 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 27–51°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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