Steamboat Rock Picnic & Tent Camping Area in SD -- Campground & RV Camping

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Steamboat Rock Picnic & Tent Camping Area in SD

CampgroundUSFS

6.2 mi from Piedmont

4.4 mi off US 385 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 4,449 ft

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$18 per nightOpen 5/15-9/5Stay limit: 14 days
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AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
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Road Access

Easy
  • Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 2%.
No drinking waterVault toiletsFirst come

Campground details

9 sites

Setting

Limited privacy

Nine picnic and tent sites adjacent to Boxelder Creek in Black Hills National Forest. Vault toilets available; no potable water. $18 per night overnight, $5 per vehicle day use. Open mid-May to early September on a first-come, first-served basis with a 14-day camping limit. Located four miles south of Nemo via County Road 234. Offers fishing and picnicking.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 9-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Steamboat Rock stands 625 ft above the map pin, 0.4 miles north.
  • Jim Creek runs 0.4 mi off.

Climate averages

October normals 32–58°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 96 of 100.

Tree cover42%30m sat. est.