Upper Homestake (FR 678.1) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Upper Homestake (FR 678.1) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Northern Hills Ranger District

6.9 mi from Piedmont

Maps 4,693 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Black Hills National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–12/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 2.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 1.5 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Green Top.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • A pond lies 0.4 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 31–57°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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