FR 215-B — Lookout Dam in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 215-B — Lookout Dam in SD

Road corridorNebraska NF, Wall Ranger District

16 mi from Fort Pierre

Maps 2,080 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–8/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · Counted per ranger district
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 12%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

Rules

  • Camping in the same Ranger District for more than 14 nonconsecutive days…within a 30-day period.…Wall Ranger District
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 37–61°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.