Kirk (FR 541.1) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Kirk (FR 541.1) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Northern Hills Ranger District

6.9 mi from Sturgis

Maps 4,573 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

Difficult
  • All 9.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8.2 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Kirk Hill.
  • Estimated climb: 1,400 ft over 9.1 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
  • A cattle guard 8.4 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • Kirk Hill stands 766 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles south.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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 36–59°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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