Brush Creek (FR 772.1) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Brush Creek (FR 772.1) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

8.1 mi from Colonial Pine Hills

Maps 4,774 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

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 11 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Thrall Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 1,500 ft over 11 miles through 17 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 35%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • South Branch Prairie Creek runs 1.0 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
  • Scruton Mountain stands 1,140 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles west.

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.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 30–57°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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