Calumet (FR 392) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access in South Dakota

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Calumet (FR 392) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

9.3 mi from Colonial Pine Hills

Maps 4,647 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

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

Difficult
  • 1.9 of this road’s 12.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 1.9 miles of dirt.
  • Near Bluelead Mountain.
  • Winds through 13 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

7 known camp spots along this road, between mile 8.5 and mile 11.8: reported by travellers.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
  • Clark Mountain stands 620 ft above the map pin, 0.6 miles north.
  • The Sheridan Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
  • 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.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 4372°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.