China Gulch (FR 249) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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China Gulch (FR 249) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

14 mi from Colonial Pine Hills

0.0 mi off US 16 (straight line)

Maps 5,676 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TWEAK
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Difficult
  • 17.9 of this road’s 28 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 14.4 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Humbolt Mountain.
  • Winds through 22 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 18.1 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.

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 33–54°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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