Cosmos (FR 464) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cosmos (FR 464) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

8.1 mi from Colonial Pine Hills

Maps 4,802 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Black Hills National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, 0.4 miles of it gravel.
  • Near Eagle Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 80 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

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
  • Samelias Peak stands 1,046 ft above the map pin, 2.6 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.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–57°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.