Cowboy Gulch (FR 303.1) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access
Cowboy Gulch (FR 303.1) in SD
Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District
10 mi from Custer
Maps 5,135 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days
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Road Access
Moderate
- All 2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Near Campaign Hill.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.7 and mile 1.9: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Zimmer Ridge stands 1,441 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles southwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 31–57°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.