Ditch Creek BR 3A (FR 291.3) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Ditch Creek BR 3A (FR 291.3) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

15 mi from Custer

Maps 6,576 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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 19.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 16.4 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 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.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–51°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.