Empire BR 1C (FR 531.1) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Empire BR 1C (FR 531.1) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

11 mi from Colonial Pine Hills

Maps 4,844 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 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Samelias Peak.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Samelias Peak stands 1,004 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles east.
  • Palmer Creek runs 1.2 mi 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 31–57°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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