Flag Mountain (FR 189.1) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access
Flag Mountain (FR 189.1) in SD
Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District
19 mi from Lead
Maps 6,710 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/15–12/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 7.7 of this road’s 15.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 5.9 miles of dirt.
- Winds through 6 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Mud Lake lies 0.9 mi off.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 28–51°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.