Gillette Canyon (FR 296) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

15 mi from Custer

Maps 6,546 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 7.4–8.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–12/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Difficult

0.8 of this road’s 17.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.8 miles of dirt.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Winds through 8 switchbacks.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.

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

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

Gillette Canyon (FR 296) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access