Grizzly Creek - USFS in SD -- Campground & RV Camping
Grizzly Creek - USFS in SD
Community-listed campground, not verified
$20
VerizonWEAK
AT&TMARGINAL
T-MobileSTRONG
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Moderate
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 6%.
Campground details
20 sitesDrinking water
Setting
Little privacy
Nineteen campsites (18 tent-only) on the banks of Grizzly Creek beneath oak and Ponderosa pine along Iron Mountain Road. Vault toilets, drinking water, picnic tables, no electrical hookups. Historic Civilian Conservation Corps pavilion. Maximum vehicle length 24 feet; towing prohibited. Firewood for sale; pets welcome at $2/night. Access to Centennial Trail, Black Elk Wilderness, and Norbeck Wildlife Preserve.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 20-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Mount Rushmore stands 1,191 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles west.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 38–58°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
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Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 58 of 100.
Tree cover50%30m sat. est.