Horse Creek (FR 243) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Horse Creek (FR 243) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

12 mi from Colonial Pine Hills

Maps 5,317 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.7–4.3 and 6.1–7.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Black Hills National Forest ↗

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

Rough
  • 12 of this road’s 13.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Scruton Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 2,600 ft over 13.4 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Old Bald Peak stands 810 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles west.

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 33–56°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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