Lafferty Gulch (FR 751) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

10 mi from Colonial Pine Hills

Maps 4,430 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.7 are inside the Town of Keystone, whose rules apply there.

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days

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Rough

All 0.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Mount Rushmore Viewpoint.
Estimated climb: 160 ft over 0.7 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Old Baldy Mountain stands 1,153 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles west.
A pond lies 0.2 mi off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

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 38–58°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Lafferty Gulch (FR 751) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access