Medicine Moutain (FR 297) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

13 mi from Custer

Maps 6,153 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.4–1.7 and 2.9–9.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days

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Difficult

1.3 of this road’s 9.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.3 miles of dirt.
Near Copper Mountain.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Copper Mountain stands 766 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles west.

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 28–53°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Medicine Moutain (FR 297) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access