Medicine MTN BR 3C (FR 297.3) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Medicine MTN BR 3C (FR 297.3) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

14 mi from Custer

Maps 6,486 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Black Hills National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 12.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Copper Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 2,400 ft over 12.3 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Strickland Spring lies 0.2 mi off.
  • Odakota Mountain stands 706 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles south.

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 27–52°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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