Ragu (FR 790) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

8.5 mi from Colonial Pine Hills

Maps 5,187 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days

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Rough

All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Near Eagle Mountain.
Estimated climb: 0 ft over 0.8 miles, with sustained grades near 14%.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Samelias Peak stands 661 ft above the map pin, 1.7 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 34–56°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Ragu (FR 790) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access