Ruby Gulch (FR 738) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Ruby Gulch (FR 738) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

12 mi from Colonial Pine Hills

Maps 5,329 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Black Hills National Forest ↗

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

Difficult
  • All 15.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Clark Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 2,400 ft over 15.1 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Five Points stands 890 ft above the map pin, 0.5 miles west.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–56°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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