Taylor Ranch RD (FR 160.2) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Taylor Ranch RD (FR 160.2) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

8.3 mi from Colonial Pine Hills

0.3 mi off US 385 (straight line)

Maps 5,057 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 ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Twin Sisters.
  • Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 7 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 2.5 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • South Branch Prairie Creek runs 0.6 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
  • Scruton Mountain stands 857 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles west.

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 33–57°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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