Victoria Lake Road (FR 159) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Victoria Lake Road (FR 159) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

7.8 mi from Colonial Pine Hills

0.0 mi off US 385 (straight line)

Maps 4,760 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
  • 12.8 of this road’s 20.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 11.9 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 2,600 ft over 20.6 miles through 14 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A cattle guard 12.1 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
  • Brush Creek runs 1.0 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
  • Scruton Mountain stands 1,154 ft above the map pin, 3.1 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 34–58°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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