Whitetail Peak (FR 190) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Whitetail Peak (FR 190) in SD

Road corridorBlack Hills NF, Mystic Ranger District

18 mi from Lead

Maps 6,708 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 13.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 9.5 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 13.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Rhoads Spring lies 0.6 mi off.

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 28–51°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.