FR 5641, Dakota Prairie Grasslands in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 5641, Dakota Prairie Grasslands in SD

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands, Grand River Ranger District

13 mi from Hettinger

Maps 2,617 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.5–5.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Dakota Prairie Grasslands ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • 2.3 of this road’s 8.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.3 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.5 miles off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 14 consecutive days within a calendar year … Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 28 cumulative days within a calendar year
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–58°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.