FR 5668, Dakota Prairie Grasslands in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 5668, Dakota Prairie Grasslands in SD

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands, Grand River Ranger District

12 mi from Hettinger

Maps 2,576 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Dakota Prairie Grasslands ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonMARGINAL
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Rough
  • All 3.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2.9 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • North Fork Grand River runs 1.1 mi 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.