FR 5691 — White Butte in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 5691 — White Butte in SD

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands, Grand River Ranger District

14 mi from Lemmon

Maps 2,479 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.7–1.2 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
  • All 2.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 200 ft over 2.1 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
  • 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 1.1 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

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 32–59°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.