White Butte (FR 5609) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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White Butte (FR 5609) in SD

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands, Grand River Ranger District

15 mi from Hettinger

Maps 2,450 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.6–6.6 and 8.7–9.2 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Rough
  • All 9.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.5 miles of 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 1.6 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 32–59°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.