Timber Creek (FR 251) in SD -- Camping Rules & Access

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Timber Creek (FR 251) in SD

Road corridorNebraska NF, Wall Ranger District

12 mi from Pierre

Maps 1,788 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands ↗

Motor-vehicle season 12/1–8/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · Counted per ranger district
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 3.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Williams Number 3 Dam.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.4 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Williams Number 3 Reservoir lies 0.4 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping in the same Ranger District for more than 14 nonconsecutive days…within a 30-day period.…Wall Ranger District
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–62°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.