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Black Hills National Forest roads open today
Which of Black Hills National Forest's forest roads are open to your vehicle today, from the Forest Service's own Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.
Today in Black Hills National Forest, Tue, Oct 27
Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 4 ranger districts in South Dakota and Wyoming.
| Vehicle | In season | Outside its season | Designated |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATV | 508 mi | 0 mi | 508 mi |
| Motorcycle (dirt bike) | 508 mi | 0 mi | 508 mi |
| Side-by-side over 50 in | 508 mi | 0 mi | 508 mi |
| Side-by-side 50 in or narrower | 508 mi | 0 mi | 508 mi |
| 4x4 / Jeep | 508 mi | 0 mi | 508 mi |
| High-clearance vehicle | 3,080 mi | 0 mi | 3,080 mi |
| Passenger car | 3,080 mi | 0 mi | 3,080 mi |
| Motorhome | 3,080 mi | 0 mi | 3,080 mi |
Forest Roads Open TodayBlack Hills National Forest
3,080 mi of Black Hills National Forest's 3,080 mi of roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season today, Oct 27.
- In season
- 3,080 mi
- Outside their season
- 0 mi
- Dates not published
- 0 mi
Coming up
- After Dec 15: 1,001 mi on 760 roads close
Seasonal roads for high-clearance vehicles (the 200 longest of 764)
- Boles Canyon (FR 117.1) · 14 mi · Hell Canyon Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- West Deerfield (FR 110) · 10 mi · Hell Canyon Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- China Gulch (FR 249) · 9 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- South Castle Cr (FR 294) · 7 mi · Hell Canyon Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Black Fox Camp Road (FR 233) · 7 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Boundary Gulch (FR 801) · 7 mi · Bearlodge Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- East Rim (FR 139.1) · 7 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Pine Grove (FR 718) · 7 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Slate Creek Dam (FR 530) · 7 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Griffis Canyon (FR 307) · 7 mi · Hell Canyon Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Besant Park Br 1A (FR 206.1A) · 7 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- South Rapid (FR 231.5) · 6 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Hughes Draw (FR 129) · 6 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- South Castle Cr (FR 294) · 5 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Flag Mountain (FR 189.2) · 5 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Besant Park (FR 206) · 5 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Burnt Fork Br 1A (FR 389.1A) · 5 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Mickey (FR 777) · 5 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Savoy (FR 736.1) · 5 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Flag Mountain (FR 189.1) · 5 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Red Hill (FR 171.1) · 5 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Higgins Gulch (FR 214) · 5 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Roughlock Falls Rd (FR 222.3) · 5 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Short Fork (FR 284.2F) · 5 mi · Hell Canyon Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
Source: USDA Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Maps. Always check the official MVUM and posted signs; this map is not a legal document.
- The Forest Service's own dates
- Your vehicle, any day
- What opens and closes next
Dates from the USDA Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map data. Get the official map from the Forest Service. Rules: 36 CFR 212.51, 261.13.
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On Tue, Oct 27, 3,080 mi of the 3,080 mi of Black Hills National Forest roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.
After Dec 15: 1,001 mi on 760 roads close. Pick another vehicle or date in the tool to see its own dates.
It is the Forest Service map that says which roads, trails and areas in a national forest are open to which vehicles, and when. Under 36 CFR 212.51, motor vehicle use "shall be designated by vehicle class and, if appropriate, by time of year". This tool reads those designations for the forest roads.
No. Once a forest publishes its map, 36 CFR 261.13 makes it "prohibited to possess or operate a motor vehicle on National Forest System lands" in that unit "other than in accordance with those designations". A road outside its season is closed to that vehicle until it reopens.
From the Forest Service's own Motor Vehicle Use Map data, published for 105 national forests. It is not a legal document: carry the forest's official map and obey posted signs, which can close a road early for snow, fire or damage.
Some forests are not in the Forest Service's published road data yet. A missing forest means we do not know, never that its roads are closed; get its map from the forest's own office.
Not yet. It covers designated forest roads. Off-highway vehicle trails are on the same official map, and many forests open them on different dates.
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