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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
508 mi of Black Hills National Forest's 508 mi of roads designated for ATVs are in season today, Oct 27.
- In season
- 508 mi
- Outside their season
- 0 mi
- Dates not published
- 0 mi
Coming up
- After Dec 15: 122 mi on 82 roads close
Seasonal roads for ATVs (84)
- Boundary Gulch (FR 801) · 7 mi · Bearlodge 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
- Spearfish Mtn (FR 220.1) · 4 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Boles Canyon (FR 117.1) · 4 mi · Hell Canyon Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- China Gulch (FR 249) · 4 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Dugout (FR 864.1) · 3 mi · Bearlodge Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- South Castle Cr (FR 294) · 3 mi · Hell Canyon Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Briggs Spring (FR 384) · 3 mi · Hell Canyon Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Polo Peak (FR 763.1) · 3 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Shepard Gulch (FR 869.1) · 3 mi · Bearlodge Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Six Mile Br 1R (FR 301.1R) · 3 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Rifle Pit (FR 106) · 3 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- West Thompson (FR 117.5F) · 3 mi · Hell Canyon Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Geranium Br 1I (FR 393.1I) · 3 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Slate Creek Br 1A (FR 530.1A) · 3 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Willow Springs (FR 175) · 2 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Schmitz Br 2B (FR 197.2B) · 2 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Wagon Canyon (FR 105) · 2 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Hepler (FR 628.1) · 2 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Hospital (FR 865.1) · 2 mi · Bearlodge Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Victoria Rim (FR 150) · 2 mi · Mystic Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Fish & Fry (FR 538.1) · 2 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Raskob (FR 688.1) · 2 mi · Northern Hills Ranger DistrictOpen May 15 to Dec 15In season · closes after Dec 15
- Geranium (FR 393.1) · 2 mi · Northern Hills 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, 508 mi of the 508 mi of Black Hills National Forest roads designated for ATVs are in season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.
After Dec 15: 122 mi on 82 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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