Agency-listedUSFSFee
Black Fox
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SD · 44.14481, -103.84561
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Black Fox
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,897 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Black FoxNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Black Fox · Black Hills National Forest · SD
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- DDump36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Black Fox
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,897 ft
State
SD
Coordinates
44.14481, -103.84561
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Black Fox · Black Hills National Forest · SD (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLead · ~14.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSteel Wheel · ~13.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~13.5 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~23.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicLincare · ~23.4 mi
- HardwareTwin City Hardware and Rental · ~15.8 mi
EV charging — from Black Fox · Black Hills National Forest · SD — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.1 mi straight-line N — ELKHORNRIDGE EV-2, Spearfish, SD · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 20 within 100 · 22 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.1 mi — Spearfish, SD - Tesla Supercharger, Spearfish
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.9 mi — DMG DMG CHARGER, Deadwood, SD · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 421223 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Black Fox · Black Hills National Forest · SD — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Fox · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCastle Peak · ~7.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCuster Trail · ~8.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCuster Trail · ~8.5 mi S · USFS
Open Black Fox elsewhere
Other camps near Black Fox
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Castle Peak~7.4 mi · fee
- Custer Trail - USFS~8.6 mi
- Hanna~9.0 mi · fee
- Dutchman~9.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Black Fox
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Black Fox are set by Black Hills National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Black Fox
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Black Fox
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Black Fox
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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