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Ditch Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SD · 43.95994, -103.84158
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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 Ditch Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,246 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ditch Creek CampgroundNIFC · 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 Ditch Creek Campground · Black Hills National Forest · SD
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- WWater16 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- DDump27 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- ShShower29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Ditch Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,246 ft
State
SD
Coordinates
43.95994, -103.84158
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Ditch Creek Campground · Black Hills National Forest · SD (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDeerfield · ~4.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBlack Hills RV Center · ~25.2 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~18.1 mi
- Dump station~27.4 mi
- GroceriesKrull's Market · ~13.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicMonument Health Custer Hospital · ~18.0 mi
EV charging — from Ditch Creek Campground · Black Hills National Forest · SD — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.1 mi straight-line SE — Custer, SD - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 27 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS29.6 mi — SECFIRSTBNK SECFIRSTBNK-B, Rapid City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.6 mi — SECFIRSTBNK SECFIRSTBNK-B, Rapid City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.2 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bavarian Inn - Tesla Destination, Custer, 17.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 102406 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ditch Creek Campground · Black Hills National Forest · SD — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDitch Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhitetail · ~4.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMountain City · ~4.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Shore · ~4.5 mi N · USFS
Open Ditch Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Ditch Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Whitetail~4.1 mi · fee
- Custer Trail - USFS~5.0 mi
- Dutchman~5.2 mi · fee
- Redbank Spring~7.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Ditch Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ditch Creek Campground are set by Black Hills National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ditch Creek Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Ditch Creek Campground
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 — Ditch Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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