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Iron Creek Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SD · 43.82690, -103.47301
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Iron Creek Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,071 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Iron Creek Horse CampNIFC · 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 Iron Creek Horse Camp · Black Hills National Forest · SD
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- DDump7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- ShShower27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Iron Creek Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,071 ft
State
SD
Coordinates
43.82690, -103.47301
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Iron Creek Horse Camp · Black Hills National Forest · SD (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townKeystone · ~5.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Iron Creek Horse Camp · Black Hills National Forest · SD — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.3 mi straight-line SW — 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 reach9 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 17 within 100 · 25 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS17.3 mi — SECFIRSTBNK SECFIRSTBNK-B, Rapid City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.3 mi — SECFIRSTBNK SECFIRSTBNK-B, Rapid City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.1 mi — HORIZON POINT HPWESTPARK 1, Rapid City, 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 — Mount Rushmore National Memorial - Tesla Destination, Keystone, 3.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Powder House Lodge, Keystone, 5.9 mi · J1772 · hours: For guest use 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 Iron Creek Horse Camp · Black Hills National Forest · SD — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomMain Restroom · ~3.5 mi N · NPS
- RestroomVisitor Center · ~3.6 mi N · NPS
- RestroomTrailside Restroom, Bld 39 · ~3.6 mi N · NPS
- RestroomBreezy Point · ~4.2 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Iron Creek Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grizzly Bear~3.8 mi · fee
- Bismark Lake~4.1 mi · fee
- Wrinkled Rock~4.2 mi
- Horsethief Lake~4.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Iron Creek Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Iron Creek Horse Camp are set by Black Hills National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Iron Creek Horse Camp
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 Iron Creek Horse Camp
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 — Iron Creek Horse Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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