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Pierre National Grassland
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SD · 44.14771, -100.40830
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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 Pierre National Grassland
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,892 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pierre National GrasslandNIFC · 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 Pierre National Grassland · Fort Pierre National Grassland · SD
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- LLaundry41 mi
- +Urgent care43 mi
- OOutfitter54 mi
- RxPharmacy58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 15 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water, 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 — Pierre National Grassland
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,892 ft
State
SD
Coordinates
44.14771, -100.40830
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Pierre National Grassland · Fort Pierre National Grassland · SD (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTeton · ~10.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~15.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicAvera Saint Mary's Hospital · ~15.1 mi
- HardwarePro-Build · ~15.1 mi
EV charging — from Pierre National Grassland · Fort Pierre National Grassland · SD — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.3 mi straight-line N — WEGNER AUTO CO. DC 1, Pierre, 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 10 within 100 · 28 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.7 mi — Murdo, SD - Tesla Supercharger, Murdo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.3 mi — WEGNER AUTO CO. WEGNER AUTO 1, Pierre, 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 328188 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pierre National Grassland · Fort Pierre National Grassland · SD — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRichland Dam Camping / Fishing Area · at this camp · USFS
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 11 · ~19.3 mi SE
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 20 · ~21.5 mi SE
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 33 · ~26.1 mi SW
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Other camps near Pierre National Grassland
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The unit that manages Pierre National Grassland
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pierre National Grassland are set by Fort Pierre National Grassland, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pierre National Grassland
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 Pierre National Grassland
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 — Pierre National Grassland
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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