Agency-listedUSFSFee
Sheridan Southside
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SD · 43.97027, -103.47570
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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 Sheridan Southside
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,689 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sheridan SouthsideNIFC · 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 Sheridan Southside · Black Hills National Forest · SD
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- DDump16 mi
- ShShower18 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Sheridan Southside
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,689 ft
State
SD
Coordinates
43.97027, -103.47570
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sheridan Southside · Black Hills National Forest · SD (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHill · ~5.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.5 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.7 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~2.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~13.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicWestside Family Medicine · ~11.5 mi
- HardwareHill City Hardware · ~5.2 mi
EV charging — from Sheridan Southside · Black Hills National Forest · SD — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.7 mi straight-line E — SECFIRSTBNK SECFIRSTBNK-B, Rapid City, 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 reach9 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 17 within 100 · 24 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.2 mi — Custer, SD - Tesla Supercharger, Custer
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.5 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, 6.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Powder House Lodge, Keystone, 4.7 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 256396 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sheridan Southside · Black Hills National Forest · SD — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSheridan Southside · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSheridan South · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSheridan South · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomFisherman'S Parking · ~0.5 mi W · USFS
Open Sheridan Southside elsewhere
Other camps near Sheridan Southside
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sheridan~1.1 mi · fee
- Horsethief Lake~5.2 mi · fee
- Wrinkled Rock~5.8 mi
- Willow Creek~5.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sheridan Southside
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sheridan Southside are set by Black Hills National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sheridan Southside
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 Sheridan Southside
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 — Sheridan Southside
What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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