Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SD · 44.10636, -100.42576
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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 Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,929 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing AreaNIFC · 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 Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area · Fort Pierre National Grassland · SD
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- DDump18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- LLaundry39 mi
- +Urgent care40 mi
- OOutfitter57 mi
- RxPharmacy58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,929 ft
State
SD
Coordinates
44.10636, -100.42576
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area · Fort Pierre National Grassland · SD (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townTeton · ~13.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~18.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicAvera Saint Mary's Hospital · ~18.1 mi
- HardwarePro-Build · ~18.1 mi
EV charging — from Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area · Fort Pierre National Grassland · SD — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.3 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 · 9 within 100 · 30 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.0 mi — Murdo, SD - Tesla Supercharger, Murdo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.3 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 Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area · Fort Pierre National Grassland · SD — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRichland Dam Camping / Fishing Area · ~3.0 mi N · USFS
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 11 · ~17.5 mi SE
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 20 · ~19.9 mi SE
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 33 · ~23.5 mi SW
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Other camps near Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pierre National Grassland~3.0 mi
The unit that manages Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area are set by Fort Pierre National Grassland, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area
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 — Sherriff Dam Camping / Fishing Area
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