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Wrinkled Rock
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · SD · 43.88702, -103.46912
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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 Wrinkled Rock
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,200 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wrinkled RockNIFC · 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 Wrinkled Rock · Black Hills National Forest · SD
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- DDump10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- ShShower23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Wrinkled Rock
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,200 ft
State
SD
Coordinates
43.88702, -103.46912
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Wrinkled Rock · Black Hills National Forest · SD (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHorse Thief Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townKeystone · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.9 mi
- FuelBlack Hills RV Center · ~8.8 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~11.3 mi
- Dump station~10.3 mi
- GroceriesKrull's Market · ~5.9 mi
- PharmacyMonument Health Home+ Specialty Pharmacy · ~17.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicMonument Health Custer Hospital · ~10.0 mi
- HardwarePottery 2 Paint · ~17.1 mi
EV charging — from Wrinkled Rock · Black Hills National Forest · SD — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.4 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 · 12 within 50 · 17 within 100 · 25 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS14.2 mi — SECFIRSTBNK SECFIRSTBNK-B, Rapid City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.2 mi — SECFIRSTBNK SECFIRSTBNK-B, Rapid City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.0 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, 1.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Powder House Lodge, Keystone, 2.1 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 Wrinkled Rock · Black Hills National Forest · SD — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBreezy Point · ~0.4 mi W · USFS
- RestroomTrailside Restroom, Bld 39 · ~0.9 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomVisitor Center · ~0.9 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomMain Restroom · ~1.1 mi SE · NPS
Open Wrinkled Rock elsewhere
Other camps near Wrinkled Rock
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horsethief Lake~0.9 mi · fee
- Grizzly Bear~1.6 mi · fee
- Willow Creek~3.5 mi · fee
- Iron Creek Horse Camp~4.2 mi
The unit that manages Wrinkled Rock
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wrinkled Rock are set by Black Hills National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Wrinkled Rock
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Wrinkled Rock
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 — Wrinkled Rock
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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