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Red Lake Trailhead
11 mi southwest of Mountain Plains, SD · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
About Red Lake Trailhead
The Forest Service designed Red Lake Trailhead for a family experience. The OHV trails travel across old logging roads and through scenic Aspen groves that are particularly nice in the fall. The trails also allow for riders to park their OHVs and access hiking routes, such as Buzzards Roost, that overlook the Spearfish Canyon. The trails are open from May 15 – December 15 to vehicles of 62-inch width or less. OHVs may travel on all routes marked or mapped as open. The gravel pit and piles near the parking area are not open to OHV use. Access Red Lake Trailhead from Spearfish from Interstate 90, Exit 8, traveling south on McGuigan Road which merges to Tinton Road. Travel on Tinton Road (also National Forest Service Road, NFSR 134) for 13.4 miles. Turn left (east) at NFSR 134.2W. Signs indicate “Red Lake Trailhead” at the intersection of NFSR 134 with NFSR 134.2W. Travel east on NFRS…
- Managed by: USFS - Black Hills National Forest
- Where: 11 mi southwest of Mountain Plains, SD · 44.33897, -103.99036
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rimrock Spur A | Horse | at camp | 0.9 mi |
| Rimrock | Horse | at camp | 4.8 mi |
| Red Lake 50 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 4.2 mi |
| Tinton Br 2W | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Rimrock Spur B | Horse | 0.6 mi | 0.8 mi |
| Little Spearfish | Horse | 0.7 mi | 0.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 24.1 mi
Water fill-up: 24.1 mi
Propane: 24.2 mi
Camps nearby
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- Rod & Gun Campground 1.4 mi
- Hanna Campground 8.2 mi
- Stageyard Trailhead 8.6 mi
- Dispersed spot · 10 mi SW of Lead 9 mi
- Spearfish Quarry Trailhead 9.3 mi