Steel Wheel Campground and Trading Post

6 mi southeast of Lead, SD · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

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First comebooking

Jun–Sepbest months

About Steel Wheel Campground and Trading Post

Where: 6 mi southeast of Lead, SD · 44.29945, -103.6803
Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

36°

14°Jan

36°

13°Feb

45°

19°Mar

51°

27°Apr

61°

36°May

72°

45°Jun

79°

52°Jul

78°

50°Aug

69°

42°Sep

55°

30°Oct

44°

20°Nov

36°

14°Dec

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
Fish & Fry	ATV road	at camp	1.9 mi
Hideaway 8023	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	0.3 mi	1.0 mi
Strawberry Pg Shoreline Trail	Hiking	0.9 mi	0.2 mi
Fish & Fry Branch 1E	ATV road	1.0 mi	0.6 mi
Strawberry 024	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	1.3 mi	0.8 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Rural edge

The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.

Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 11.4 mi
Propane: 11 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Creekside Campground 0.2 mi
Fish n Fry Campground 0.2 mi
Hidden Valley Campground 0.3 mi
Strawberry Picnic & Tent Camping Area 1 mi
Hay Creek Ranch 4.6 mi
Camp 5 Trailhead 6.6 mi