Mount Roosevelt Dispersed Camping
Black Hills National Forest
Write a Review Mt. Roosevelt Rd. Deadwood, SD 605-673-9200 Official WebsiteGPS: 44.3957, -103.7455
Overview of Mount Roosevelt Dispersed Camping
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by roadtrippers-jusin on 9/12/2024
Longest RV Reported: 16 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by John Vanderschrier on 9/16/2021
Open Seasonally Yes
Elevation 5,314 ft / 1,619 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Mount Roosevelt Dispersed Camping 11 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 9/29/2022
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Last reported 7/21/2023
“Beautiful remote-feeling overnight spot!”
Reviewed 9/12/2024
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I think there may be multiple spots to pull off along Mt Roosevelt road because the place I camped looked nothing like other peoples photos! Even though I did navigate to the same coordinates in this entry using Google Maps. Anyway, the spot I camped was a beautiful little spot on top of a nice overlook. I was the only person there... more
I think there may be multiple spots to pull off along Mt Roosevelt road because the place I camped looked nothing like other peoples photos! Even though I did navigate to the same coordinates in this entry using Google Maps.
Anyway, the spot I camped was a beautiful little spot on top of a nice overlook. I was the only person there. Great peaceful spot to put up a tent for a night.
Tent camping only for the spot I found, I would say. Parked on the road on a turnout and walked up a rather rugged side road.
Mt Roosevelt road itself is easy, even in my little 2wd Hyundai.
roadtrippers-jusin would stay here again
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“Like A Breath Of Fresh Air. ”
Reviewed 6/26/2024
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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I never found an actual site, but there was a pull off at the top where others have made a camp. I was able to pull off the road and have a friend share the space. We are both in 22’ RV’s. There is just something intoxicating about being up on Mt Roosevelt. The first thing I saw was a mother deer and her fawn foraging for plants. ... more
I never found an actual site, but there was a pull off at the top where others have made a camp. I was able to pull off the road and have a friend share the space. We are both in 22’ RV’s.
There is just something intoxicating about being up on Mt Roosevelt. The first thing I saw was a mother deer and her fawn foraging for plants. Wow. What a sight.
I had the best view of all with an opening through the trees to see the valley below. Gorgeous.
There is a nice short hike back at the memorial before you turn left to find the dispersed camping area.
If you are using Apple Maps, the GPS stops short of the actual dispersed camping. Continue on past the Roosevelt memorial park and picnic area and past the vault toilet.
Low mint mobile cell service. Who needs to be online up here anyway? Listen to the owls and hawks instead.
Couple miles of well maintained gravel roads.
Being parked on the road, there was a lot of Atv, and other vehicles at times. Not too bad for noise and dust.
Good luck, hope you find a lovely spot to enjoy.
camper-746984 would stay here again
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“Good spots, private, and pretty.”
Reviewed 9/2/2023
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Found a great spot for tent camping right before the trail head and pit toilets. Enough space to turn around in a suv or truck. The road up there is very well maintained gravel road, a car could easily get up there. Some dirt roads are car friendly, but the spot I grabbed needed a higher clearance vehicle. Could hear sounds of the hi... more
Found a great spot for tent camping right before the trail head and pit toilets. Enough space to turn around in a suv or truck. The road up there is very well maintained gravel road, a car could easily get up there. Some dirt roads are car friendly, but the spot I grabbed needed a higher clearance vehicle. Could hear sounds of the highway and there were some 4x4s driving up and down the gravel road but they stopped before it got to late.
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camper-865692 would stay here again
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“Wonderful mountain view”
Reviewed 7/21/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Read the review by Fat Ray. Great detail with locations of various sites. This is a quiet campsite with an awesome view and a cool breeze on a hot day!
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mek363 would stay here again
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“Feels Just Like Home!”
Reviewed 7/4/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | N/A |
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We camped here in 2020 and have not had an opportunity to come back since. We finally decided on a Black Hills Trip for the end of June, 2023. While driving around we could not decide where we should camp until we finally agreed to go back to where we knew it was just like home. We camped at the larger camping spot that you can pul... more
We camped here in 2020 and have not had an opportunity to come back since. We finally decided on a Black Hills Trip for the end of June, 2023. While driving around we could not decide where we should camp until we finally agreed to go back to where we knew it was just like home.
We camped at the larger camping spot that you can pull through on Mt. Roosevelt Road. We were using our GMC Acadia and small enclosed trailer and there was no issue getting in and out. Had some other campers two different nights in a row but no problems from anyone, boondockers or locals. We left our camp set up while we explored the Black Hills and it was always just as we left it.
The vault toilet was there for the kids to use and it more often than not was stocked with TP but we always bring our own just to be safe. We camped during the fire restrictions so not having a campfire at night sucked but I do understand it, would hate to be the cause of a nasty fire.
The only downside to this area is that there is no place to dispose of garbage and obviously not having a fire, you cannot burn paper cups, paper plates, ect. If a dumpster could be located at the trail head that would be super nice. I would have no problem paying for the garbage disposal either.
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mnroadcampers would stay here again
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“Let me clear up some confusion.....”
Reviewed 9/29/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
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First, the main road (Roosevelt rd) is about as good as a dirt road gets and apparently well maintained. There are 4 overall sites in the area. This GPS coordinates will bring you to a VERY steep and rocky offshoot that only the best small 4x4's can get into.... you probably can't camp here. If you go past these coordinates, you wi... more
First, the main road (Roosevelt rd) is about as good as a dirt road gets and apparently well maintained. There are 4 overall sites in the area. This GPS coordinates will bring you to a VERY steep and rocky offshoot that only the best small 4x4's can get into.... you probably can't camp here. If you go past these coordinates, you will find a single campsite on the right just before you get to the picnic area at the Roosevelt tower trailhead. That site will handle a van or small travel trailer. If you go about 1000 feet past the picnic area you will see what amounts to a circular driveway (1st left....). That area has 3 spaces; one will fit a 26 foot travel trailer a second can fit either a van or small travel trailer and the third one (actually in the driveway) that can handle a large fifth wheel. If you travel down the road further (1/2 mile???) you will see an offshoot straight ahead (when Roosevelt curves to the right) that goes up a hill. That area was reviewed and is called "Top of the mountain dispersed camping". There are about 4 sites up there 2 or 3 of which that maybe can handle a large travel trailer.... go up there and look first. Like I said, Roosevelt is well maintained and all sites I mention are easy in/out. There is a vault toilet at the Roosevelt tower trailhead. The trail is short and cool and has a 35 foot tower midway. Free water can be found at the Spearfish city park (15 miles?) and there's also a Walmart etc. These spots are minutes from Deadwood. Plenty of cell signal. I would give this a 5 except water is not close.
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“Dispersed Site With Nice Views”
Reviewed 9/14/2022
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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I arrived today around 2:30 drove around for a bit and went back to the first site I saw. Easy access, watch the stump in the middle of the site, worked great as a leveler for me! Nice views and good nice the traffic on the entrance road died down it was soooo peaceful! Pack in Pack out! There is a vault toilet at the trailhead.
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JimsRVLife would stay here again
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“30 ft trailer ”
Reviewed 6/28/2022
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Limited sites for larger units. Only about 3 sites.
Road a little steep.
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“Snowy”
Reviewed 10/25/2021
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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The road is dirt but seems well maintained. They did end up plowing the snow into the bigger pull off where if you read other descriptions states you would need 4 wheel drive with clearance to get up. That was my original plan but because I couldn't see the terrain under the snow I decided not to go for it, but rather drive further u... more
The road is dirt but seems well maintained. They did end up plowing the snow into the bigger pull off where if you read other descriptions states you would need 4 wheel drive with clearance to get up. That was my original plan but because I couldn't see the terrain under the snow I decided not to go for it, but rather drive further up. I did need 4 wheel drive in spots because they only seem to plow up to that turn off and it looked like other cars turned around at that point and headed back down. I ended up in the parking lot for the trail that goes to the tower. The snow had been there for a few days at this time and it looked like maybe only 1 or 2 other people had driven on the road that far up. You could easily camp at parts of that road that are a bit wider, but probably not with a big camper. Parking lot at the top was unplowed (of course because the road wasn't) no one had walked the trail to the tower (I did), but no other prints. Vault toilet at the parking lot. Quiet other than planes flying over.
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gjetson would stay here again
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“Beautiful boondocking spot ”
Reviewed 9/16/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 16' (Travel Trailer) |
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Very nice National Forest, quiet,clean, fantastic views. No services, pack it in pack it out. No campfire allowed. Spots only allow for small rigs
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John Vanderschrier would stay here again
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