National Forest land · South Dakota

Black Hills National Forest

Black Hills National Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 1,075,226 acres (the portion in this state) in Pennington County, Custer County + 3 more, South Dakota (National Forest land), managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USDA). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.

Aerial of Black Elk Wilderness. Photo: Black Hills National Forest. Public domain (U.S. government work). Source: original source · Wikimedia Commons file page.

1,075,226acres (approx.) in SD

U.S. Forest Service (USDA)manager

Open accessPAD-US access

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Check regulations with South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Managing agency website Google Maps OpenStreetMap

Area details

Approx. size	1,075,226 acres (South Dakota portion)
Manager	U.S. Forest Service (USDA) Listed in PAD-US as: Forest Service Region 02 Rocky Mountain
Manager type	Federal
Designation	National Forest
Public access (PAD-US)	Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).”
County	Pennington County, Custer County, Lawrence County, Fall River County, Meade County
Reference point	43.98122, -103.50327 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Source records	1 PAD-US record combined

Approximate outline from simplified PAD-US boundaries (north is up; not to be used for navigation or boundary decisions).

Before you hunt here

Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with South Dakota Game Fish and Parks. This site does not list regulations.
Managing agency: U.S. Forest Service: hunting on national forests
Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.

This unit also extends into: Wyoming. Acreage on this page covers the South Dakota portion only.

Nearby public land (within 30 miles)

Bureau of Reclamation project land
Sheridan Lake
376 acres · 2.2 mi away
Bureau of Reclamation
Open access
Bureau of Reclamation project land
Pactola Reservoir
3,534 acres · 6.7 mi away
Bureau of Reclamation
Open access
State wildlife / game area
Sunday Gulch Game Production Area
80 acres · 7.9 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Spring Creek Game Production Area
104 acres · 10.3 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
Bureau of Reclamation project land
Deerfield Lake
1,241 acres · 15.1 mi away
Bureau of Reclamation
Open access
State wildlife / game area
Rouseau Lake
42 acres · 19.4 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access
State wildlife / game area
Marcoux Game Production 0area
561 acres · 28.5 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Pleasant Valley Elk Game Production Area
500 acres · 28.8 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Spring Valley Game Production Area
768 acres · 29.9 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access

Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.

Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Black Hills National Forest” in South Dakota combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.