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SUMMIT RIDGE LOOKOUT CABIN (SD), SD

Description

Summit Ridge Lookout Cabin Rental. A USFS primitive cabin eligible for listing on national historic places register. At 6,096 feet elevation it can get considerable snow during the winter months and may be inaccessible due to unplowed roads. Cabin measures 22X32 feet and is comfortable for 4 people. Groups as large as 10 may rent the cabin. There are two sleeping platforms in the bedroom. The bottom bed is queen size and the top bunk is a twin. The garage is part of the cabin and is furnished with two bunkbeds (4 twins) extending sleeping quarters. Bedding and mattresses are not provided. The cabin is equipped with a propane stove for cooking, a wood stove for heat and an outdoor fire ring. You must provide your own propane (most guests bring a 20 lb. BBQ size tank), firewood and utensils for cooking and eating. No water is located near the cabin, so plan to pack in drinking and cleanup water. An outdoor vault toilet serves the cabin but you need to provide your own toilet paper. There is no garbage service so pack out your trash when you leave. There is no electricity to the cabin so renters need to bring a coleman lantern or battery operated light. Kerosene lamps are not permitted for fire safety reasons. The adjacent steel lookout tower is not part of the rental and is closed locked) to the public.

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Alerts and Important Information

*Reservations must be made at least 4 days in advance.* *There is NO electrical / water / sewer site hook-ups at this facility.* Please bring your own drinking water. Please bring garbage bags. This facility is "Pack it in. Pack it out." *Site access is difficult (steep, curvy, upgrade, etc.)* *Not plowed in winter, Fire restriction may apply to outdoor fire ring use during extreme fire danger* Call or email Nina Nielsen at the Hell Canyon Ranger District, Mon-Fri between the hours of 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM Mountain Time, at 605-673-4853 or nnielsen@fs.fed.us , five to seven days before your arrival to obtain the combination to the lock of the cabin.
  • Summit Ridge Lookout Cabin also has 2 RV sites at ADDITIONAL $12 each, allowing RVs up to 20 and 30 ft. If you would like to use these RV sites, please enter 11 people and if you would like both please enter 15 people. The RV sites are not reservable on their own but in addition to the rental of the cabin.
  • Getting There:

    Summit Ridge Lookout Cabin (SD)
    330 MT. RUSHMORE ROAD
    Custer SD 57730

    GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
    43.85417, -104.0525

    From Custer South Dakota travel west on highway 16 for approximately 24 miles. Turn right on Boles Canyon Road, a gravel road, forest road number 117 and follow for approximately 13 miles, turn left on Summit Ridge Road, forest road number 265, and follow for approximately four and a half miles to the summit ridge cabin located on the right or east side of the road.

    Phone Park for More Information:

    Information: (605)673-4853