About this campground
From Hill City, travel west on Deerfield Road for 5 miles. Turn north (right) onto Mystic Road, and travel for 5.5 miles. This trailhead serves both the Deerfield Trail as well as the Mickelson Trail. The Mickelson Trail is managed by the State of South Dakota. This trailhead has restroom facilities.
Directions
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- BIKING
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Red Fern TrailheadBlack Hills National Forest2 mi
- Kinney Canyon TrailheadBlack Hills National Forest5 mi
- Newton SystemBlack Hills National Forest5 mi
- Riley Hill TrailheadBlack Hills National Forest6 mi
- Silver City TrailheadBlack Hills National Forest6 mi
- Custer Trail TrailheadBlack Hills National Forest7 mi
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Dougherty Trailhead doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby South Dakota campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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