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There is a nice set of trails at the Red Lake Trailhead. This new trailhead is also a good location to park to access the area West to Tinton and Cement Ridge in Wyoming, the area East along Roughlock Falls Road and trails South. (WYOMING PERMIT REQUIRED ON WYOMING TRAILS)
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Red Lake is designated as – a lake located just 9.8 miles from Lead, in Lawrence County, in the state of South Dakota, United States, near Savoy, SD. It is a small lake almost dry certain times of the year.
The Rod and Gun Campground and the Tmon Campground are also good base camps for this area. Tinton is an old mining town viewed now from outside the fence. Roughlock Falls, Timon Cave, an old cellar and a national Christmas tree are located in this area.
The Iron Creek Lake and Iron Creek are two good places to stop for a picnic.
The actual Sand Creek Falls is no longer assessable but if the water is running the Double Falls are a treasure to view. Sand Creek when vigorously flowing is a beautiful golden creek. The Sand Creek water crossing was the location wagons used to cross the creek.
Another water crossing in the area is the Beaver Creek Crossing.
Ghost towns in this area include: Tinton Ghost Town, Mineral Hill Ghost Town, and Nugget City Ghost Town. The Mineral Hill Ghost Town is accessible by ATV. The big Mineral Hill mill and the buildings from the community that surrounded it are gone. Some foundations are still visible.
There is mystery in the story of Potato Creek and the Potato Creek Nugget site.
Saw cabin and the buildings at Tinton Ghost town are viewable from the road but exist on private property.
The Bear Gulch Cemetery requires considerable off-atv hiking. But in the 1800’s it supported some of the goldfields in the area.
One of the most popular destinations in the Northern Black Hills is the Cement Ridge Fire Tower. This still active lookout was built by the Civilian Conservations Corps and finished in 1941.
On you way to the fire tower, is the Filmore Mine. The structure is on private property, but it is worth viewing as you drive by.
A large lake in the area is Iron Lake. Iron Creek, the creek that feeds it, is one of two creeks called Iron Creek in the Black Hills.
As you travel Trail 222 keep an eye out for Old Baldy peak.
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Places to Visit:
LITTLE SPEARFISH CREEK HIKING TRAIL
POTATO CREEK JOHNNY NUGGET SITE
ROD & GUN NATIONAL FOREST CAMPGROUND
TIMON NATIONAL FOREST CAMPGROUND
Other Places to Visit:
Favorite RIDES Out of Red Lake Trailhead :
Favorite DRIVES Out of Red Lake Trailhead :
Trailhead Map:
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Degrees Minutes Seconds:
Latitude: N 44.340485
Longitude: W -103.990944
Decimal Degrees:
Latitude: N 44.3404851
Longitude: W -103.9909441
GPS:
Latitude: N 44 20.429
Longitude: W -103 59.457
UTM:
13N 580436 4910186
Links:
Black Hills National Forest Map
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There is a tree out in that area with a narrow, tall, door attached to it. Any idea what that was used for?
That sound interesting, but it is a mystery to me. I will watch for it next time out on those trails.