Grand River Fees, Hours and Services

Grand River National Grassland Hours & Fees
Grand River National Grassland is open year-round, 24 hours per day. There is no fee to visit the Grassland.

Facilities
The Grand River Ranger District Office is located in Lemmon about 200 miles northeast of Rapid City. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, year-round.

Services
There are no developed campgrounds or picnic areas on the Grand River National Grassland, but primitive camping is allowed. Visitors can primitive camp anywhere on the national grassland. Private land is intermingled with public land throughout the Grassland, so please comply with requests posted by land owners. Primitive means no toilet facilities or drinking water. You must take out what you bring in. Some general guidelines are to camp at least 100 feet from lakes, streams, roads and trails. Do not drive more than 300 feet off the roadway to park and camp and you are not allowed to drive where you may do resource damage, especially to wet areas. There is usually a 14-day limit for camping in most areas of the Grassland. No back country permit is required while camping in the Grand River National Grassland. We recommend that your fire is in a fire pan, and you are ultimately responsible for that campfire.  Make sure your fire is put out and cold to the touch of your hand before leaving the area. In hot, dry seasons, there may be fire restrictions that prohibit open flames of any kind. Please call (605) 374-3592 for more information.

Food, gas, lodging and camping are also available in the gateway community of Lemmon.





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