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🌲 WildPass

🗺️ Black Elk Wilderness

State / Public Land📍 South Dakotaauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🫐 Berry Foraging⛺ Camping🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🍄 Mushroom Foraging📷 Nature Photography
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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20 mi away · National Park
🏞️ Wind Cave National Park
Unknown — check official site
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43 mi away · State / Public Land
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44 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Beilage-Hepler Game Production Area
Unknown — check official site
48 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Harrison-Badger-Trucano Game Production Area
Unknown — check official site

🎫 Entry requirements — SD state lands

Required passPark entrance license
SD residents$8/vehicle/day
Out-of-state visitors$8/vehicle/day
Annual option$36

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — State / Public Lands

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page always controls.

  • Rules vary by managing agency — check the linked official page
  • Hunting/fishing with licenses is commonly the primary allowed use on game/wildlife lands