Top of the Mountain Dispersed Camping

There are several spots along the road once you pass the trailhead to the tower. BTW, don't miss this short hike. We did a sunset hike, and it was beautiful. Be sure to go up the tower.
We were camped just below the top of the hill area, which was up a steep loose offshoot of the main road. Fine for smaller cars or vans, but not us with a 30' TT.
Word of caution, if you are towing a trailer, do not proceed pass this point as the road becomes much more rugged, rocky, narrower and quite steep in some areas as it windage back down the mountain. We were really happy we did it without the trailer before we towed in that direction.

Mt Roosevelt Rd is well graded with almost no potholes and no washboard sections. A few pull offs coming up the road before this location (44.388218, -103.759013), then just past this location up the road is a big pull off and the shortly after that up the hill is room for 3 or 4 more rigs. There is a pit toilet a few minutes down the road at the Mt Roosevelt picnic area. Take the short hike to the Friendship Tower and the Mt Roosevelt Lookout, it's beautiful! We have Starlink which works here but really don't need it. Getting 2 bars 5G T-Mobile w/ speeds of 81.6 down & 19.1 up. Try and get here around mid-late afternoon. We got here on a Friday about 3pm and got this last good spot.

The reason I only gave it three stars was simply because it was rainy and cold the whole time
We were here so I didn’t get to fully experience it. The road up was in great shape. A bit steep and twisty but easily accessible to most vehicle types. The view was fantastic and it was very quiet. We took the first site right past the toilets due to the rain but it’s a great site. Only annoying issue we had was people driving into our site thinking it was open. We had two drive in at 2:30 in the morning shining their headlights right in our windows and waking us up. Also thought there was a lot of late night traffic for a rainy Thursday night. All in all, I would definitely stay again

Space for a handful of small rigs here, maybe a big rig or two. I'm in a minivan camper, so didn't have any issues getting level. (although I highly suggest levelers).

3-4 bars of Verizon, which was excellent!!!

The views are to die for. Quiet. Plenty of shade from the trees but enough sun for solar.

Gravel road up the mountain. Any rig should be able to make it. Close to Deadwood!

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Stayed here for 10 days during a heat wave. Not the same coordinates as listed, so may be a different site. The cords I obtained are: 44.387036, -103.760793. Elevation is: 5517’. One day it got to 90s, but Deadwood was 103 degrees. There was a nice breeze every day. There is room for 3-4 campers and perhaps a tent, definitely no big rigs. There is a view from the bluff that we saw deer in the meadow, a view of Deadwood (don’t miss the lights of Deadwood turn on, all at the same time) and the surrounding hills and mountains, and heard the call of Common Nighthawks. Sites are relatively level, campfires are currently prohibited, traffic dies down at dusk. Hiking along Mount Roosevelt Road in both directions but watch for ATVs. Don’t miss hiking Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower trail and up to the top of the tower (1.3 mile from parking lot), which also has a vault toilet, but no garbage disposal.

Approach Mount Roosevelt Road from Rt 85 at the Lodge of Deadwood turnoff (the route from Deadwood is rough), continue past the Lodge on paved road, follow sign to continue on Mount Roosevelt Road, which then turns to gravel. Decent gravel road, some washboard. Continue past Mount Roosevelt parking lot for picnic area (there’s a sign) and trailhead to the Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower approx 1/2 mile. There’s a big pullout suitable for a big rig on the right. Opposite the pullout on the left is a uphill turnoff leading to the camping area and bluff.

First night I camped here I saw view of Deadwood, next night view was obscured by smoke from Canadian wildfire. There's a gravesite/memorial to Harley at campsite.

I camped in a 20’ campervan, had no problem going uphill with 2-wheel drive, and needed minimal leveling. Remember Leave No Trace, Pack it In/Pack it Out, and Leave it cleaner than you found it. This site is pristine. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

The road here is unpacked and bumpy but not too bad. Turn uphill from the GPS coordinates to find a relatively level summit surrounded by trees. Not much room to turn around for a big rig, but a nice stop for me in my van. There is room for 2 vans/campers.

There was a tent here in the better of the 2 spots when I arrived about 8 pm. The folks came in late and bustled around for an hour, and left. I woke to a collapsed tent with a bunch of stuff inside. I wonder if they will return to remove it?