RAPID CITY, S.D. – Great Plains Fire Dispatch says fire crews quickly jumped on a wildfire that was burning a mile southeast of Black Elk Peak in the Black Elk Wilderness.
The fire was reported late Friday afternoon.
By Saturday, crews listed the fire as just over an acre and they anticipated having a line around it by the end of the day.
Because of the fire, the following Trailhead Parking Lots are closed (all in Custer State Park):
- Little Devils Tower Hwy 87
- Cathedral Spires Hwy 87
- Middle Norbeck Hwy 87
The following hiking trails are closed:
- Little Devil’s Trail #4 – Sylvan Lake to Trail #3 intersection
- Including #4A & #4B (Little Devil’s Tower Spur & Cathedral Spires Trails)
- Norbeck Trail #3 – At intersections with Trail #9 and Iron Creek Horse Camp
- Grizzly Bear Creek Trail #7 – Between intersections with trail #3 and trail #14
Helicopters will be dipping water out of Sylvan Lake.
