Current Reviewer(s) for South Dakota
Groundspeak respects the wishes of land managers and land owners. The rules listed below are their rules, belonging neither to the reviewers nor to Groundspeak. Responsibility for meeting these rules rests with the cache owner and responsibility for enforcement of those rules rests with the land manager.
South Dakota State Parks
The South Dakota State Parks require permission from the park superintendent for cache placement. Please state that permission was granted on the cache page. Custer State Park does not give permission.
South Dakota Game Production Areas
South Dakota bans geocaches in game production areas managed by the SD Fish and Game Department.
Black Elk Wilderness
Geocaches are banned in the Black Elk Wilderness Area of the Black Hills.
National Park Service Lands
Properties operated by the National Park Service do not allow physical geocaches. This includes Mount Rushmore, Badlands National Park, and Wind Cave National Park, along with other monuments and areas operated by the National Park Service.
National Wildlife Refuges
Geocaching is banned in National Wildlife Refuges, managed by the US Fish & Wildlife Service.