1019 N. 5th Street
Custer, SD 57730
Phone: (605) 673-9200
Fax: (605) 673-9350
Hours:  8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
Located north of Custer on the west side of Highway 16.

1225 Washington Blvd.
Newcastle, WY 82701
Phone: (307) 746-2782
Fax: (307) 746-2870
Hours:  8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday

The Hell Canyon Ranger District manages approximately 440,000 acres of the Black Hills National Forest. The District currently has a permanent workforce of 60 employees, with an additional 30 seasonal employees hired during the summer field season. One third of the employees work out of an office in Newcastle, WY, 36 miles west of Custer; all other employees work out of Custer, SD.

The district has a multiple use program including ponderosa pine management, range, fire, fuels, lands, minerals, wildlife, heritage resources, recreation and wilderness.

The district manages the Black Elk Wilderness and the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve within the Black Hills National Forest.

Learn about communities located in the southern Black Hills, including Custer, SD & Newcastle, WY where the Hell Canyon Ranger District offices are located.

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