Beretta Road Temporarily Closed for Safety

Rapid City, S.D., Dec. 1, 2025 – Black Hills National Forest will temporarily close National Forest System Road 366.3, Beretta Road on the Mystic Ranger District, from Dec. 11, 2025, to May 1, 2026 for safety.

This road is located approximately 3 miles north-northeast of Keystone, SD, and is a popular target shooting and recreation area. The closure is to protect USDA Forest Service employees and contractors from recreational shooting activities while conducting logging operations and stewardship work.

The public is encouraged to use alternative areas for recreational shooting during this closure to include the new South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Pete Lien and Sons Shooting complex located north of Rapid City, SD.

The closure order prohibits motor vehicle use on the roads except for:

• Federal or State administrative personnel in the performance of an official duty
• Individuals with special use authorization from the Forest Service specifically exempting them from the order
• Any federal, state or local law enforcement officer, or any member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty

A map of the area and the closure order are posted online at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/alerts. For more information on the Black Hills National Forest, visit our website.

About the Forest Service: The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, aids state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans