Kelly Flats (252.23 miles away)
Rustic, Colorado
Nik Ranch
Scout Route
Every trail guide in full detail for $0.80/week*
Get access to thousands of Trails Offroad™ Trail Guides with
- Detailed Waypoints
- Photos and video on the trail
- Comprehensive list of concerns
- Community trail reviews
- PLUS Trails Offroad™ Scout Routes
Already a member? Log In
Check out a nearby All-Access Preview trail guide:
*Billed annually at $39.99/year
Nik Ranch is a short, roughly graded dirt road in the Bald Hills area of the Black Hills south of Pactola Lake. It is open yearlong and is generally accessible to most vehicles with moderate ground clearance. Visitors can expect small embedded rocks on the eastern half of the path, small mud puddles when wet, and some easily avoided ruts.
Nik Ranch connects Bald Hill / Taylor Ranch Road and Victoria Lake Road. At the west end, Nik Ranch intersects with Taylor Ranch Road at Forestry Road 160.2A and 160.1. This section displays rolling, treeless hills not usually found in this area. Eastward travelers will enter the pine forest and descend toward Victoria Lake Road just west of the Brush Creek Trailhead.
Nik Ranch has no designated camping spots, however, dispersed camping is allowed in the Black Hills National Forest and there are ample flat, bare spots on the edges of the road. Open campfires are not allowed in the Black Hills National Forest.
