If you find Spring Creek is flooded out, you can usually still find a place to camp in case you're using the National Forest as a roadtrip stopover. The Flume Trail is a great backpacking trail and all Black Hills National Forest backpacking/camping rules must be followed. This trail starts at the Upper Spring Creek Trailhead along Sheridan Lake Road on Section 1 of the Flume Trail however, it's a tiny portion of the trail because the recent rainfall had flooded Spring Creek only 0.3 miles into the hike and made the trail impassable.
This small section of the Flume Trail is a 0.6 mile out-and-back hike at the Black Hills National Forest in Rapid City, South Dakota.
