Timberwood Park Estates
Wooded acreage north of Piedmont where three acres, custom homes and side-by-sides make more sense than sidewalks.
- Typical Lot
- 2.75 acres at the median. The middle half runs 2.40 to 2.82 acres.
Facts checked August 2026
Why people buy here
Timberwood Park, when you want a beautiful custom home without a neighbor right on top of you. Most of the area is wooded. Half of it is paved. This is the kind of neighborhood where your neighbor jumps on his side by side just for a fun stroll around the neighborhood. Views of Bear Butte from several lots while others are completely enveloped in trees.
This is acreage people use
Timberwood Park is not three acres so you can brag about the lot size on Zillow. It is three acres so the house can disappear into the trees, the shop can fit beside it and the side-by-side can leave the garage without becoming a neighborhood meeting.
Some lots open toward Bear Butte. Others are buried in pine. Two parcels with almost the same acreage can feel completely different, which is why I care more about the tree cover, driveway and usable ground than the number after the decimal.
The subdivision is mostly established, but building is still possible
There are still bare acreage lots in the plat, so buying a finished custom home and building one are both real options. Price the site work before you fall in love with raw ground. Driveway, excavation, power, septic and tree removal can eat a beautiful lot for breakfast.
Half the neighborhood being paved and half not is part of the personality here. Drive the exact route to the property rather than assuming every street feels the same.
The systems are part of owning here
Water comes through the association system rather than a private well on every lot, and wastewater is individual septic. That means two sets of paperwork worth reading: the association's rates and reserves, and the septic permit and service history for the house.
Pine, acreage and a longer driveway also make wildfire, insurance and winter access real ownership questions. None are dealbreakers. They are simply the cost of getting the space and trees you came out here for.
Where Timberwood Park Estates sits
The outlines below are reference geometry from county records, not a survey. The recorded plat and a current survey control the exact lines for any one lot.
Subdivision map
- Timberwood Park Estates, recorded as Timberwood Park Estates
Outline dissolved from parcels in the public Meade County parcel layer. Reference geometry, not a recorded plat or survey. Verify the legal description, the recorded plat and utility service by address.
Recorded plat names
- Timberwood Park Estates: Timberwood Park Estates
What homes cost here
Meade County does not publish sale prices, so there is no verified sale range to publish for Timberwood Park.
How these figures are calculated
How far to things
- Downtown Rapid City
- 33 min, 19.2 mi
- Nearest hospital
- 33 min, 18.3 mi
- Rapid City Regional Airport
- 56 min, 32.4 mi
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Typical driving time with clear roads.
Why buyers choose Timberwood Park Estates
- Nearly three acres a lot on Northwood Drive and Frontier Loop.
- Foothills setting north of Piedmont with pine on the lots.
At a glance
- Typical Lot
- 2.75 acres at the median. The middle half runs 2.40 to 2.82 acres.
- New Construction
- Limited
Last verified August 2026. How these figures are calculated
What to check at this address
- Jurisdiction
- Unincorporated Meade County. Outside any city limits, which changes taxes, permits and who responds to a call.
- Water
- An association well serving the subdivision, not a private well on each lot.
- Sewer
- Individual septic on each lot. There is no community sewer system.
- School district
- Meade School District 46-1
- Seventeen bare lots are still open, so a build site with a well driller on it can turn up next to the house you buy.
- Association water rather than a city utility, so there is a monthly bill and a share of the association's next capital project.
- A private septic system on the lot, so budget for a pump and inspection and know where the drainfield runs.
- Unincorporated Meade County, which changes taxes, permits and who responds to a call.
- Pine density changes the insurance quote and sometimes the carrier.
Open the ones that apply to the address you are looking at.
Association or district water and sewer
Where the water or sewer is run by a homeowners association, a water user district or a sanitary district rather than a city, ask for the current rate, the last two years of board minutes, any pending capital assessment and the system's compliance history before you remove your inspection contingency. A shared system is a monthly bill and a share of the cost of the next repair, which is a different thing to underwrite than a well and a tank you own outright.
Septic system
Get the tank pumped and inspected, ask the county for the permit and as-built drawing, and confirm the drainfield location so you know what you cannot build over.
Read the full guideRadon
The Black Hills sit on granite and radon levels here run high, so test during the inspection period and price mitigation into your offer if the number comes back elevated.
Read the full guideHail and roof age
Hail season here runs from late May through August, so ask for the roof age, the last claim history and any impact-resistant rating before you write.
Wildfire risk and insurance
Get an insurance quote before your inspection deadline, because a pine-heavy lot can change the premium and, in some cases, the carrier's willingness to write it at all.
Read the full guideProperty taxes
Look up the actual assessed value and the current levy for the parcel instead of trusting the listing figure, which is often a year or more behind.
Read the full guideCovenants and HOA documents
Read the covenants before you write, especially on outbuildings, RV and trailer parking, fencing, rentals and exterior materials.
Who maintains the road
Find out whether the last stretch to the house is a county road, a road district, a shared easement or your own responsibility, and get the answer in writing. Ask what the district assesses and what that assessment covers.
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Active in Timberwood Park Estates
EvidenceThe county record, in detailParcel counts, recorded prices and what each figure comes from for Timberwood Park Estates.
How far along it is
88 of the 128 parcels on Northwood Drive and Frontier Loop carry a house. Seventeen are bare lots, twenty are slivers and common ground, two are assessed like improved property, and one is agricultural.
- Platted Parcels
- 128
- Parcels With A House
- 88 (69%)
- Bare Lots
- 17
- Slivers And Common Ground
- 20
- Assessed As Improved
- 2
- Agricultural
- 1
A bare lot is a lot with no house on it. It is not a listing. Most are owned by somebody who is not selling.
Parcels assessed like improved property but not yet flagged as built. Treat the built count as a floor.
Slivers, drainage and common ground under a twentieth of an acre. Counted because the county plats them, but nothing can be built there.
Seventeen bare acreage lots means you can still pick a site here, and it means gravel, dust and a well driller somewhere on the loop for a while yet. Price the site work before you fall for a view.
Meade County parcel records via the county parcel service, August 2026.
What the county assessment shows
The county carries the 88 parcels with a house at a $498,628 median, with the middle half between $432,095 and $569,573.
These are county assessed values used for property tax purposes. They are not sale prices and not asking prices.
County assessment roll for Timberwood Park Estates. South Dakota aims to equalize assessments at 85 percent of market value. That is a statewide target rather than a promise about any one property, and it does not turn an assessment into a comparable sale. Assessments are set in November for the following year, so recent sales are not in them. Current comparable closings on the specific street are the honest read here.
Common questions about Timberwood Park Estates
How big are the lots in Timberwood Park?
2.75 acres at the median, with the middle half between 2.40 and 2.82 acres. It is an unusually even plat for acreage.
Can I still build in Timberwood Park?
Yes. 17 of the 128 parcels are bare lots. Price the build against a resale before you commit, because on acreage the site work is where the cost surprises are.
Is there city water and sewer?
No. Water comes from an association well that serves the subdivision, so you pay a monthly bill rather than owning the well. Wastewater is a private septic system on the lot. Ask the association for the current rate and any pending assessment, and get the septic inspected before you remove your contingency.
What do homes cost in Timberwood Park?
Meade County does not publish sale prices, so no verified sale range for Timberwood Park sits behind this page. Comparing a build against a resale takes current builder pricing in writing plus what the county record does show, and both belong in hand before you commit either direction.
How far is Timberwood Park from Rapid City?
33 minutes and 19.2 miles to downtown Rapid City, and 51 minutes to the Ellsworth main gate. This is a Piedmont commute, not a Rapid City one.
What to check before you write an offer
On any address you are serious about, buyer due diligence should include the school assignment from the district, the water quality report from the utility that serves it, and the assessed value and levy from the county. Here are the sources for each one.
The sources, by category
Schools
Confirm the assigned school for a specific address with the district, because boundaries change and they change more often than people expect. Meade School District 46-1 · School and district profiles on GreatSchools · Preschools and private schools in the Black Hills
Crime data
Drinking water
Every public water system publishes an annual water quality report. Read the one for the system that serves the address you are considering, not the one for the town next door. Rapid City water quality reports · City of Box Elder Water Division · City of Spearfish water · EPA drinking water lookup
Property taxes and assessed value
Meade County Equalization · Pennington County Equalization · Lawrence County Equalization
The county record, the plat and the recorded covenants are the three documents to read on any address here. I do not rate schools and I do not characterize neighborhoods as safe or unsafe. Those readings are yours to make from the sources above.
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Usable ground, the association water, the septic and the winter access are the four to check on a listing here before you burn an afternoon driving out.
Considering a home here?
Send the address and we can talk it through. The details that change from one property to the next are jurisdiction, water and sewer, the school the district assigns, covenants, road maintenance and the rest of what never shows up on a listing.
Talk to Henry
Call or text 605-490-2040 and we can talk through what is realistic in Timberwood Park Estates right now, including what has closed nearby.
Last updated August 2026
This guide is general information, not legal, tax, lending or financial advice. Facts and figures are cited from public sources as of August 2026 and change over time. Henry Roy is a licensed real estate professional with Ascend Realty in South Dakota. Equal Housing Opportunity.