This beautiful state park is small but still has room for 3 circles of camp sites. There is a connection to Chief Black Hawk. The Chief was captured and implored to his captors that they take care of this land. There is a memorial statue of Chief Black Hawk but it was covered up for repairs.

The campground was filled with plenty of people in the first camping loop. Most were larger rv's. I found spot 70 that was away from most of the others. We heard no main road noise but did hear people passing us by. Even though someone camped right across from me, we really didn't see each other. There were a group of 4 or so families and their children down at the end of the road. The hiking trail goes right behind this site so we saw a bit of foot traffic. It's also by the road to the statue but trees and brush are between us so they didn't bother us at all.

The camp host was friendly and quickly set us up in a site. There are only outhouses in this loop but you can drive to the other loop for the shower house. The outhouses were clean and well kept. A small camp store was open and even had a hotdog vendor there one day.

My dog and I spent time on the 4 miles of trails. May was the perfect time because wildflowers were blooming all over. Mayflower, geranium, and others were strutting their beauty. The steps to the river were steep and plentiful. A few people used them to exercise. Once down at the river, follow it along the outskirts of the state park and you find yourself walking in through the walk-in sites. Those looked beautiful and well separated.

This was a perfect weekend getaway location.